Draft Seeds Bill, 2019
The revised draft Seeds Bill 2019, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare placed in the public domain recently for suggestions and comments, seems to be a watered down version of a draft
Seeds
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New GM cereal crop produces fish oil in its seeds
A genetically-modified cereal crop that produces fish oil in its seeds has been grown successfully for the first time in Britain, scientists have announced. Up to 15 per cent of the oil in the seeds
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Cotton growers’ woes traced to ‘secret agreement’ on GM seeds
ISLAMABAD: Cotton growers’ current woes with the genetically modified (GM) Bt seeds have been traced to an agreement that a national research institute signed with a multinational biotech seed producing
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Biosafety initiative: Bill to regulate import of genetically modified seeds being prepared
The drafting of a new biosafety bill is being prepared to regulate import of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country. Currently, there is no law at the federal level to check import of
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To please saffron brigade, state suspends GM crop trials
NAGPUR: Just a few days before five private parties were to go ahead with field trials of genetically modified (GM) rice and chickpea (kabuli chana), the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP-Shiv Sena government
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Bird populations responding to climate change
With puzzling variability, vast numbers of birds from Canada’s boreal forests migrate hundreds or thousands of miles south from their usual winter range. These so-called irruptions were first noticed by
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Bangladesh, India to cooperate on high-yielding rice seeds
Seed bodies of India and Bangladesh yesterday formalised a move to cooperate on expediting trade of high-yielding varieties (HYV) of rice seeds for the benefit of the farmers of the two countries, and
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Farmers’ rights to seeds- Issues in the Indian law
While the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act 2001 is a progressive piece of legislation that recognises farmers' rights to seed, it demands payment of an annual maintenance fee by the
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Africa seed index raises bigger yield hopes for farmers
An initiative has been launched to help improve smallholder farmers' access to a wider array of modern, more productive food crop varieties. The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) monitors the state
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Tanzania: New 65 Hybrid Seed Varieties Launched
Arusha — Acting Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Mr Yamungu Kayandabila. THE government, through the state-run National Seed Committee, has just
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Organic Farming Board in state soon: CM
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday announced the setting up of a Organic Farming Board in the state. He was speaking at the valedictory function of the fifth National Organic Farming Convention