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
After cotton farmers, it is the turn of tobacco and potato growers to reap benefits from biotechnology. Two months ago, the centre had allowed farmers to grow a genetically modified variety of cotton
The integrated cotton farming scheme would be launched in Andhra Pradesh on May 4. The scheme will focus on the "one village, one quality " concept for cotton and has provisions for payment of
In a move that should cheer exporters, the British government has withdrawn its proposal to split the basmati family into traditional and crossed varieties, based on their genetic origin. However,
The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, today warned the state's farmers against going ahead with planting the varieties of Bt cotton, as no variety of the same have been approved for Punjab so
An ultra modern mushroom lab of the Horticulture Department was opened in Public Gardens by the Minister for Horticulture, P Narayaswamy Naidu on Tuesday. The 22 lakh lab, which was developed over a
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding for developing and upgradation of agricultural produce market committees and upgradation of cotton ginning and pressing units of Dabhoi, Botad, Unava, Gondal,
Alarmed by media reports that unscrupulous seed manufacturers and traders were wooing gullible farmers by promising supply of bollworm-resistant Bt cotton, the Andhra Pradesh Government will hold
The Kirti Kisan Union organised, a state level convention to discuss the impacts of the introduction of Bt cotton seed at Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall in Jalandhar today. The convention was attended by
Following the Word Trade Organisation rules, Pakistan has decided to ban unauthorised and commercial use of seeds without prior permission of the concerned company, sources said. Under the Trade
The people of a village in southeast England flexed their muscles against the British government this week with a vote rejecting plans for a trial of genetically modified maize in their backyard. As
