Green groups to test Bt corn for allergic reaction
Unhappy with a federal investigation into dozens of allergy complaints, a coalition of U.S. environmental and consumer groups said yesterday they would launch their own probe into whether the
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$3.5 million organic tea project for India, China approved
The common fund for Commodities (CFC) under the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has approved a joint proposal for the development of organic tea in India and China. The total funding for the
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New rice hybrid from Aventis unit
Hybrid Rice International Ltd (HRI), a company of the Aventis group, has developed a long-duration rice hybrid 6444 which is said to have out yielded the highest-yielding convential varieties in
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Govt probes cotton seeds use in Gujarat
Investigating its first case of illegally grown genetically modified cotton, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the Union environment ministry has sought an explanation from the
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Plan to cut area under wheat
Punjab proposes to reduce the area under wheat by over one lakh hectares in rabi 2001-02 and expects a production of 155.65 lakh tonnes, an increase of 14000 tonnes over that of last year. Wheat will
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T.N. crop loss Rs. 300 crores, says Paneerselvam
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr. O. Paneerselvam, today said the failure of Karnataka to release 66 tmcft (thousand million cubic feet) water between June and September had resulted in loss of Rs.
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Farmers sceptical of CRA meet outcome
Even as the Cauvery River Authority meets tomorrow in New Delhi, voices of scepticism are being heard among farmers and water experts here whether the CRA will come up with any quick solution.
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Govt cottons on to genetic crime in Gujarat
Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) team has reported the illegal cultivation of genetically engineered cotton across several hectares of land in Gujarat. The material for the crop has
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Disappointment over WTO draft
The European Union and the Cairns Group of agricultural exporting countries, from opposite ends of the spectrum, reacted with disappointment to a draft text setting out guidance for future World
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Tea panel to list common pesticide residue levels
The inter-governmental group (IGG) on tea of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), at its 14th session held in New Delhi, has decided to set up a working group of scientists from producing and
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Tea panel to examine MRLs of pesticides
The inter-governmental working group (IGG) on Tea which concluded its recent three-day conference in Delhi has decided to set up a working group of scientists from producing and consuming countries
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GM crop protesters cleared in high court test case
Protesters who pulled up genetically modified crops had their convictions quashed in the UK high court yesterday in a ruling which will make campaigners who destroy GM crops hard to prosecute. The
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Award for Navdanya movement
Navdanya, an agricultural Biodiversity conservation movement in India, and its seedkeeper, Ms. Bija Devi Kaintra, were awarded the Slow Food Prize here on Saturday for their outstanding contribution
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Agro-processing unit at RRL
The Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mr Bachi Singh Rawat, will dedicate the laboratory-cum-pilot building of the agro-processing division of the Regional Research Laboratory (RRL)
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No tillage technique for Punjab soon
The Punjab Agriculture Department has decided to introduce 'no tillage technology' in the state in the coming rabi season. The technology will help in the early sowing of wheat. Besides it will save
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Haryana to encourage organic farming
An ambitious Rs. 20-crore work plan incorporating 19 schemes of the Haryana State Agriculture Department and eight schemes of the State Horticulture Department would be implemented to address the
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Crop of troubles
At a time when the country is still experimenting with frontier biotechnology in agriculture, the expose that a genetically-modified variety of cotton has been illegally cultivated on about 10,000
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India, Switzerland seek GI protection for agro products
In preparation for the WTO meet at Doha, India and Switzerland have demanded stronger protection for agricultural products under geographical indication (GI). They jointly presented a paper to the
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EU in talks to resume GM approvals
The European Commission has begun discussion with EU government representatives on a move to end the ban on approvals for new strains of genetically modified (GM) crops. A spokeswoman for EU
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US renews biotech corn registration for 7 years
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said this week it would allow companies to sell Bt corn for seven more years after finding the gene-spliced crop posed no risk to humans or other animals such