Plans for narcotics-busting fungus are flawed
US government plans to test a soil-borne fungus which is hoped will be able to selectively kill narcotics plants could backfire, according to a plant geneticist. According to the Associated Press
US government plans to test a soil-borne fungus which is hoped will be able to selectively kill narcotics plants could backfire, according to a plant geneticist. According to the Associated Press
The European Union (EU) has approved a new project to improve the tolerance of wheat to salinity, sodicity and waterlogging. This was disclosed by Dr Zahid Hussain, Director of Land and Water
Even as the nation is reeling under an acute shortage of onions, almost 150 tonnes of the vegetable imported from Dubai has become unfit for consumption because of bureaucratic wrangling. The
Three more farmers, two of Bir Khurd village and one of Kotshamir in Bathinda district committed suicide when they failed to repay their debt taken from commission agents and government institution
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed eight more high-yielding varieties of rice, six of them are expected to be released for commercial cultivation by the next year. The other two
The National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation at Nashik, which has been working on the research and development of garlic, has developed two varieties of garlic in the
European Union farm ministers signalled determination to conclude a deal early next year on far-reaching agricultural reforms, despite widespread differences over the content of a proposed package.
Tony Blair, prime minister of UK responded to concern over genetically modified crops by setting up a cabinet committee to monitor tough tests. But creation of the committee, headed by Jack
Farmers in Karnataka on Friday announced that they would launch a nation-wide agitation, in association with agriculturists in other states, against seed and agrochemical giant Monsanto, which they
In yet another case of debt and crop-failutre deaths, two farmers of Bir Khurd village in this district allegedly commited suicide by consuming pesticides. Bikkar singh and Baldev Singh ended their
Ministry : End-monsoon and pre-winter rains and floods in several parts of the country have played havoc with crops prospects, but the agriculture ministry does not expect them to adversely affect
Heavy unseasonal rains in western India have partially damaged the cotton and groundnut crop, which could cut the country's winter oilseeds output, trade officials said recently. They said rains had
Indian teas have once again been put under the microscope. The European Tea Committee (ETC) in its latest report on surveilance on tea for 1994-97 has pointed to the presence of unlimited and banned
A new banana variety, wherein it is possible to harvest three crops over a period of 26 to 28 months through tissue technology, has been developed by the Mumbai-based Maharashtra Agritech Ltd(MAL) at
In one of Singapore's remote northern corners, C.K. Eng has more than a dozen greenhouses full of butterhead lettuce-with no air conditioning. Eng's company, Aero-Green Technology, grows its wares
The Punjab government has suggeested to the planning commission to formulate a comprehensive agriculture policy in consultation with major foodgrain producing states to step up investments in the
Friends of the Earth, the enviornmental lobby group, has criticised UK government's monitoring of trials of genetically modified crops, saying that "genetic pollution is almost certainly being
The Tiruchi-based National Research Centre for Banana has introduced two hybrids from Honduras (South America) for heavy bunches and resistance to sigatoka
To address the emerging problems of hill agriculture, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University is for the first time holding a three day international symposium at Palampur from October 29. Talking to
A nationwide knowledge system that provide farmers the latest information on agriculture to help attain sustainable food security will be launched in January, noted agriculture scientist M S