Developing and maintaining a secure and equitable water future underpins prosperity and peace for all. The relationship also works in the opposite direction, as poverty and inequality, social tensions,
Belgium farmers were on Fridya facing a new crisis following reports that toxins up to 50 times the permitted level had been found at pig farms across the country. High levels of polychlorinated
In recognition of an exceptional achievement made in land conservation the Dumada-Ajaisar barren land development project in Ajmer district has been selected for the prestigious Indira Priyadarshini
The lifespan of plants, fruit and vegetables could be doubled with a dose of the impotence treatment drug Viagra, but the cost would be punitive, an Israeli university researcher
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has issued a report on how genetically modified organisms should be categorised, in what is seen to be the first step towards mandatory
"Less soil erosion, better living conditions," reads the slogan of an ordinary village in land-locked Northwest China. Five years ago, a massive water and soil protection project, funded by the World
A seed and sappling company has succeeded in an ambitious experiment to produce fruit from trees grown in water rather than in soil, company officials said Thursday. Officials with Tokyo-based Kyowa
Acknowledging the worsening trade tensions with Europe over genetically engineered foods, the Clinton Administration has said for the first time that it will conduct long-term studies on the safety
Most American farmers who have tuned to genetically engineered crops seem to be getting yields no better than farmers who grow traditional varieties. They also appear to be using similar quantities
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) and the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI), Karnal, have bagged the 'ICAR Best Institution' awards for 1998 on the basis of preceding 10
Malaysian scientists have come up with important innovations which will benefit two of the country's biggest natural-resources industries-rubber and palm oil. The new methods will boost output and,
