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
Calcutta High Court directed that notices be served on NGOs working for the protection of animals in the city, asking them to be parties to an ongoing case against the Calcutta Municipal Corporation
The discovery of two new high yielding varieties of hybrid seeds by a Sikkim based agro scientist is all set to change the lives of the
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has charted out a ambitious corporate plan aiming at a group turnover of Rs 15,000 crore and an annual profit of Rs 1,500 crore by the year 2010.
Science dresses up groundnut to meet EU standards, but lack of interest in trade circles ensures it isn't going anywhere yet. Though India produces the maximum quantum of groundnut in the world, its
Gangs of farm labourers in Pune's northern plains set out on a hunting expedition as the sun touches the western horizon. Their brief is simple: Collect white grub beetles and deliver them to the
The controversial research initiative to genetically inject traits into common Indian rice varieties to produce Vitamin A with the help of technology developed by Swiss scientists seems to have hit
Production of raw jute production for the current year is likely to decline by over 30 per cent in West Bengal, Assam and Bihar as compared to the previous year. Sources in the trading circles said
THE Union Cabinet today approved a fresh proposal for an agreement with France on co-operation in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, rural development, forestry and food industries. "The agreement
In the wake of rejection of 130 containers of fresh grapes from India by the Netherlands in this season because of high pesticide residue levels, the Bio-Agri Inputs Producers' Association of Andhra
The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) in Jaipur has completed a year long specialised training, publicity and awareness programme on Gramin Bhandaran Yojana to create a scientific
