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
Masur dal plants on 1050 hectares of land in Sadar, Charbhadarson and Sadarpur thanas of the district of Bangladesh have been damaged by pests. According to unofficial sources, masur dal plants were
After paddy and cotton crops, it is now the turn of potato. The hostile weather is wreaking havoc upon potato crop in Punjab. Due to cloudy weather, the late blight has attacked the crop creating a
The government is setting up state-of-the-art transgenic containment facilities at various agricultural universities and other reputed research establishments. This is to strengthen the existing
ICAR :ICAR director-general R S Paroda has stated that the controversial terminator gene was only a concept and not a product as yet. However, India has already barred its entry into the country as
For a first world country, the concentration of land ownership in Scotland is shocking. About 600 individuals - usually aristocrats or reclusive foreigners, or rich people from the city - own 50 per
The agriculture minister stood firm on his decision not to charge farmers for natural water use despite the condition set by two international financiers for a US$600 million loan for Thailand's
A NRI scientist working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture has questioned the wisdom of opposing the use of "terminator technology" for protecting innovative seeds. The arguments of Dr. Autar K.
The Cabinet sub-committee relating to implementation of the Agriculture Policy, which met on Monday, decided to popularise the "greenhouse" concept to increase production and productivity of certain
The United Nations Organisation (UNO) has earmarked an amount of Rs 200 crore which has been released under its International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) scheme for the benefit of the
Large tracts of the tea plantations in the hilly Nilgiris district in southern India are reeling under severe frost attack that may hit output, planters said on recently. "Frost attack in the
