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 Karnataka government is embarking upon an ambitious plan of using the Information Technology (IT) for providing useful information to farmers by establishing information centres at the taluk
China will be asked to postpone its March 20 effective date for new rules governing the import of genetically modified foods so that U.S. soybean shipments will not be interrupted, a U.S. Agriculture
The Maharashtra government is working out details of an ambitious plan to usher in a technology-driven green revolution with the help of biotech companies. A corpus of Rs crore will kickstart the
An epidemic has broken out among the cattle population in different villages of Kamandanga Gaon Panchayat under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar district in Assam. Hundreds of cattle have been
Farmers who plant genetically modified (GM) rapeseed may be creating new superweeds resistant to all but the toughest herbicides, a report from the UK government's advisory group on wildlife said.
India has always been credited with having a vast rural market. This has been reflected in many a reputed company entering the business of trading in, including retail marketing of, agro-products.
Sharp divisions among European Union(EU) member states emerged immediately after the European Commission unveiled its proposals to finance an enlargement expected to take in 10 new countries by 2004.
As carbon dioxide levels rise, plant life around the globe may lose the ability to incorporate certain forms of nitrogen, like those found in most fertilizers, says a plant physiologist at the
The US based agro-business major Cargill proposes to set up a 1,000 tonne per Day port based vegetable oil refinery at Paradeep in Orissa. It is the largest refinery, with an inbuilt crushing
Monsanto said yesterday it wanted to gain approvals this year in certain non US markets for its genetically modified(GMO) seeds, to spur growth at the agroscience
