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,
The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Bachi Singh Rawat, will dedicate the laboratory-cum-pilot building of the agro-processing division of the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL)
The Punjab Agriculture Department has decided to introduce 'no tillage technology' in the state in the coming rabi season. The technology will help in the early sowing of wheat. Besides it will save
An ambitious Rs. 20-crore work plan incorporating 19 schemes of the Haryana State Agriculture Department and eight schemes of the State Horticulture Department would be implemented to address the
At a time when the country is still experimenting with frontier biotechnology in agriculture, the expose that a genetically-modified variety of cotton has been illegally cultivated on about 10,000
In preparation for the WTO meet at Doha, India and Switzerland have demanded stronger protection for agricultural products under geographical indication (GI). They jointly presented a paper to the
The European Commission has begun discussion with EU government representatives on a move to end the ban on approvals for new strains of genetically modified (GM) crops. A spokeswoman for EU
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said this week it would allow companies to sell Bt corn for seven more years after finding the gene-spliced crop posed no risk to humans or other animals such
Bannari Amman Sugars Ltd (BASL) is set to launch 'Bio Super ', an enriched natural fertilizer, in the next two months. The beneficial impact of the use of organic manure, the compost helped store the
The Centre has released Rs 189 crore for the implementation of seven wasteland development projects in Himachal Pradesh. The projects will be implemented in seven districts of the
While agricultural scientists, politicians and policy-makers are harping on the importance of biotechnology in increasing food production to feed the 800 million hungry in the world, granaries in
