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,
Australia lifted a ban on the export of live sheep and cattle to the Middle East that was to begin May 1 for four months of southern hemisphere winter. Agriculture Minister Warren Truss said the ban
Marking a significant breakthrough in its business development activities, the Kannur-based Rubber Marketing Co-Operative (Rubco) in Kerala has signed a pact with Coconut Pacific Ltd of Australia for
George Mathew of Koruthodu in Kottayam district of Kerala has entered the Limca Book of Records for developing a unique method of vanilla cultivation. George Mathew said that the new method would
Corporate agriculture has become to Punjab's Captian Amarinder Singh what IT is to Chandrababu Naidu. From consulting the Washigton-based think-tank International Food Policy Reserch Institute,
Himachal Pradesh may soon become a state of drugs if illegal cultivation of cannabies, hashish and poppy in some of its areas continues. Officials trying to prevent illegal cultivation of these crops
The total cultivated area under Bt cotton in major growing states in the country has been estimated at 72,682 acres with Maharashtra topping the list at 30,699 acres during 2002-2003 season. Quoting
The North Indian States have failed to step up investment in agriculture and its allied services even as their expenditure on subsidising power and water to farmers has been rising, according to the
The Union Cabinet took the first step towards the formulation of a stringent Central law to ban cow slaughter by deciding to write to all States requesting them to allow the Centre to come out with
The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh unveiled an ambitious programme to diversify the cropping pattern in his state, under which 25 lakh acres is proposed to be brought under crops other than
Speakers at a seminar held on cotton production urged growers to adopt modern technology, use quality seeds and adopt better water management techniques to maximise the yield. The seminar was
