Minister: Social movements must to combat sound pollution
Social movements should be formed to control noise pollution, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin has said. “Different types of special programs are being organized. All concerned, including drivers, will be trained to control noise pollution. To be successful in this work, the help of the media will be taken to raise […]
Women’s Empowerment: UN finds social, economic, increasing environmental barriers as major obstacles
UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis has said despite progress made across the country, they have heard from women and girls in Khulna and Barishal that the social, economic, and now increasing environmental barriers continue to be significant obstacles in the way of women’s empowerment and eliminating gender-based violence. “More efforts are needed to […]
Bangladeshi Peacekeepers distribute Seeds, contribute to Food Security in Jur River County – Social News XYZ
Home » General » Bangladeshi Peacekeepers distribute Seeds, contribute to Food Security in Jur River County Download logoIn South Sudan, women tend to be the ones making sure that there is food on the table, every day, for the whole family. That task, difficult at the best of times, has been made harder by uncooperative […]
Nestlé Advances Efforts to Source Key Ingredients Grown with Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Company invests in DIGIORNO® wheat supply chain, helping bring better agricultural methods to U.S. farms ARLINGTON, Va., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Nestlé announced today that it is investing to help bring regenerative agriculture practices to wheat farms within its DIGIORNO® supply chain, with the goal of improving soil, using less water, energy and fertilizer, and helping […]
Jack Ma to teach at Tokyo University on sustainable agriculture, food production – Social News XYZ
Home » General » Business » Jack Ma to teach at Tokyo University on sustainable agriculture, food production Posted By: Gopi May 1, 2023 Tokyo, May 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The University of Tokyo announced on Monday that Alibaba Group Founder Jack Ma will teach as a visiting professor, giving lectures on management and sustainable agriculture. Ma […]
An ancient recipe for social success
— Countercurrents NEW evidence and understandings about the structure of successful early societies across Asia, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere are sweeping away the popular assumption that early societies tended toward autocracy and despotism. Archaeology has a more valuable story to tell: Collective action and localised economic production are a recipe for sustainability and broader […]
Social and cognitive factors influencing commercial chicken farmers’ antimicrobial usage in Bangladesh – Scientific Reports
Balsalobre, L. C., Dropa, M. & Matté, M. H. An overview of antimicrobial resistance and its public health significance. Braz. J. Microbiol. 45, 1–5 (2014). Article Google Scholar WHO. Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (WHO, 2015). Google Scholar WHO. Antibiotic Resistance: Multi-country Public Awareness Survey. Report No. 9241509813 (WHO, 2015). Google Scholar Löhren, U., […]
TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST DELIVERS $30.5 MILLION FOR COUNTY, LOCAL SERVICES ALONG WITH SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS – Tillamook County Pioneer
The Oregon Department of Forestry released a report to state forest trust land counties highlighting social, economic and environmental accomplishments in fiscal year 2022, including distributing $30.5 million to Tillamook, Washington and Columbia counties along with local service providers. At over 357,000 acres, the Tillamook State Forest is Oregon’s largest state forest. Tillamook County and […]
Climate, social pressures pincer Bangladeshi shrimp farmers
Farmer Azizul Islam suffered his first stroke after a 2019 cyclone washed away shrimp worth Tk2.5 lakh ($2,450) from his ponds on the southern Bangladesh coast. The stress damaged his health, said the 34-year-old, who works on the vast stretches of low-lying land, known as ghers, used for aquaculture and rice paddies in Satkhira district. “Then I […]
Climate and social pressures pincer Bangladeshi shrimp farmers
CATCHING CRABS Farmers, meanwhile, have been testing ways of adapting to shifting weather patterns and rising salinity – with mixed results. Some are trying to boost yields using new shrimp varieties, while others are branching out into crab-fattening. Bangladesh has mostly focused on producing giant tiger shrimp up to now, but output has stagnated amid […]