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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Uganda launches regional agribusiness initiative to boost farmers’ income
Uganda on Wednesday launched an East African regional agribusiness initiative targeting to boost household incomes of over 100,000 smallholder farmers. A similar initiative is already running in neighboring
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Supreme Court declines to stay Delhi HC order against Monsanto Technology
The Bench presided over by Justice R F Nariman issued notice to all parties and posted the hearing for July 18 The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay the Delhi high court order against Monsanto
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Order of the High Court of Delhi regarding Monsanto's appeal for patents on its BT cotton seeds in India, 11/04/2018
<p>Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd. And Others Vs Monsanto Technology LLC And Others dated 11/04/2018 regarding Monsanto's appeal for patents on its BT cotton
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Order of the Bombay High Court regarding validity of Rule 6 (b) of the Seeds Rules, 1968, 09/04/2018
Order of the Bombay High Court in the matter of Maha Seedment Association Vs Union of India dated 09/04/2018 regarding validity of Rule 6 (b) of the Seeds Rules, 1968 empowering the Certification Agency
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Farmer ignorance on seed variety blamed for poor yields
James Wasike, a maize farmer in Simatwet, Trans Nzoia County has already prepared his farm ready for planting and recently bought ‘hybrid’ seeds from a hawker at nearby Moi’s Bridge town. He is happy
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Genetic erosion of crop landraces: trends in the conservation of locally adapted ‘Newar ’ radish in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India
<p>A study was conducted to understand trends in the conservation of the locally adapted critically endangered radish landrace ‘Newar ’ (Raphanus jaunpurensis sp. nova.), conventionally grown
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South Sudan Nonprofit Calls for Restriction on Imported Seeds
A local organization that distributes seeds in South Sudan's Gbudue state wants the government to restrict international groups from importing seed into the country. The nonprofit Global Agriculture
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Nigeria: Olam Invests $1bn to Boost Nigeria's Agric Sector
The Vice-President of Olam, Reji George has disclosed that Olam Nigeria Limited had invested about $1 billion (about N306billion) to boost Nigeria's agricultural sector. George made this known yesterday,
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Seed farms help Cameroon's climate-hit farmers shore up harvests
Farmers in Cameroon struggling with the effects of prolonged drought are finding relief through a government-supported initiative to give them access to better crop seeds. The Southwest Development
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Report of the Committee for Doubling Farmers’ Income: Volume VII- Input Management for Resource Use Efficiency & Total Factor Productivity (Ashok Dalwai Committee)
The seventh volume of the Report of the Committee on Doubling Farmers’ Income (DFI) examines how resource use efficiency and total factor productivity can be improved in the agricultural sector. Improvements