Organic manure from farm waste
Crop residues from rice, maize, sugarcane, sorghum, pearl millet, pulses and biomass from aquatic and wastelands weeds, if properly processed, could supply 2.20 million tonnes (mt) of fertiliser
Crop residues from rice, maize, sugarcane, sorghum, pearl millet, pulses and biomass from aquatic and wastelands weeds, if properly processed, could supply 2.20 million tonnes (mt) of fertiliser
Authorities have found hundreds of farmers in Gujarat a major cotton growing belt used genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds banned by the government. Now they say the crop will have to be
A farm bill now before the U.S. Senate is winning the support of environmental groups, but the Bush administration has announced it will oppose the bill.
The soil Testing and Fertility Management Project of DAE has launched a seven month long programme in Chapai-Nawabganj in Bangladesh from August last in order to maintain fertility and productivity
A combination of bumper harvests and high support prices has landed the Food Corp of India with a growing mountain of grain. It is also forcing the government to review its policy on agricultural
The private company conducting officials trials of genetically-modified cotton decided to showcase their product, side-stepping the regulatory authority's mandate not to display the crop or reveal
Agricultural waste can be successfully converted into useful animal feed by the use of selective microbes. With new developments in molecular bio-chemistry throwing up exciting possibilities of
Four persons belonging to "Banjara" (nomadic) group were arrested in Ajmer district (Rajasthan) today in connection with illegal sale of cow hides, a senior police official said here. Twenty-five
Steps are being taken to seek the support of all concerned to build a common platform for joint political action to safeguard the interests of the Kerala State's farmers in the post-WTO regime. The
The Karnataka State Government will seek special financial assistance from the Centre to tackle the eriophyid mite-attack ("Nusi Roga" in Kannada) on coconut palms in the State. The mite menace led
The agitation for securing higher procurement price for cotton-growers from Monday, threatened by the Shiv Sena - BJP combine in Maharashtra with the support of the farmer leader, Mr. Sharad Joshi,
Although waiting for an official confirmation from a Central research institute, Gujarat agriculture commissioner's office has decided to initiate strong punitive action against an agri-firm for
A Bangalore Declaration on the Indian food industry has identified contract farming as a vital element of policies aimed at raising the level of food processing raised from 2 per cent to 10 per cent
Although it is waiting for an official confirmation from a Central Research Institute the Maharashtra state agriculture commissioner's office has decided to take strong punitive action against an
Festive atmosphere prevailed in the Kashadhar area of Chirgaon where hundreds of sheep will be sacrificed by residents of about 50 surrounding villages at the 'shand yagya'
The multinational seed company seed company Monsanto and other proponents of biotechnology continually tell the public that genetic engineering is necessary if the world's food supply is to keep up
The Haryana Chief Minister Mr Om Prakesh Chautala, will inaugurate an agriculture training centre in Panchkula on December 16 as part of the multi-sectoral World Bank aided Human Resources
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) recently organised a seminar on 'Organic farming; A new horizon for sustainable agriculture', where large number of
As the armed revolution of the Nagas cools off, another revolution is slowly brewing in Nagaland. Their weaponry : the plough, the spade, axe and dao - the traditional utility knife of the Nagas. "It
The State Agriculture Department has confirmed that the Bt cotton which was sold and grown in several places in Gujarat has also been sold to farmers in some districts of Maharashtra by Nav Bharat