C.R. Banana Firm Wins Green Seal'
Costa Rica's biggest banana producer, Standard Fruit Company, made history this week by becoming the first food-growing company in the world to receive the "green seal" of the prestigious
Costa Rica's biggest banana producer, Standard Fruit Company, made history this week by becoming the first food-growing company in the world to receive the "green seal" of the prestigious
The outstanding woman Scientist Award for the year 1997 has gone to Dr Usha K Mehta of Coimbatore-based Sugarcane Breeding Institute. Dr. Mehta, head of division of crop protection in SGI, has been
An enterprising farmer from Rajasthan will be honoured by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for developing new high-yielding varieties of chilly and coriander. The Council has also
The Bangalore based Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) is in the process of developing genetically engineered fruits and vegetables which will not only be resistant to diseases but
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will introduce a system to ensure items labelled as organic farm products meet certain standards, ministry sources said.
Farmers of Punjab have sown uncertified seed of cotton due to acute shortage of the certified seed in an about two lakh hectare area in the cotton belt of the state. Agriculture Department sources
The Andhra pradesh government has hit upon a novel idea of organising 'on-farm extension' in each of the 1,105 blocks in the state to boost agriculture output under its comprehensive agriculture
With the world's largest bovine population, India is set to become the world's largest milk producer, surpassing the US by the turn of the century. The country is also likely to be a major player in
Mumbai will host Globoil India'98 on September 20 and 21 this year. Globoil India'98, the country's premier international conference and exhibition on vegetale oil, feed and feed ingredients,
The Jain Committee on All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRP) has recommended phasing out 13 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) projects and replacement of another 10 projects by
As many as 82 farmers from Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra had committed suicide during the year after being over-burdened by debts, the Revenue Minister, Mr. Narayan Rane, told the
VC : Did the farmers in Haryana commit suicide due to their inability ot clear the debts? The Vide-Chancellor, CCS Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU). Prof J B Chowdhury, believes that the
South Asia will experience the strongest demand for rice and other cereals over the next two decades, according to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the world's leading centre for
CLASS, the German farming equipment manufacturer, has achieved an engineering breakthrough in the harvesting of sugarcane in the tropical and sub-tropical countries. Its machine can now harvest green
After a year of record grain production, Argentina will shift some of its crop land from wheat to sunflowers for the 1998-99 harvest, with corn and soyabean plantings remaining steady, a US
The World Bank has submitted to the Bangladesh government a 27-year project (1998-2025) for sustainable rural development strategy to build up a food security system in the country. The WB will
Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) and European Union (EU) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to identify and develop wheat varieties to be grown in water logged and saline areas
As an emergency measure to contain sale of spurious seeds and pesticides, the Karnataka government has invoked Section 11 (C) of the Insecticides Act, 1968, and Section 3 of the Essential Commodities
Tea planters in Darjeeling in West Bengal have launched a campaign to protect "Darjeeling" branded tea from alleged foreign imitation, trade officials said. The Darjeeling Tea Planters Assocation
Institute of Public enterprise, Hyderabad, is organising a three-day international seminar on 'Biotechnologies for Dryland Agriculture :Prospects and Constraints' from July 16. The seminar , which