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,
Indian scientists are close to acheiving a major breakthrough in the field of agriculture research by which the country's rice output could get a tremendous boost within a few years. The research
The United States and India have reached agreement under Article 28 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which will enable India to increase its bound tariffs on several agricultural items,
The Tea Board is planning to get the Darjeeling trade certification mark registered in principal markets of the EU, Japan and the US to ensure that no foreign blender/trader passes off inferior teas
The forests, the huge reservoirs of biological diversity covering around 30 per cent of total hilly surface in three CHT hill district-Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachhari, are fast disappearing.
Survey : China's crop area is expected to reach 156 million ha, 400,000 ha more than that in 1999, according to the latest survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics. The area sown to
US major Monsanto Company is restructuring its agriculture businesses in India by integrating operations under Monsanto Chemicals of India Ltd (MCIL). MCIL will acquire Monsanto group firms involved
A small but vital experiment with considerable policy implications for those in the government preparing the 'Agro-Vision Agenda 2010' along the Gulf of Khambhat is on. The aim is to fight soil
Food regulators are to attend two conferences organised by the United Nations to determine Hong Kong policies on genetically modified food. A meeting in Tokyo this week will address the safety of
South Asia's role as a major prducer, consumer and exporter of rice will be reviewed by top rice experts of this region at an international meet to be held here on March 16 and 17. Called South Asia
The Himachal Pradesh government has identified suitable land in eight districts to promote floriculture under a Rs 7.5 crore scheme formulated by the Horticulture
