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Discussion about traditional farming and its benefits

Talk on appropriate seasonal vegetables to be used during summer for healthy living

Talk on appropriate pulses to be taken during summer for a healthy living

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today called for increased investment in a plant breeding technique that could bolster efforts aimed at pulling millions of people out of the hunger trap. The IAEA's Angela Leuker reports from Vienna, Austria.

Chittaranjan Yajnik is the director of the Diabetes Unit at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune, India. He was recently in Vienna, Austria where he took part in an expert meeting dedicated to the use of nuclear techniques in the study of human nutrition. The meeting was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which operates projects on the uses of nuclear science in the field of human health. The Vienna meeting focussed on the use of body composition measurements to learn more about early life health. This parameter, which indicates the fat mass and lean body mass of an individual, can be measured through nuclear techniques. Louise Potterton spoke to Mr Yajnik.

Importance of livestock insurance

Chittaranjan Yajnik is the director of the Diabetes Unit at the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Pune, India. He was recently in Vienna, Austria where he took part in an expert meeting dedicated to the use of nuclear techniques in the study of human nutrition. The meeting was organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which operates projects on the uses of nuclear science in the field of human health. The Vienna meeting focussed on the use of body composition measurements to learn more about early life health. This parameter, which indicates the fat mass and lean body mass of an individual, can be measured through nuclear techniques. Louise Potterton spoke to Mr Yajnik.

Scientists from the Joint Division of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Energy Agency in (IAEA), in Vienna, Austria are helping farmers around the world to make the most of their water resources. Using nuclear techniques that show precisely how much water and fertilizers different plant varieties need, the experts are promoting a system called “drip irrigation”. This cost-effective technique can reduce water use by 50 percent, compared to other forms of irrigation. It needs less fertilizer, less manpower and also improves the quality of the plants. Louise Potterton has this report from the IAEA.

Dr.Thiagarajane briefs about the symptoms of foot and mouth diseases in livestock.