agriculture damage Articles
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Project - Sabuja Odisha
Cyclone Fani ravaged Odisha’s coastal districts, bringing huge destruction to not just the natives, but has also uprooted about 10 million trees of the state. It showed its rage even on agricultural land by damaging more than 30 per cent crop and several farmers’ livelihood. Thus, to mitigate this adversity and revive Odisha with healthy fruiting orchards, SankalpTaru has initiated ...
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Salinity-induced loss and damage to farming households in coastal Bangladesh
Salinity intrusion in soil caused by climate-induced hazards, especially cyclones and sea level rise (SLR), is adversely affecting rice production in coastal Bangladesh. The southwest coastal district of Satkhira is one of the most vulnerable areas because of its high exposure to salinity intrusion and widespread poverty. Based on a survey of 360 farming households in four villages and on focus ...
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Global warming to result in widespread crop loss to insects
Rice, corn and wheat loss rates could rise by up to 25% with every 1˚C increase to global temperatures as insects start to eat and breed more, new research has found. Led by researchers at Washington University, the study forecasts global warming of 2˚C to push the losses of these three crops up to approximately 213 million tons every year. This could have severe implications ...
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Birds are not the only carriers of Avian Influenza
Global poultry production has more than quadrupled since 1970, with the United States leading the flock. However, due to the rising demand for chicken and other poultry, avian influenza, or ‘bird flu,’ outbreaks have occurred at an accelerated rate, causing concern across the agricultural industry. Most alarmingly is the fact that the 2014 bird flu virus killed nearly 50 million ...
By Bird-X Inc.
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