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Colored plastic films may be able to replace harmful chemicals in helping commercial nurseries grow plants that are uniform in size. University of Florida (UF) researchers are
Colored plastic films may be able to replace harmful chemicals in helping commercial nurseries grow plants that are uniform in size. University of Florida (UF) researchers are
The Punjab Agricultural University has released three varieties of chrysanthemum for commercial cultivation in the state after trials for over several years. They are Birbal Sahni, Baggi and Ratlam
There is expected to be a 10 per cent increase in the acreage of transgenic crops world-wide in 2001 as more than 5 million farmers opt for GM seeds with significantly higher
It is an innovative idea that spawned a hundred other and went on to put Karnataka's farmers, particularly the innovative ones, right on top of the national map in the second annual competition for
Small and marginal farmers in West Bengal are suffering due to the impact of liberalisation and GATT. With the rise of irrigation costs and withdrawal of subsidies for inputs, they are forced either
Preliminary farm trails and experiments using micro-nutrients in paddy fields conducted in Mandya by the Regional Research Station , V C Farm, Mandya, University of Agriculture sciences, Bangalore,
The Maharashtra state agriculture department has confirmed that the Bt cotton which was sold and grown in several places of Gujarat has also been sold to farmers in some districts of Maharashtra by
A senior U.S. official said it was "urgent" for the European Union to find a way to end a three-year-old ban on approvals of new genetically modified crops.
Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi has in a communication to Union textile minister Kasiram Rana urged him to sanction export of one lakh cotton bales in the interests of the state's cotton
The plight of farmers in Muzaffarnagar has worsened due to the deteriorating infrastructure. The supply of canal water and electricity is irregular and unreliable. Western Uttar Pradesh, one of the
The National Horticulture Board is an apex body set up by the Government of India under the Ministry of Agriculture. The broad objectives of the board is to promote integrated development of
There seems to be no respite in sight for the beleaguered international commodities market, plagued as it is by the low price syndrome. The little hope that has been generated by the revival of trade
Reduced competition from China, Pakistan and Viet Nam and Beijing's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will bring another rice export bonanza to Thailand in 2002, according to latest
The recent furore over genetically modified (GM) Bt-cotton grown illegally in Gujarat brought home, literally, the worldwide debate on the issue. Proponents of GM technology insist it is safe, and
Good news for diabetic patients in Calcutta and elsewhere in West Bengal. Those who dig potatoes but cannot eat them because of health problems might now do so at peace. A new breed of tubers, low on
Farmers of Gulbarga in Karnataka who have been suffering from drought have another problem on hand : the entire cotton crop in the taluk has been affected by pests.
Two centres of excellence joined hands to work for the benefit of the rural poor through large scale propagation of economic crops developed through tissue culture. The Regional Plant Resource
The U.S. Supreme Court in a ruling benefical to the crop-biotechnology industry upheld the legality of patents for plants and seed. The 6-2 opinion keeps intact hundreds of utility patents granted by
The Nepal Government and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) exchanged signed a few days ago. The Mexico-based centre has been extending cooperation to Nepal in improving the
The incidence of suicide among the farmers of Karnataka has reached alarming proportions with over 80 distressed farmers ending their lives this year. The Krishna Government has appointed an experts'