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,
Researchers at a government-affiliated laboratory have isolated around 15,000 genes of the Arabidopsis plant, marking a step toward identifying all of the plant's genes.The result of the research by
Sindh (Pakistan) cotton crop during current season registered an all time record production of 2.434 bales, almost 9.7 percent higher than the previous highest recorded during 1999-2000, despite
The Mercosur Farm Fair will court record sales this year with technologies that benefit the environment and small farmers, the event's main organizer said. Hosted by the Cotrijal cooperative in Rio
On September 19, 2001, Mexico's Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources confirmed reports that genetically engineered (GE) material has contaminated native corn varieties in Mexico. Out
Haryana Agricultural University has launched three new crop varieties, including two hybrids, HHB-117 and HSFH-848 of pearl millet and sunflower, respectively, and an HT-10 of Tinda vegetable.
If the Chinese economy is clocking growth rates strikingly higher than India's, there are good reasons, including the plain fact that the Chinese are more eager to grab the opportunities that come
The Bangalore-based K.S.G's Farm & Nursery, which holds US patents for two Aglanoema hybrid ornamental foliage plants, plans to introduce more ornamental foliage and flowering plants as Aglanoema,
The Haryana Agricultural University has launched three new crop varieties including two hybrids, HHB-117 and HSFH-848 of pearl millet and sunflower respectively, and a HT-10 of tinda vegetable. The
The US state department has expressed that it is not in the favour of mandatory labelling of genetically modified(GM) foods, although it has supported formulation of highest standards for protecting
A co-operative movement for tea cultivation in the wastelands on the outskirts of the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), is poised to take off with a tea processing
