45000 doses of semen damaged
The "Bull Mother Farm" and "Project Semen Station", twin projects of Madhya Pradesh Dairy Federation, located near Kerwa dam on Bhadbhada Road, are running loss since its inception, due to sheer
The "Bull Mother Farm" and "Project Semen Station", twin projects of Madhya Pradesh Dairy Federation, located near Kerwa dam on Bhadbhada Road, are running loss since its inception, due to sheer
The Union agriculture ministry is perplexed over the reported presence of pests and diseases on crops at the start of the khrif season. It has also expressed its concern over the short supply of
To reduce the impact of viral infection on cotton, the Hisar administration has decided to create a 20-km long buffer zone along the Rajasthan border. For the past couple of years, cotton crop has
Monsanto, the US life sciences group which has become one of the most aggressive players in agricultural biotechnology, is to buy the international seed operations of Cargill, the privately owned US
The Union agriculture ministry in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has drawn up a detailed action plan for boosting agri production in the current kharif season.
Society of Agricultural Scientists (SAS) is going to organise First SAS Nepal Meet- a huge gathering of agricultural scientists of home and abroad with the slogan of" Role of Agricultural Research in
Fungal diseases like powdry mildew and an insect, (belonging to genus amritodus and idioscopus) commonly called mango hopper, and unseasonal windstorms had taken a heavy toll of this year's
A new type of genetically engineered plant may hold the key to providing farmers with pest-free fields, researchers have said.The new breed of plants would emit a toxin that would kill insects that
Thailand, the world's top rice exporter, is in the process of developing drought-resistant rice and expects the strain to be ready for commercial use in five years, a senior Agriculture Ministry
The Maharashtra State government will recommend to the centre amendments in the Fertiliser Control Order (FCO) making it mandatory for chemical fertiliser manufacturers to set up a bio-fertiliser
"Genetically modified" plants are already commonplace in America. Europeans would be better off if they embraced them with equal enthusiasm : a
Sowing in north and northwestern India will not be adversely affected by the early arrival of the southwest monsoon as rainfall is likely to remain comparatively weak in the plains of these regions
The three-day International Workshop on Walnut Production organised by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Jammu & Kashmir Government discussed the issues related to
Sunflower , considered the best diversified fancy kharif crop, may not remain the ideal choice for farmers due to an attack by pests, lesser area under cultivation and the prevailing high temperature
Experts at the Directorate of Wheat Research at Karnal in Haryana have found that wheat productivity could be increased through frontline demonstration in the form of applied research. Frontline
Traditonal paddy cultivators are now moving over to greener pastures like cash crops because of high cost of labour that is eating into their profits.
A 'citizens conference' organized by the French parliament has highlighted public misgivings and confusion over genetically altered products entering the food chain. The conference raised consumer's
Their land parched and plagued with insects, many of India's poorest farmers are taking their own lives : a
Enthused by the "fair success" of Advantage Maharashtra, a road-show organied to woo global investment in the infrastructure sector over two years ago, the State Government is now setting up "Agro
Hopes of a possible decontrol of the sugar industry receded on Thursday with state food ministers opposing any move to wind up the public distribution system (PDS) for sugar and favouring