Yield rates of major crops very low
Study: Despite having the second largest arable area under permanent crops, India has the lowest yield rates ranging from 35 to 98 for the 12 major crops in the world and is further threatened in the
Study: Despite having the second largest arable area under permanent crops, India has the lowest yield rates ranging from 35 to 98 for the 12 major crops in the world and is further threatened in the
The M.S. Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection 1998 has been given to Dr. Joseph H. Hulse, President of Siemens Hulse International Development Associates. Dr. Hulse was given the award for
The apiculture sector in Karnataka which is facing a crisis due to the spread of the deadly 'Thai sac brood virus' could be eradicated through bio-technical methods, according to the Vietnam Bee
In an ironic twist to the fight over Basmati, the US agro company RiceTec, says it has been guided by Indian research, particularly by IARI national professor and renowned rice breeder E A
The draft Bills to introduce the new agriculture policy and Plan Varieties Protection (PVP) Act remained elusive in yet another session of Parliament despite promises by Union minister of state for
Environmentalists and scientists have cautioned the government that mere checks under exitsting laws cannot prevent the entry of the genetically-engineered crop seeds that turn sterile after first
seek immediate government intervention : Scientists at the Punjab Agriculture University Luchiana and the Haryana Agriculture University Hisar are alarmed at the prospects of likely introduction
A former Haryana Minister for Irrigation and Power , Mr Virender Singh, has demanded that 10 districts of Haryana should be declared as drought-affected and an emergency action plan for the
Will the ecological changes eat into the vitals of the socio-economic fabric of this district situated at the trio junction of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana ? If the detriorating plight of the
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affaris (CCEA) on Friday approved the proposal to increase the minimum support price (MSP) for common variety of paddy to Rs 440 per quintal and that of grade A
Below normal rainfalls could reduce the soyabean crop in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang by 30 to 40 per cent, a trade newspaper reported on Friday.
Keeping in mind the need to improve the development of horticulture crops in India and enhance their export potential, the Indian Centre for Agriculture Research (ICAR) will lobby to safeguard
Hemp is grown freely in much of the world. In March, Canada legalised its commercial planting after a 60 year ban: and the EU subsidises its production. But, not surprisingly, the plant is causing a
Severe drought in Texas has cost the state's farmers and ranchers some $1.75 billion so far this year, according to a new estimate published on Wednesday. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service
TNAU VC: An increased concern for soil and crop needs, and widespread introduction of new rice varieties, are likely to change existing methods of intensive rice cultivation, Dr. A. Abdul Kareem,
The 'Terminator gene' technology said to produce seeds that become sterile after one sowing does not exist in reality and Monsanto is in no way involved with the development of this gene protection
Indian scientists develop an array of naturally hued cotton.
International donors are unlikely to fund Zimbabwe's controversial land reforms without clear gunarantees of compensation for appropriated farms, donor officials said. President Robert Mugabe has
With the Government likely to notify import of one million tonnes of soyabeans in split or bean form despite opposition firm various quarters to introducing genetically engineered crops from the USA,
Bangladesh's Grameen Bank confirmed that it had pulled out of a planned joint venture with US biotechnology giant Monsanto after complaints from environmental groups. Monsanto and Grameen Bank late