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 West Bengal government said it will implement its new agriculture policy from the rabi crop season beginning October. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee met agriculture minister Kamal Guha
Small-scale farmers in the five districts (Sri Lanka) affected by the recent floods have received a life-line in the form of a Rs 40 million free grant from the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Greenhouses in cold climates need a lot of heating. This is expensive. Power stations produce a lot of hot air that is dumped into the atmosphere. This is wasteful. Moshe Alamaro, a researcher at
Famine-torn Africa stands to gain the most from the biotech revolution. Why then hae scientists ignored its staple crops? It was one of those rare inventions that could save the world. Back in the
A team of scientists has come across varietal mix of Bt and non-Bt cotton across the central parts of the country due to unrestrained cultivation of Bt. The growers too are ignorant of the mix,
Now that Europe has succumbed to American pressure to allow genetically modified foods, the battle is shifting to Russia. Current Russian legislation bans development and production of GM foods, but
Earthworms have changed the way of farming in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. A specific species of earthworms is being used by the small farmer to turn dung into green manure. Earthworms are
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) (Sri Lanka) has pledged Rs.40 million to the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry to immediately assist farmers to recommence their cultivations and renovate
Bunge Ltd. BG.N , the world's top oilseed processor, cut its third-quarter and full-year earnings estimates as hot, dry weather decimated U.S. soybean production for a second straight year. Bunge,
The Managing director of Israel Corporation of Agricultural Applications (ICAA) Ltd Mr Motti Sharon on September 8 called on the Meghalaya Chief Minister, Mr D D Lapang at his office chamber to
