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requiring huge amounts of new highquality protein feeds .
Agriculture sector banking on 800 climate-resilient products to mitigate climate change ’ s impact on crops this environmental shift which will have a lasting impact on food security . India is primarily an agrarian country and the farming community forms the bedrock of the country ’ s economic growth potential ,” said Aggarwal .
Gap Inc ., Cargill & GSK join Water Resilience Coalition & WaterAid to improve access to water in India
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has developed more than 800 climate-resilient varieties to counter the change in climate patterns . But mere availability is not enough as stakeholders need to come together to build more awareness and ensure easy availability .
Looking to help the sector seamlessly adopt modern practices , Ankur Aggarwal , Managing Director , Crystal Crop Protection , says the organisation ’ s endeavour has always been to ensure the Indian farmer is not hamstrung by lack of resources in his quest to boost crop yields .
“ The Indian agriculture sector is weathering an external storm in the form of climate change and we are aware of the need to help bringing in the latest modern practices to combat
The Water Resilience Coalition ( WRC ), an industry-driven , CEO-led initiative convening global companies to address the global water crisis , has announced the launch of the Women + Water Collaborative , a flagship corporate collective action programme to improve access to clean water and sanitation in India .
Gap Inc ., Cargill , and GSK , in partnership with WaterAid and the Water Resilience Coalition , are launching the initiative to improve health , and climate resilience in waterstressed communities in India , beginning with the Krishna-Godavari Basin .
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BioVoiceNews | November / December 2023