Bengal Govt strategy to boost agriculture
The West Bengal Government has taken up a programme to convert wasteland and uncultivable land into agricultural land to boost production, Mr Kamal Guha, State Agriculture Minister, Said on Tuesday.
The West Bengal Government has taken up a programme to convert wasteland and uncultivable land into agricultural land to boost production, Mr Kamal Guha, State Agriculture Minister, Said on Tuesday.
Farmers in the district of Narail (Bangladesh) have invented an effective formula of pesticides by mixing sugar with urea fertilizer which is gaining
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the judgement of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and the State Commission, awarding damages against the National Seed Corporation for
The European Commission has made its strongest call yet for the European Union's moratorium on new genetically modified crop approvals to be dropped as it prepares to restart the authorization
The scientific base for the introduction of genetically modified crops has been seriously undermined by lack of funding for public sector research, the chairman of a big international conference on
A unique experiment was conducted in Andhra Pradesh of calling upon farmers to assess the government's policies on agriculture. And the farmers have waved a red flag. The farmers' jury rejected in no
Formally joining the international debate over genetically modified food, a U.N. agency says in a report that regulated planting of biotech crops could reduce malnutrition and starvation in
The Codex Alimentarius Commission has agreed on the first global principles for the safety assessment of genetically modified foods, on maximum levels of certain food toxins, and on guidelines for
In the race to move soybeans to the global marketplace, Brazil, Argentina and China are gaining and the United States, the longtime champ, is faltering. As they watch competitors invest heavily to
Genetically-modified crops, under attack in the West, may provide an answer to cutting malnutrition in poor nations by developing seeds resistant to drought, a new U.N. report says. Despite somewhat
Western environmental groups are blocking ways to ease hunger in the poorest parts of the world by stifling the development of genetically modified foods, the lead author of a United Nations report
Like Popeye eating cans of spinach, soldiers of the near future will dine on special food that makes them fighting fit-at least according to a report by America's National Research Council. The
"Genetic engineering and genomic techniques offer new opportunities to develop new crop varieties with higher yield potential, dense micro-nutrients and yield stability. We have to use all the tools
Tasmania is to harden its line against genetically modified crops for at least another two years and moving to gain the option of declaring itself permanently GM-free. The State Government is set to
After a plant at Rudrapur in Uttaranchal, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) has launched a second satellite plant at Mehla, about 40 km from Jaipur. The plant will cater to the agricultural needs of
In a belated attempt to whittle down the food mountain created by its overflowing buffer stocks, the government announced a 30 percent cut in prices of food grain sold to those living below the
Continued food assistance needed by over 60 million people affected by natural and/or man-made disasters in Africa, Asia and Latin America is leading to the massive movement of food and other relief
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization have called upon countries to apply international food safety and quality standards to protect health and trade in
Kangaroo culls are achieving a balance between the Australian symbol and farming, farmers said today. National Farmers' Federation (NFF) president Ian Donges said calls for an end to kangaroo culls
Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala on Sunday made it clear that he was not against the World Trade Organisation (WTC), but stressed the need for modification in its terms and conditions to