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
As India prepares for the second harvest of the Bt cotton, a Delhi-based NGO has accused authorities of failing to profit from the genetically modified cotton that would see the technology through.
The Centre had given approval to commercial cultivation of Bt cotton in Andhra Pradesh, despite the fact that the field trials had evoked poor results, claimed the Gene Campaign, while releasing the
Evidently powerless to act, the Union government is watching helplessly as illegal and home-grown varieties of transgenic cotton take over Gujarat and the state government says it has found nothing
The Pakistan Kissan Board asked the government to either match the western subsidies on agriculture or resist the WTO pressure in this regard. Speaking at a press conference, PKB President Sadiq
Six men pull and heave as they lug an injured cow up an animal shelter ambulance's ramp in Defence Colony. The 35,000-odd stray cattle on the capital's streets have Delhi's handful of animal shelters
India and Israel have decided to work towards signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase co-operation in various fields of agriculture. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting
While croplands may provide more food than forests, they don't offer much relief from hot tropical climes, according to a new study. A study of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, which used NASA satellites and
Five days after the State government announced a Rs 856-crore relief package for debt-ridden farmers pushed to the brink by three consecutive years of drought, the spate of suicides shows no signs of
A Brazilian court has knocked down a ruling that lifted a ban on the planting and sale of Monsanto Co transgenic soyabeans, after an appeal by Greenpeace and other groups that oppose its use. The
Haryana Agricultural University has urged farmers of the state to focus attention on the stabilisation of soil fertility and soil health. University scientists have cautioned that if measures are not
