Centre plans cess to help those in organic farming
As part of moves to ameliorate farmers dependent on organic cultivation, the Centre is considering levying one per cent cess on chemical fertilisers and pesticides, besides providing them with a
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GM crops will boost food production
India needs genetically modified (GM) crops as this will help increase food production, James Peacock, Chief, Common wealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Plant Industry, Canberra,
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Modified crops policy shift signaled
The British government of signaled a shift in policy on genetically modified crops when it backed calls for stronger measures to reduce possible cross contamination of non-GM
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Farmers find flaws in green vision
Green issues dominate a new blueprint for the future of rural England, but farmers are already up in arms over proposals affecting how much aid they will get. 2001 was a terrible year for farming,
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Ministries working on food safety agency
The Japan farm ministry and the health ministry are negotiating the establishment of a food safety agency in fiscal 2002, ministry officials said. The proposed agency would be formed by combining the
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Centre mulls curbs on GM soya oil
A significant measure under consideration is a ban on import of soyabean oil produced from genetically-modified (GM) soyabean. Under the law of the land, import of genetically-modified products is
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Problem of plenty in rich states
The mounting food grain surpluses which at present are valued around Rs 65,000 crore, mainly resulting from increasing procurement levels and falling demand from states, have been worrying the Centre
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Haryana first to introduce tele-farming
Haryana introduced tele-agriculture to enable the state's farmers to refer their problems to experts in various fields in the department of agriculture and in Chaudhary Charan Singh's Haryana
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Research fillip to Malda fruit bowl
The West Bengal government has decided to hand over 57 acres of land of the state's agriculture department to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research free of cost for the setting up a mango and
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Focus on stability, agriculture
The election manifesto of the SAD which is being given a finishing touch will focus on political stability and unfold new schemes aimed at " resuscitating " agriculture and rural economy and accruing
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WHO to examine safety of GM foods
With biotechnology being discussed majority in both developed and developing countries, the World Health Organisation along with the Food and Agriculture Organisation will start evaluating the safety
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USDA releases translation of new China biotech rules
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made public its translation of China's new regulations governing the import of genetically modified foods, a series of rules USDA Secretary Ann Veneman
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China's GMO rules to take effect on schedule
China's Ministry of Agriculture said it will implement new rules on genetically modified organisms (GMO) as planned on March 20, contrary to market talk of a possible delay. We will surely implement
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Trials cleared Bt, we now need date: Govt.
Finally, farmers in the country may for the first time have access to the high-yield Bt cotton, produced by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company with technology from multinational Monsanto, during the
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APEDA to set up five more agri export zones
The steering committee of Agricultural and Processed Foods Development Authority (APEDA) cleared proposals for setting up of five more agri export zones (AEZs) in the country. With this recent
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Genes might let cotton growers use less water
Scientists in Georgia and Israel have identified genes in cotton plants that could pave the way for drought-toleralnt varieties and help farmers save on irrigation costs.
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' Develop new crop patterns '
Governor C Rangarajan on Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh called upon Icrisat scientists to focus on modifying the cropping patterns to reduce the risk of crop loss and to increase revenues of
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Food Park Scheme failure puts food processing ministry in tight spot
The Union minister for food processing, Chaman Lal Gupta is placed in a tight spot. The ambitious scheme for setting up 22 food parks in different parts of the country involving a total central
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Rules to empower plant varieties & farmers rights protection act
The first year of the new millennium which witnessed heated debates on genetically engineered seeds and plants was uniquely significant for farmers and plant breeders. On the international scene. The
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Network on farmers' rights mooted
An expert consultation held in Chennai on implementing farmers rights under the FAO-steered International Treaty, has recommended the formation of a regional cooperative network in the Asia Pacific