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 Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today announced a five-point programme to boost food-processing and agro-based industries for ensuring farmers' prosperity through maximisation of value
The Cabinet Secretary, Mr Prabhat Kumar, on Saturday admitted to the government's "lack of advance planning" to deal with the issue of phenomenal price rise of essential commodities. Ta make "real
For several years now, integrated pest management (IPM) as an effective alternative to the use of chemical pesticides has been propagated, but ironically its translation into practice reaches a
Farmers in Victoria's Wimmera district have lost hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crops to a disastrous late October frost. While the extent of the damage is only now becoming apparent, it is
Rice experts at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have opposed the large scale import of hybrid rice seed for three years. "It is an unwise decision to import a big volume of hybrid rice
The dairy industry is failing to maintain milk's place in children's diets by emphasizing only its nutritional benefits and the industry should look for ways to promote milk as an attractive drink
The World Bank has questioned the validity of a multi-million dollor agricultural project in Nepal unless the government-run project makes a faster progress. Hans Rothenbuhler, the Country Director
Despite unseasonal rains, the sugarcane production in Maharashtra is expected to surpass the target and create a problem of plenty. The Maharashtra State Cooperative Sugar Federation is already
The $6-billion Monsanto Enterprises will introduce a technology, called conservation tillage, for farmers which will help maintain land fetility. Monsanto, which had entered India 20 years ago, is
The Coffee Board has asked renowned Dutch breeder Vander Vossen to study the breeding programme and suggest ways of improving the quality and yield of Indian coffee and to renview the ongoing
