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
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa announced that the state government would provide Rs 324.32 crore as relief to over 46.96 lakh farmers affected due to the non-release of Cauvery water by
In a tragic incident, 14 cows died and 13 took ill after eating a poisonous crop kali jwar at Bhatkhedi village about 10 kiometres from Manasa. According to sources a herd consisting of 27 cows had
For 52 year old Timakka, it's a rags to riches story woven out of gherkins in this backward region of Rayalaseema, Andhra Pradesh. Gherkins raised by Timakka and others tickle the palates of those as
Kerala Agriculture Minister K R Gowri has said that as many as one lakh job opportunities will be generated for women in agriculture and related fields in three years. Participating in a
Franz Fischler, the European Union's farm commissioner, vowed to stand firm over his proposals for a sweeping overhaul of EU farm subsidies, amid growing signs that member states will agree to at
The five-day World Seed Congress, which is being held in Bangalore from June 7, will be inaugurated by the Union Agriculture Minister, Mr Rajnath Singh. The congress will have its preliminary
The first annual meeting of the $30 billion global seed industry to be held in Asia, World Seed Congress 2003, will commence in Bangalore from June 7. The five day event will be attended by over 1000
This man has done it all. From developing Uttar Pradesh Diversified Agricultural Support Project to being the inventor of biodynamic agriculture strategies. Dr R K Pathak, presently a director at the
The newly "finished" sequence of rice chromosome 10, being published in the coming issue of Science reveals that it actually carries twice the number of genes than was previously thought. The result
Mr Vijay Yadav, convener of the Disaster Mitigation and Community Preparedness Forum (DMCPF), has raised some serious questions on the usefulness of the second green revolution. The green revolution
