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,
President K R Narayanan's address to the opening session of Parliament on Monday, was upbeat with announcements of major reforms in the nation's agriculture sector, Mr. Narayanan said Budget 2002-03
A new type of orange imported from Japan and propagated at selected places in Himachal Pradesh has yielded astonishing results and is likely to prove a boon for fruit growers of the state. The unique
The farmers organizations have geared up their suggestion to the government for introducing reform in agriculture in the ensuing Union Budget. The Virgina Tobacco Growers Association (VTGA) has
The European Commission gained wide ranging new powers to take emergency action in future food safety crises, with the entry into force of key European legislation to regulate food production from
The food processing industries ministry has demanded an allocation of Rs 2,265 crore in the Tenth Plan. It has also demanded Budgetary support for the revival of the sole public sector undertaking
The Himachal Pradesh Animal Husbandry Department will provide dipping arrangements at selected places to save flocks of sheep and goats from various diseases. Presiding over a meeting of the Animal
The exercise of budget making is fraught with extraordinary difficulties at the present, as there has been a huge shortfall in revenue collections of the central government which would mean that
China's premier Zhu Rongji appeared to rebuff US requests for flexibility on rules for bio engineered foods on Friday, telling US President George W Bush they were in line with international
It was a pleasant surprise to learn that three large American poultry companies had greatly reduced their use of antibiotics in healthy chickens. Other companies ought to follow the lead of these
Genetically modified soybeans are promoting soil conservation by allowing farmers to plow less, a biotechnology industry group said. Biotech is allowing farmers to practice more conservation tillage,
