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
The union government is planning to bring out a new comprehensive National food grain policy within the next six months.The salient features of the new policy will be more protection to the farmers
Karnataka Chief Minister S M Krishna today in the legislative assembly while ruling out allowing tapping of Neera, announced that an experts' committee would be constituted to study the reasons for
An automatic solar-powered instrument which will warn farmers when to spray fungicide against leaf spot diseases of groundnut has been developed by the international Crops Research Institute for the
The Maharashtra Government has set up a working group to tackle and facilitate smooth decision-making on issues related to agriculture emerging from the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Researchers have developed the first truly salt-tolerant crop - a tomato plant that can thrive in degraded environments. Plant biologists at the University of California, Davis, and the University of
Haryana will get an aid of Rs 91 crore for launching a programme to check any outbreak of diseases among cattle and other domestic animals from the Union Government. An amount of Rs 6 crore has
If food is an important part of a balanced diet, Indians certainly aren't getting enough. While the government spends fistfuls selling grain abroad, there is less food per day in the country now for
Nine projects worth Rs. 12.75 crore have been sanctioned for eight places in Madhya Pradesh under National Cotton Technology Mission(NCTM). In addition, a sanction of Rs. one crore has been accorded
An independent scientific panel says there is a "medium probability" that a protein in genetically engineered StarLink corn is a human allergen. In a report submitted to the U.S. Environmental
Wild mushroom species once grew in the forested hillsides around the Thimphu (Bhutan) valley. Now most of these species are disappearing because of over-exploitation.Experts at the National Mushroom
