The global agrifood system has been largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system are so big that they alone could cause the world to miss
The Government of India's department of biotechnology has awarded a prestigious research project to Maharaja Sayajirao University's department of botany in faculty of science at Vadodara. The
The Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University(TNAU) has worked out packages to increase returns from dryland farms through
Chinese scientists have started a major research program to help better utilize light energy in raising crop yields, in an effort to meet the food needs of the country's vast population 30 years from
Pakistan has decided to join hands with Indai in fighting against the patent given to basmati rice by the United States patent office, a senior Pakistani official has said. "We have decided to fight
Repeated fall in Punjab's cotton production since 1991-92, which has dealt a severe blow to the state's economy, is adding to the plight of farmers, experts have cautioned.
India has emerged as the largest producer of bananas with total production of 13.2 million tonnes per annum from four palkh hectares, exceeding mango production and accounting for 32 per cent of the
Consumer fears over genetically modified products have triggered a sharp fall in the proportion of products in British supermarkets containing soya, according to a leading experts. With suppliers
The European Union plans to keep its controversial milk quota regime until at least 2008 a move that will dismay its trading partners. However, member countries have agreed to a 2003 review of the
The prolonged dry spell in South Bengal districts has led to destruction of boro crop in about 61,000 hectares of
Marauding insects have usually been dealt with by using pesticides in the 20th century, but another method of control is gaining widespread acceptance--using natural enemies of the unwanted insects
