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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Indigenous methods of seed conservation and protection in Uttarakhand Himalaya
<p>In Uttarakhand Himalaya traditional agriculture is the mere way to meet the subsistence needs of the local farming communities. In traditional system of agriculture, local seed material of traditional
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Pawar bats for Bt cotton
Cotton production in the country has more than doubled due to the use of Bt cotton seeds, said Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today, batting in favour of the contentious genetically modified crop that
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BADC to distribute Nerica rice seed to 37,000 farmers
: Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will distribute the seed of New Rice For Africa (Nerica), a high yielding variety, for the first time to some 37,000 farmers during the upcoming
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U.S. Organic Growers Appeal Lawsuit Against Monsanto
A group of U.S. family farmers said on Wednesday it is appealing its lawsuit against Monsanto Co to challenge the company's patents on technologies for genetically modified seeds. The group of organic
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Food Security Focus Fuels New Worries Over Crop Chemicals
Scientists, environmentalists and farm advocates are pressing the question about whether rewards of the trend toward using more and more crop chemicals are worth the risks, as the agricultural industry
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Pakistan behind many countries in crop yield
The Statistical Book 2011 of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that Pakistan is way behind in wheat, rice, sugarcane and pulses production, both globally and regionally.
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Continent-wide risk assessment for the establishment of nonindigenous species in Antarctica
Invasive alien species are among the primary causes of biodiversity change globally, with the risks thereof broadly understood for most regions of the world. They are similarly thought to be among the
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Sacred fig trees promote frugivore visitation and tree seedling abundance in South India
While sacred groves (forest fragments protected for religious reasons) are widely acknowledged to have a beneficial effect on biodiversity conservation, the ecological benefits of individual sacred trees
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Carrying capacity of Indian agriculture: pulse crops
<p>India is the largest producer, consumer, importer and processor of pulses in the world. Ironically, the country’s pulse production has been hovering around 14–15 Mt, coming from a near-stagnated
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Farmer is Key to Farm Growth
Economic growth and food security depend on healthy farm sector, whose pillar, the farmer, is still neglected. In India, agriculture and allied sector is the source of income for over 60% of rural population