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
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
The Genetic engineering Approval Committee permitted the Tamil Nadu based Rasi Seeds Ltd. to grow on a large scale trial basis the RCH-2 variety of Bt cotton in the southern and central zones,
The news from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, which is conducting limited field trials, is that GM potato, enriched by a gene from the amaranth plant, cannot hit the market before 2005.
The agriculture ministry has identified its directorate of marketing & inspection to promote European Retail Praties Good Agriculural Practices (EUREPGAP)
The Genetic engineering approval committee (GEAC) has struck down the plea made by Rasi Seeds for commercial cultivation of its genetically modified (GM) RCH 2 Bt cotton seeds in the South, saying
First, it was the Jalna (Aurangabad)-based Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd's (Mahyco) genetically-modified (GM) Bt cotton hybrids
Amidst controversy raging over Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh, the Chief Minister, Mr N Chandrababu, announced a "thorough documentation" of the genetically modified cash crops in the current
Finally, there's a move to improve the country's agricultural practices. The Federation of Indian Chambers of commerce and Industry(Ficci), in association with the Norwegian aid agency Norad, is
Faced with a flood of false compensation claims under the National Crop Insurance Scheme (NCIS), the Centre has sent an official team to investigate "discrepancies" in the State farmers' claims
Under the auspices of the Gosaigaon College extension education sub-committee (NAAC), a day-long seminar on agricultural productivity and the use of chemical manures and pesticides was held at
