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,
A drive through any rural area is enough to convince anyone that Sri Lanka could have been 'the Granary of the East'. Acres of green paddy lands remind us that agriculture is the bedrock of our
The Rajasthan government has launched the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme starting from the current kharif season, official sources said. The scheme, to be operated through Indian Agricultural
Growing genetically modified crops will not hurt Australia's grain exports, a report says, undermining the Victorian Government's case for a moratorium on the crops. The report, by the Australian
There's a silent revolution going on in the rich fields of Punjab even as the rest of India celebrates the bounty of a good monsoon. For, unknown to farmers elsewhere in the country, the Punjab
Now that 50 countries have ratified the first international treaty on biosafety, Cartagena Protocol is all set to come into force on September 11. The protocol, once implemented sincerely, will not
With the monsoon spread over the country fairly evenly in June-July, after a delayed start, has raised hopes of an agricultural revival for 2003-04. With industrial recovery under way over the last
Contract farming required a conducive environment with certain mechanisms in place, to work effectively said S. Sivakumar, Chief Executive Officer, ITC Agribusiness, in
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working with farmers and foresters to develop methods to counteract greenhouse gas emissions that can cause global warming. The chief of USDA's Natural
Union Minister of Kerala State for Law and Justice P C Thomas has said that he will take the initiative to hold a high-level meeting shortly to discuss the prospects and potentials of organic farming
The Centre introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha proposing to levy a cess up to three per cent on exports of Basmati to create a new fund for its intellectual property protection. The Bill, piloted by
