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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Govt releases Rs 306 million for agri-development
Government has released Rs. 306 million for the development of agriculture sector in the country under its Federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the financial year 2013-14. According
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GMO critics protest at Monsanto meeting; resolutions fail
Critics of genetically modified crops protested at Monsanto Co's annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, calling for the world's largest seed company to provide a report on contamination in non-GMO crops
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SC continues stay order against GMO seeds
The Supreme Court today continued its stay order against the ban on the import and distribution of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) seeds. A division bench of Justices Kalyan Shrestha and Tarka Raj
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Court continues stay on GM seeds
The Supreme Court on Sunday continued its previous stay order banning the import of genetically modified (GM) seeds, including those supplied by Monsanto, a US-based chemical and agricultural biotechnology
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Now, farmers can claim royalty for local varieties
GUMLA: Now farmers can preserve and register traditional varieties of crop seeds under the Farmers Rights Act. The registered varieties can then be preserved in the gene bank of the Protection of Plants
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Vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka take to the streets demanding compensation
Jan 20, Colombo: Vegetable farmers in Sri Lanka's North Central Province have taken to the streets demanding compensation from the authorities.Soy farmers in the Galenbidunuwewa have resorted to street
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Approval of Bt Brinjal: From India to Bangladesh
Bt Brinjal, (also known as eggplant, begun, or aubergine), a genetically modified food crop, inserted with a gene from the soil bacterium Bacillus Thuringiensis, has been approved by the National Committee
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Monsanto critics denied U.S. Supreme Court hearing on seed patents
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monsanto Co's biotech seed patents on Monday, dealing a blow to a group of organic farmers and other activists trying to stop the biotech company from suing farmers if their
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Apex court says no to GM seeds, Ban on seed imports to remain effective until Jan 16
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an interim order to the government to prohibit imports of genetically modified (GM) seeds including those supplied by Monsanto, a US- based chemical and agricultural
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Food security programme launched in Dadeldhura
Food Security Project has been launched in highly vulnerable different 10 VDCs of Dadeldhura in food security in the district. The project was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture Development through