Task force moots board to promote organic farming
The task force set up by the agriculture ministry to study the various aspects of organic farming has recommended the establishment of a permanent national board to promote environment-friendly
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Recent Developments in IVRI may control PPR disease
The recent developments in the laboratory of Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Mukteswar may be a boon for control of PPR disease of sheep and goats in our country. The country is now self
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National organic farming board mooted
The task force on organic farming has recommended setting up of a national organic farming board to promote organic food and fibre. The Planning Commission is finalising Rs 100 crore exclusively for
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Two new wheat varieties developed
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute unit at Wellington near Coonoor has developed two new high-yielding and rust-resistant wheat varieties, HW 2004 (Amar) and HW
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World lags behind on hunger pledge
An ambitious target set by world leaders six years ago to halve global hunger by 2015 will be missed by 45 years due to slow progress in many parts of Africa and Asia, a senior United Nations food
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Cotton mills body advocates cultivation of Bt cotton
The India Cotton Mills Federation (ICMF) has advocated the cultivation of Bt cotton saying that the variety would help to increase cotton output as well as to raise the income levels of farmers due
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BJP programme to distribute wastelands
Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) state unit president Chilakam Ramchandra Reddy on Tuesday said that the party had decided to launch a programme for distribution of wasteland among the landless in
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Cotton mills pitch for Bt variety
Chairman of Indian Cotton Mills Federation (ICMF) Rajaram Jaipuria has suggested that the government make an official pronouncement permitting cultivation of Bt cotton and thereby set at rest the
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Agri-products dumped in India
Sending alarm signals in the agri-industry is an extensive report by one of the corporates which warns of an increase in import of unbranded farm products which is dangerous for both health and
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UN appeals for Afghan farmers
The Rome-based United Nations food agency has sought more than $10 million from donors to provide emergency assistance, seeds, fertilisers, feed and vaccines for animals to farmers in the war-torn
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Taskforce to boost organic farming
The task force on organic farming has recommended setting up of a national organic farming board to promote organic food and fibre. The Planning Commission is finalising Rs 100 crore exclusively for
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State faces desertification
Madhya Pradesh is heading towards desertification as removal of important nutrients by way of cultivation is considerably higher than addition of nutrients and elements by means of fertilisers. The
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Whither transgenic agriculture?
The case of Bt cotton has led to several surprises and rebounds lately : first, in June, when Mahyco was denied the authorisation to commercialise its transgenic cotton hybrid in India, at least
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TNAU seeks consent to grow Bt cotton
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has asked the Union Government to grant it permission to grow Bt cotton. Inaugurating a two-day national seminar on 'Implications of WTO on agriculture
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Food distribution and growth-equity linkages
The case of widespread distribution of foodgrains among all sections of the population rests on sound economic sense. The state is, therefore, required to play a pro-active role in the area of
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Chasing the genetic ghost
The manner in which the government is seeking to deal with the cultivation, albeit illegal, of the insect-protected Bt cotton in Gujarat shows that it is merely groping in the dark and that too
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Eupatorium crippling Goa agriculture
Faced with the menacing problem of the fast spreading eupatorium weed, agricultural experts in Goa are drawing up plans to launch a campaign, involving the farmers, to popularise the concept of
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White burley tobacco growers in AP face bleak prospects
Growers of white burley tobacco in the tribal areas of East Godavari and Vishakhapatnam districts find themselves in the same predicament as their colleagues raising Virginia tobacco elsewhere in
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HP takes steps to boost sheep farming
With a view to improve the quality and quantity of the wool in Himachal Pradesh, the State Government is ensuring that the local sheep are crossed with good quality rams, which are being supplied
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Standard GMO crop tests in the pipeline
International researchers are working on a set of testing procedures for gene-altered crops that could be adopted throughout the world and help reduce cases of conflicting results, a researcher said