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,
Khetoai village Pokhran which witnessed two nuclear tests in the past three decades is again in the news, though for a different reason. The starving cows, which were eating phosphorus deficient dry
Many states are yet to introduce proper legislation for giving legal sanctity to the 'kisan pattadar' passbook and computer-generated record of rights certificated of farmers. Andhra Pradesh is the
The government has waken up late to encourage the much neglected horticulture sector in the country. It has just made a beginning. More needs to be done. It is estimated that four per cent growth in
A single integrated food law, that would provide the right atmosphere for the Indian food industry for making innovative and creative strides using the industry's potential to the maximum is on the
The union agriculture minister Ajit Singh may still be just mulling the idea of prevailing upon Prime Minister A B Vajpayee to accept the demand for an interest waiver on farm loans in view of the
It is tragic that Zambia rejects donations of U.S. corn simply because much of it has been genetically modified. Whatever hypothetical risk may exist in genetically modified crops is trivial beside
Country's orthodox organic tea is expected to make its debut in the local and international markets by 2004. The health and environment-friendly quality tea is being grown at Kazi and Kazi Tea Estate
A virus (necrosis virus) has affected almost 70 pr cent of the sunflower crop in Lingsugur taluk of Raichur district in Karnataka and 90 pr cent of the crop in Kushtagi taluk of Koppal district. A
At a time when there is a glut of rice in the country's godowns and markets, and there is almost a consensus on the need for crop diversification by weaning the farmer from the paddy-wheat rotation,
Why did the count of malnutrition deaths in Thane district mount to 494 since April when the State government had identified -as early as May 15-19 remote tribal villages in Thane and 486 in
