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
While a second company, Rasi seeds, has got the green signal to produce Bt cotton seeds in one lakh hectares for Kharif 2004, the apex body responsible for clearing GM crops has re-asserted that it
The delay in the monsoon and continued high temperatures are likely to push back the sowing of the kharif oilseed crop in the key producing areas of south interior Karnataka and coastal Andhra
French authorities have detained a consignment of chilli powder last month following detection of "unauthorised colourant Sudan 1" in the product and issued a rapid alert notification. When
The dispute over whether countries may decline imports of genetically engineered seeds and foods, long a point of contention between the United States and developing countires, is straining relations
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) on Friday allowed Rasi Seeds Ltd to carry out large-scale trial of RCH 2 Bt cotton in south and central parts of the country for further evaluation
President Jacques Chirac appeared once again to have cut a deal to ensure a continuing stream of money from Brussels for his pampered French farmers. On the eve of meetings to reform the EU's
India's regulatory authority, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) decided not to allow commercial cultivation of RCH 2 Bt cotton developed by Rasi Seeds Company Ltd. This transgenic
In its bid at evaluating the soil health condition, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has developed a Soil Health Card, which is expected to benefit the farming community. The card would
With planned development failing to keep pace with population pressures in Delhi, the conversion of agricultural land for other uses assumed alarming proportions. Between 1981 and 1991, Delhi
Amidst reports of the selling of spurious Bt seeds in the market, scientists at the Indian Council of Agriculture Research have developed kits for testing the expression of Bt gene in genetically
