Heavy on fragile flora
Austria's cattle are getting so heavy that they are crushing fragile flora and spoiling whole landscapes, the Salzburg environment ombudsman's office has warned. "The well - nourished cows of today
Austria's cattle are getting so heavy that they are crushing fragile flora and spoiling whole landscapes, the Salzburg environment ombudsman's office has warned. "The well - nourished cows of today
The European Commission yesterday unveiled long-awaited new rules on the labelling and traceability of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) aimed at restarting its stalled approvals
Pakistan's Minister for Food and Agriculture Khair Muhammad Junejo has said that the federal government was setting up 300 model farms in different villages of Sindh. He was addressing a gathering
Arunachal Pradesh Government is contemplating to evolve a management package for conservation of the Mithun (Bros-frontalis) population, which is on the verge of extinction. In its endeavour,
Feed and fodder development experts on the Animal Husbandry Department are popularising an Israeli technique for the preservation of green fodder by making silage. Dr Hazara Singh Cheema and Dr Anup
Metahelix Life Science Private Ltd, a biotech start-up promoted by five scientists (including three ex-Monsanto scientists) has been set up in Bangalore with seed funding of Rs 6.5 crore from the
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has given the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for outstanding post-graduate agricultural research for the year 2000 to Dr M.A. Shanmugham, Chief Executive,
There has been a fresh addition to the problems of farmers of Karnataka. Even before they could recover from the early shocks of drought, they are now up against the threat of dreaded plant viral
Union agriculture minister Ajit Singh has demanded changes in the WTO agreement on agriculture as it poses a threat to domestic farmers.He said India should demand changes in certain provisions in
The European Commission is set to adopt proposals aimed at restarting the stalled approvals process for genetically modified (GM) crops, while reassuring consumers that their food is safe.
The United Nations has asked Colombia to accept an international audit of its anti-cocaine crop spraying program, which is under attack for hurting poor peasants, a senior U.N. official said
The European Commission is due to unveil long-awaited proposals for labelling foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) today, part of a campaign to make the entire food chain more
In a jolt to the government's food policy, the Supreme Court directed the Centre, six state governments and the Food Corporation of India to file sworn affidavits in two weeks on steps taken to
How alike are people and bananas? We could soon know. In the wake of the successful human genome project, a global consortium of scientists has announced plans to sequence all the DNA in the world's
Grey-to-Green Revolution. This is the new terminology coined by the Patancheru (Andhra Pradesh)- based International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to describe its goal of
Poor farmers and concerns about dependence on imports from other countries drive China toward genetically modified foods : a
The European Union would have the world's most stringent rules on the labelling of genetically modified foods under proposals agreed by the European Commission.
With developments in biotechnology, funding for studies of unconventional crops has taken on a new urgency. But the money is as scarce as ever : a
Monsanto, the controversial agricultural chemicals and seed group, estimated that US acreage planted with its genetically modified corn, cotton and soyabean crops would increase by about 11 per cent
The Manila-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will soon release 'Super Rice', Dr Gurudev S Kush said. He said that the per hectare yield of this variety of rice will be at least 15