Over harvesting threatens wild mushroom species
Wild mushroom species once grew in the forested hillsides around the Thimphu (Bhutan) valley. Now most of these species are disappearing because of over-exploitation.Experts at the National Mushroom
Wild mushroom species once grew in the forested hillsides around the Thimphu (Bhutan) valley. Now most of these species are disappearing because of over-exploitation.Experts at the National Mushroom
The Orissa Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, has directed payment of crop insurance within a week to farmers whose kharif crops were damaged during the drought last year. Under the National
Research work on agricultural applications of fly ash has demonstrated that it is helpful in boosting the yields of various crops. Fly ash is found to be a supplier of essential micro-nutrients to
An automatic solar-powered instrument to alert farmers when to spray against leaf spot diseases in groundnut has been developed by the International crops research institute for the semi-arid tropics
Thailand, the world's top rice exporter, has developed a new high-grade, disease-resistant strain it hopes will bolster sales to the West and Japan. Pathum Thani 1 is nearly identical to Thailand's
Greenpeace, the environmental group, raised and alarm on Wednesday by announcing that a new study revealed unknown DNA in Monsanto's Ready Roundup soyabean, while claiming the genetically engineered
A task force on agriculture has recommended the creation of the 'food security box'(FSB) under the WTO framework and substantial reduction in tariffs by the developed countries for giving flexibility
Like bees take to honey. That's Pune's lab buzz with patented potions to charm the little stingers or repel them from feasting on the wrong flowers. The National Geographic Channel will fly down in
About 17 lakh people mostly small-scale and marginal farmers and landless farm workers of Bangladesh are expected to be benefited by a 34-million dollar loan from Asian Development Bank, official
The Himachal Pradesh Government has formulated a new 'tea development policy' to benefit tea growers of the State by boosting production through improved
Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh said the government would test field soil in the state to see which crop could yield better income to farmers.
Fresh controversy erupted on Thursday after scientists discovered unidentified fragments of DNA in gene-altered soybeans, jolting grain markets and heating up a simmering debate about genetically
Field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops were vital to assess the potential of gene technology and ensure Australia made a considered decision about the technology's future, a farmer-backed
The Government has conceded the point raised by several NGOs spearheaded by the Gene Campaign, to protect the farmer's 'right to sell seeds and retain control over seed production in the newly
The Bill on Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights, passed by the Lok Sabha recently, has been welcomed. However, activists are already warning against any dilution of its
Himachal Pradesh is set to go high-tech by having drawn an ambitious plan to cultivate bio-tea in 2000 hectares in Kangra and Chamba districts with private investment of Rs. 130 crore.
An Assistant Soil Conservation Officer of the Haflong Soil Conservation Division, Arup Rai, has developed a technology, named Modified Scientific Shifting Cultivation Technology (MOSSCULT), as an
India may fall short of milk supplies to the tune of around 20 million tonnes per year after 2005 and might have to import milk from other countries, according to a recent study by a Mumbai-based
Sri Lanka's business community appealed to the government this week to delay plans to bring back tough controls on genetically modified (GM) food on September 1. The restrictions were first
The European Commission said this week it had no scientific evidence that a brand of genetically modified soybeans - which environmental group Greenpeace wants banned - posed a health risk. The EC