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 controversy over the Greenpeace report on the environmental impact of transgenic Bt-cotton in China took a new turn with some officials of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)
The Sustainable Agriculture Action Group (SAAG), Pakistan an umbrella organization of 15 civil society bodies working for the rights of farmers , has expressed concerns over the introduction of
The Australian government's gene technology regulator said last week it had received an application by agricultural chemical maker Monsanto Ltd for a license to grow genetically modified (GM) canola
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton is expected to be sowing less than half a per cent of the country's total cotton growing area in the current planting season due to limited availability of seeds.
Huge stocks of foodgrains, procured by various state agencies and stacked in the open, will remain exposed to a vigorous monsoon which is likely to break over Chandigarh region by the end of this
Dr. K.C. Azad, a former member of the state Planning Board, has been selected for the Rashtriya Rattan award by the Global Economic Council, New Delhi, for its contribution to the development of
A high level of the Haryana government, led by Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, arrived in Paris today from Amsterdam. Chautala will be in Paris for two days and study modern agriculture practices
At the end of a review meeting here with her Cabinet colleagues and senior officials, the Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, today announced a package of relief measures for farmers and farm labourers of
Scientists in Hyderabad have developed golden millet, a potential alternative to golden rice, that is being promoted by multinational for preventing blindness caused by Vitamin-A deficiency in the
The seed sector has since grown into a Rs 5,000 crore market, with many large firms in the fray. But the market remains in disarray for lack of standard trading norms. Basic requirements have been
