Textile Ministry favours Bt cotton
The textile Ministry favours acceleration of commercial production of bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton in the country in order to help the mills get the required variety and reduce imports.If the
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Campaign on fungal attacks in banana
The outbreak of leaf diseases in banana after a wet spell is not uncommon.Though the monsoon is considered good for the crop, the scientific community conducts awareness campaign to educate the
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Seeds of trouble
As winter sets in, there is nothing more pleasant than a drive from Modasa to Malpur in north Gujarat, a land which in cotton plantations -where white balls shimmer in a green expanse.After two
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Vaccine project in deep freeze
A unique project for manufacturing antirabies vaccine for animals by the Andhra Pradesh state owned Veterinary Biological Research Institute using cell culture has run into rough weather following
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Bill doubling US farm "green" not enough - critics
Federal spending on farm stewardship would double under a proposal unveiled by US Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin on Thursday and immediately labeled by green groups as
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GM cotton : To kill or not to kill
For three seasons now, the cotton growers of Gujarat had been urged by all and sundry t try out the costly Navbharat 151 cotton seed and it was the first year that he veracity of the company's claim
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Prajual Biotech launches new farm products
Prajual Biotech Solutions, a joint venture between the Bangalore-based Prajual Marketing Services and Pondicherry-based Romvijay Biotech, has launched here its products for improving soil, plant
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Barak valley paddy fields falling prey to pests
lush green paddy fields have turned while as the ferments of Barak Valley helplessly see their crops being destroyed by pests. The paddy fields in almost all the districts of Barak Valley have been
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Farmers to be given hybrid varieties
The Department of Agriculture Marketing has evolved a programme to provide new hybrid varieties of seeds to farmers for better and quality yields. The programme will be implemented in collaboration
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Badal promises more sops to farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal expressed concern for farmers and try to make promise that if he came to power again he would try to make farming a profitable business. He praised the
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New rice variety for the poor
A world renowned rice breeder of Indian origin has developed a new plant type for irrigated rice fields that could play a key role in feeding the world's poorest people. Led by Gurdev hush,
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Bt crop : Govt tells Gujarat to buy and then set it on fire
Dismissing strong objections and brushing aside its own findings, the Centre today instructed the Gujarat Government to "procure" the Bt Cotton crop on an estimated 5,000 acres and then set it on
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Gujarat seeks prosecution of Navbharat Seeds' chief
The Gujarat Government has hardened its stand that the Dr D.B. Desai, Managing Director of the Navbharat Seeds Pvt Ltd, be prosecuted by the Central Government for transgression of the Environment
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Breakthrough in hybrid rice technology
Hybrid rice technology, which has shown limited progress due to the inability to overcome the 'sterility barrier' in indica-japonica crosses has received a boost of sorts. Japonica and Indica are
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Gujarat not to burn Bt cotton crop
The Gujarat government will reject any formal order from the Centre to burn the genetically engineered Bt cotton crop. State agriculture minister Purshottam Rupala told that no such order has been
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'No tillage' method has few takers
The 'no tillage technology' introduced by the Punjab Agriculture Department has found few takers in the district. Farmers in the district are still sticking to the traditional method of burning the
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NHRC serves notice to state on farmers' suicide issue
The National Human Rights Commission has directed the Chief Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh state to submit a report on the spate of suicides by the farmers in the state. The NHRC served the notice
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Farmland-to-home direct
The West Bengal government is planning to let farmer sell their products directly to buyers. Every sub-divisional and block headquarters will have markets modelled after apni mandis found in Punjab
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Grain bank scheme to extended to all tribal areas
The standing committee of Union ministers and chief ministers on food management and agricultural exports recommended that the Grain Bank scheme be launched in all tribal areas of the country.
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President's nod to farmers' rights legislation
The President Mr. KR Narayanan, has given assent to the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights legislation that seeks to stimulate investment into research and development both in the