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
A large number of growers and activists of various political parties held a protest demonstration outside the press club in Hyderabad (Pakistan) against shortage of water. They accused irrigation
Agrarian society in Karnataka State will witness positive changes in future as many well-qualified youth are taking up agriculture as a vocation, Chief Minister S M Krishna said. Speaking at a
The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced the contract farming system through mandi samitis. The contract farming refers to a system or an organisational arrangement where a central processing unit
After the confusion and scare over Bt cotton and GM mustard, we are now face-to-face with GM potato. Prorato, as aaloo has came to be known in its new avatar, awaits release in the market though it
President George W. Bush yesterday stepped up the pressure on the European Union to overturn its ban on genetically-modified organisms. Speaking at the annual conference of the Biotechnology Industry
The World Food Program warned Wednesday that nearly 500,000 people in Nepal and Myanmar face hunger unless more funds are donated quickly. Some 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal are totally
European farmers would derive big benefits from plant biotechnology and the environment would gain from reduced pesticide use according to the first Europewide study of the economic impact of
The European Union held one of its splashy, self-congratulatory summit meetings over the weekend in a Greek resort, complete with the unveiling of a draft for a new constitution for the peoples of
Cabinet meeting on June 24 is likely to be stormy when it discusses the proposed amendments to the West Bengal Land Reforms Act (1995) and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act 1963. The
India is one of the major producers of oilseeds in the world with a production nearing 25.68 million tonnes from an area of about 27.45 million hectares (1998-99). The growing population of the
