Agriculture is multi-functional, producing economic goods including food, feed, fibre, and fuel, as well as providing several intangible or non-tradable services to society free of cost. Non-tradable services,
The threat of starvation is severe in parts of eastern Africa with nearly 16 million people in need of emergency food assistance. Pastoral areas of sub-region, including south-eastern Ethiopia,
A team of Australian and Indian researchers have commenced a joint research programme to improve the productivity of ruminanat animals in both
The US is challenging European Union claims that the so-called "precautionary principle"-used to jutify sales embargoes on some genetically modified (GM) foods and other products-is enshrined in
The government was last night putting the finishing touches to a package to aid to help beleaguered British farmers, after frantic last-minute negotiations. The cash boost--to be announced at the
Local incentives and skills applied over the ages to develop and manage the traditional Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems (FMIS) in Nepal are becoming more and more inadequate, experts said, pointing
A decade after insects and pesticides dethroned cotton on the North China Plain, king cotton is back-thanks to genetic engineering. Indeed, everyone in China seems to believe in genetic engineering.
After the information technology and water wars, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are now fighting it out over tobacco. Faced with the problem of piled-up stocks, Andhra wants the Tobacco Board to impose
State Bank of India has decided to promote several agro-based industries such as tea and cardamom in the six districts of North Bengal and
Experimental genetically engineered canola plants, not approved for public release in Australia, have been dumped in an open commercial rubbish tip near the South Australian city of
Baskets of mangoes and guavas from a once arid land may seem like a miracle. But for the Israelis, experts in making the desert bloom, it is the result of a blend of technology and human skills. The
