Globally 30 percent of the food produced never reaches to a human stomach (FAO, 2021). Tackling food loss and waste benefits the climate, food security, and sustainability of agri-food systems. India suffers
A US trade official said the EU's latest attempt to resolve a contentious World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute over banana trade was still not enough to satisfy the US. "It's difficult to see how
Ramie, one of the most resilient vegetable fibres found in the Northeast, possesses tremendous commercial potential, says a study conducted by the Shillong-based North Eastern Council (NEC), a
Six activists appeared in a London court yesterday hoping to publicise the risks they believe genetically modified crops pose to the environment. The campaigners also mounted a demonstration outside
- An international environmental group said yesterday a growing number of genetically modified (GM) trees were being cultivated without reliable safeguards and called for a global moratorium on
LIfe sciences giant Monsanto Co on Tuesday declined to comment on a published report that it had been holding talks about a sale of all or part of the company and that Novartis AG had emerged as a
Experts at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) have suggested to the wheat growers of Punjab and Haryana to opt for a strong crop diversification programme. They held that it would
The United States will seek negotiations at the World Trade Organisation to establish clear science-based rules for the approval of genetically-modified crops, if bilateral talks with the
An easy-to-use computer programme developed to check whether cereals and cereal products are contaminated by unacceptable levels of mould toxins (mycotoxins) will prove beneficial to both industry
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan has been awarded the UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal at the organisation's headquarters. Conferring the medal on Monday, the UNESCO Director General, Mr. Federico Mayor, praised Prof.
The Horticulture Centre under Agriculture Extension Directorate at Kewatkhali area in Mymensingh has developed five High Yielding Varieties(HYV) of mangoes by cultivating the same on experimental
