The global agrifood system has been largely overlooked in the fight against climate change. Yet, greenhouse gas emissions from the agrifood system are so big that they alone could cause the world to miss
The Sindh (Pakistan) Agriculture department has proposed Rs472 million, including Rs260 million foreign-funded assistance, for the agriculture development programme in the ADP of 2003-2004 , which is
Potato growers of the Kangra valley are crying hoarse on the failure of their crop this time too, alleging that the state government and its Agriculture Department appeared to have turned apathetic
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has called for shifting from traditional methods of cultivation to harnessing modern techniques. It was also decided at the meetings to introduce bio-fertilisers,
Widespread adoption of GM crops would not help feed the world as their promoters claim, according to ActionAid. So great are the dangers that GM crops will worsen the plight of the 800 million
Long-term monitoring is needed to assess the impact of genetically modified crops on the environment if the governmental gives the go-ahead for commercial planting, British scientists said. The Royal
Revolutions cannot be tightly controlled and delivered in bite-sized bits, certainly not agricultural revolutions. The transgenic chaos in Gujarat's cotton belts highlights this amply. As reported in
The Japan International Centre for Agricultural Sciences and the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) have embarked upon a five-year project aimed at soil fertility
Super Spinning Mills Ltd, which is into the third year of contract cultivation of cotton, is planning to contract more cotton acreage in Vazhukkuparai area, the traditional DCH cotton tract in
The NABARD plans to promote organic cultivation of horticulture crops in the mango belt in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, according to NABARD sources. Organic cultivation will mean that there
Country's first bio Haat-Jaivik Haat 2003 is going to be held from May 30 to June 1 at Vittan Market, Dussehra Maidan(Bhopal).Agricultural products of bio-farming in the country and abroad would be
