Ngos helping farmers in india

“Unfortunately, the drastic decline in cotton prices and the increased uncertainty in commodity markets are damaging an already tenuous economic situation for producers,” Jody Campiche, vice president, economics and policy analysis at the National Cotton Council, said in an email to Reuters. Analysts said the drop in acreage is likely a one-time occurrence for farmers trying to avoid steep losses. … [Read more...] about U.S. farmers leave fields fallow as COVID-19 wrecks crop prospects

Funded by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam and the Norwegian Government, the contest is being implemented by the Centre for Studies and Applied Science in Gender - Family - Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) in conjunction with social network Tik Tok. In order to attract the attention of the community, especially young people, to issues regarding gender-biased sex selection in pregnancies and to encourage young people’s creativity in social issues, the contest is being held on the TikTok platform. Anyone with a TikTok account can join the contest by recording a short clip with the hashtag #SinhcongaiHainiemvui. Content should convey a positive message about the role of women and girls in life, oppose gender stereotypes and discrimination between men and women, promote good practices in respect to women and girls, and criticise and change the preference for boys over girls among parents. Entries close on August 24, and an awards ceremony for winners is … [Read more...] about Video contest helping raise awareness about gender-biased sex selection

Hoang Truc Nhi and Hoang Dieu Nhi, who were born prematurely on June 7, 2019, have been responding well to physical therapy and are not suffering from much pain, doctors at the Children’s Hospital said. … [Read more...] about Conjoined twins able to sit, play 25 days after separation

This initiative concerns pilot testing a strategy that may in the mid-term lead to a better recognition of energy savings as the least-cost energy resource of any facility and may even lead to trading of energy savings under a changed legal framework. The focus is on establishing SEEG in Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal lead by an energy manager (EM) with the mandate to identify, prepare, present, and defend as a team energy saving opportunities to the management board for funding. This should be implemented only by online coaching the SEEG to improve their technical, financial energy efficiency project appraisal, as well proposal preparation and presentation skills. In each of the four countries three industrial companies will be selected by the staff of GIZ within the country. … [Read more...] about Energy Efficiency Working Group’s proposal tops TUEWAS innovation fund competition

FIFA to offer US$1.5 million aid to Vietnam football The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has announced it will offer a US$1.5 million bailout package to each of its national football federations throughout Southeast Asia (SEA), … [Read more...] about FIFA offer cash bailout for Vietnamese football