Monsanto to auction off cotton seed subsidiary
Life sciences firm, Monsanto Co., may have taken a giant step closer to the Governemnt approval of its deal to acquire cotton seeds maker, Delta & Pine Land Co., with its decision to auction off its
Life sciences firm, Monsanto Co., may have taken a giant step closer to the Governemnt approval of its deal to acquire cotton seeds maker, Delta & Pine Land Co., with its decision to auction off its
The cost of European Union plans to reform farm policy could be higher than predicted and could put "the whole reform at risk", according to the EU's financial watchdog. The report by the European
The European Union was urged to act to improve the "single market" for agricultural equipment and products after an analysis found wide variations between countries in farm costs. Farmers in the UK
After 15 years of research and experimentation, a new variety of basmati-type rice will soon be released by the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation (CCRRF) to meet the ever expaning and
Greenpeace welcomes the decision of the French Supreme Court, Conseil d'Etat, to consult the European Court of Justice in the market ban of Novartis genetically engineered maize. Decision is in
Cut flowers were missing from the Indian floriculture scene until a decade back. But now with about 150 hectares of land in the country under hi-tech floriculture, cut flowers constitute 17 per cent
India is actively considering a proposal to join the Association of Coffee Producing Countries (ACPC), according to additional secretary in the Union commerce ministry D P Bagchi. Addressing the
The world is in the threshold of an unprecedented recession and India has to gear up itself to convert this adversity into an opportunity through research and development, technological innovation
Pakistan reserves right to challenge: Pakistan has reserved its right to challenge the patent issued by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office to a Texan firm Rice Tec Inc. for Basmati rice,
The increasing awareness for the growth of organic teas in the world market has led many an Indian tea planter to switch to bio-organic ways of farming, but environment specifics seem to restrict the
The newly launched National Centre for Crop Forecasting may not be able to access the required geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS), which are under the defence
An international conference organised by Confederation of Indian Industry during the Agro-Tech' 98 on Agro Packaging can prove to be an eye opener for many if one goes through the FAO survey. The FAO
The government on Monday tabled a Bill to give freedom to coffee growers to market their entire produce and increase export cess for the commodity. The Bill, which has tabled in the Lok Sabha, seeks
Agro chemicals major Monsanto which is in the eye of storm has decided to clear the misconception about the 'terminator gene' by releasing ads in the national dailies. The ads issued in the public
The "cremation Monsanto campaign", an agitation launched by a group of farmers in Karnataka against the use of terminator seeds, has run into rough weather with reports of defiance increasing every
Agriculture scientists are against lowering of subsidies to farmers since aggregate support to them was far below the admissible levels under the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Attending the first
The Andhra Pradesh Government has banned the field trials of bollgard gene seed by Mahyco and Monsanto Biotech India Limited, which conducted secret field trials of terminator seed in different parts
Evaulation of new molecules made by the Directorate of Wheat Research of the Central Government for the control of weeds in the wheat crop with special reference to phalaris has shown that Monsanto's
study: A survey conducted by a study group has established that suicides by farmers in Maharashtra during the last cropping season were indeed related to failure of crops, mainly cotton. The study
farmers' protest may cause setback to research: The attack by Karnataka farmers on Monsanto's genetically engineered cotton crop may cause a serious setback to research on developing new food crops