Agriculture is multi-functional, producing economic goods including food, feed, fibre, and fuel, as well as providing several intangible or non-tradable services to society free of cost. Non-tradable services,
The scary possibility that famine may hit them again has led the Mizoram Government and its people to scout for means to prevent flowering of bamboo in the hill State in the wake of experts'
Bhoovigyan Vikas Foundation a consortium of earth science professionals and autonomous research organisations has awarded a distinguished fellow membership for outstanding contribution to the noted
The Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka) will bring in amendments soon to the Regulation of Fertilizer Act 68 of 1998 to map up tough measures against errant traders who are involved in purchasing
Although concentrated efforts are on to make Tezpur in Assam a tourist spot in the world arena yet on the otherhand the city of eternal romance situated on the northern bank of the river Brahmaputra
The farmers who launched sowing operations in Saurashtra and South Gujarat following heavy rains last week are now worried as rains have started playing truant posing a great threat mainly to kharif
Saddled with debt following three years of drought, struggling farmers in Andhra Pradesh now have a new cause for worry - a severe seed crunch. Two incidents of violence in the past week highlighted
Treading firmly on controversial ground, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is formulating a Rs 40-crore project on transgenics aimed at developing an 'A team' spread across institutes which
Canada sees major scope for investment in horticulture projects in Jammu and Kashmir. This is apart from other major avenues coming up for bilateral economic ties between India and Canada, the
A heavy incidence of white stem borer in arabica plants is likely to result lower coffee production during the next crop year starting October. The output is expected to be lower than the
The Spices Board, as part of its programme to develop spices cultivation in the north-eastern States, has proposed various schemes for implementing during the current Plan period. It has chalked out
