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,
To promote cultivation post-harvest processing and export of six major produces of the state, the Gujarat government will shortly announce the formation of Agri Export Zones in certain pockets.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has sent its report on trials on the genetically modified Bt cotton to the Environment Ministry, which is to take a final decision on its
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is collaborating with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) to impart training to farmers on rice cultivation through e-learning. Agricultural
Several animals were reported to have died of a mysterious fever at a village in Amerli district of Gujarat prompting the state government to rush doctors to contain the disease. The Health
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has made specific proposals to the government for the forthcoming Budget and the Tenth Plan. All these proposals are designed to make Indian
China should allow a 12-15 month transition period before fully enforcing new biotech regulations that could otherwise disrupt agricultural trade, two senior US Senators said. On March 20, China is
People of at least four 'seriously' food deficit districts of Karnali-Humla, Kalikot, Dolpa and Mugu (Nepal) have asked the government to supply additional quotas of food grains for the upcoming dry
Tiny and sleepy Ankapura village in Andhra Pradesh shot into national limelight due to the dramatic development it achieved by employing modern methods in farming. Ankapura, about 20 km drive from
India must quickly develop strategies for responding to agricultural export market needs under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regime. It must especially take steps in research on technologies
To meet the challenges of the changed global agricultural scenario under the World Trade Organisation regime, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) have sought a six-fold increase in its
