Officials welcome seed trials by Monsanto
Genetically engineered cotton seeds - for which trials (as well as protests against) are on - are likely to be introduced within the next 12 to 18 months, if all goes well. Already approval has been
Genetically engineered cotton seeds - for which trials (as well as protests against) are on - are likely to be introduced within the next 12 to 18 months, if all goes well. Already approval has been
World Food Prize winner of 1998 Badrinarayan Ramulal Barwale, an Indian farmer proves you can help feed a nation - and make money. Barwale founded Mahyco in 1964. Today the $31 million-a-year company
In years when cold-weather damage hits the rice fields, the harvest can be severely affected. So it is good news for farmers that a gene that bestows resistance to rice blight has been isolated by a
The controversy over field trials of the US firm Monsanto's genetically-engineered cotton in India has hotted up, with environmentalists accusing the government of not presenting correct facts.
A non-Government organisation has questioned the official justification of trials in transgenic (Bt) cotton at 40 locations in nine States and said that it will not necessary reduce application of
The agriculture ministry proposes to revampo the funding pattern of Centrally-aided development schemes to mitigate the problem of misutilisation and underutilisation of funds. Nearly 40 per cent of
Greens: The controversy over field trials of the US firm Monsanto's geneticallly engineered cotton in India has hotted up, with environmentalists accusing government of not presenting correct facts.
The Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria have developed a hybrid tree that could reverse the long-term decline of the country's cocoa production. The scientists work will also contribute to the the
The "clandestine" field-trials of Bt cotton carried out in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh by Monsanto, have polluted fields in a radius of 2.5 km, according to Prof. Nanjundaswamy, farm activist and
The use of "Terminator technology" in agriculture has been banned by 16 research institutes, including one in India working under the Consultative Committee on International Agriculture Research
The campaign against the "irresponsible deployment of genetically engineered" Bt-Cotton crops of the United States based Monsanto Corporation is likely to get further intensified with the Vandana
Masur dal plants on 1050 hectares of land in Sadar, Charbhadarson and Sadarpur thanas of the district of Bangladesh have been damaged by pests. According to unofficial sources, masur dal plants were
After paddy and cotton crops, it is now the turn of potato. The hostile weather is wreaking havoc upon potato crop in Punjab. Due to cloudy weather, the late blight has attacked the crop creating a
The government is setting up state-of-the-art transgenic containment facilities at various agricultural universities and other reputed research establishments. This is to strengthen the existing
ICAR :ICAR director-general R S Paroda has stated that the controversial terminator gene was only a concept and not a product as yet. However, India has already barred its entry into the country as
For a first world country, the concentration of land ownership in Scotland is shocking. About 600 individuals - usually aristocrats or reclusive foreigners, or rich people from the city - own 50 per
The agriculture minister stood firm on his decision not to charge farmers for natural water use despite the condition set by two international financiers for a US$600 million loan for Thailand's
A NRI scientist working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture has questioned the wisdom of opposing the use of "terminator technology" for protecting innovative seeds. The arguments of Dr. Autar K.
The Cabinet sub-committee relating to implementation of the Agriculture Policy, which met on Monday, decided to popularise the "greenhouse" concept to increase production and productivity of certain
The United Nations Organisation (UNO) has earmarked an amount of Rs 200 crore which has been released under its International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) scheme for the benefit of the