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,
Pakistan is losing 25 percent of its potential crop production every year , as only about 30 percent of water reaches the crop due to high level of losses in existing canal and water courses network.
The European Commission warned it would take France to court for failing to respect European Union laws over licensing genetically modified products. It is sending France a "reasoned opinion", a
Precautionary measures to stop the invasion of a strain of foot-and-mouth disease has sent shudders through Taiwan's agricultural industry and revived memories of the epizootic that destroyed its
Most U.S. farmers growing genetically modified crops are getting yields no better than those producing traditional varieties and they are using just as much pesticide, according to
The global foodgrain trade is projected to decline marginally in 2002-03, despite an anticipated increase in production and widespread food shortages in about 34 less developed
As plans brew in Japan for labelling foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO), companies see potential in marketing food without GMOs sought by consumers concerned about safety,
In order to accomplish the vision and achieve targets set for Indian agriculture by the year 2020, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has advocated the announcement
There's something missing at Keith Barefoot's 8,000-head hog farm near Raleigh, the stench. Barefoot is one of a handful of farmers who have installed an innovative animal-waste control system from
FAO : More than a million Afghans will need food aid in the next 18 months because of a dramatic slump in cereal production this year, according to a UN report published. According to the report
The European Commission yesterday welcomed suggestions by the Clinton administration that it was planning to review its policy on foods produced from genetically modified organisms
