New opportunities emerge in farm sector
The government is all set to dismantle the present grain procurement system and considering income support for farmers, instead. The food subsidy bill for the current year would be Rs. 20,000 crore
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Chase the GM bogey away
Indian farmers will certainly find the grass greener on the other side of this decade, going by the government's decision to clear the trials of the controversial GM cotton. The Bt cotton contains a
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High-input tech kills agriculture
Even as the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns continue to be stacked to the ceiling and New Delhi remains directionless as regards food management, down South, in Palakkad, once Kerala's 'rice
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Karnataka to pay relief for crop loss
The Agriculture Minister, T.B. Jayachandra, today said the Government was thinking of paying Rs. 5 crore as compensation for crop lost owing to hailstorm during the recent off season rains in seven
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EU entrants may miss out on farm subsidies
Eastern European diplomats Yesterday expressed dismay at draft European Union plans for holding back on agricultural subsidies to future EU
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Green farmers hope for flood of public support
The European government wants to replace production subsidies with funding for biodiversity schemes. But taxpayers may take some convincing of the merits of this : A report.
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China plans to protect its agriculture sector
China plans to use technical and scientific barriers to protect its local agricultural sector, state run media said. The report suggests that despite China's entry into the World Trade Organisation
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Ajit Singh for reforms in farm research
The Union Minister for Agriculture, Ajit Singh called for major reforms in farm research and education to meet challenges of economic globalisation. He suggested formation of Task Forces to address
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Surplus leaves sugar industry in state with a bitter taste
Approximately 4.48 lakh tonnes of surplus sugar is wasting away in godowns all over Maharashtra. The surplus is the result of excess production, poor exports and the government's refusal to lift its
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Ajit seeks allocation for farm research
Strongly favoring major reforms in farm research and education to deal with globalisation, Agriculture Minister Ajit Singh on Monday suggested formation of task forces to address issues like crop
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Environment groups warn UK govt on gene crop sites
Britain risks tainting conventional and organic crops with gene-modified varieties via new field trial sites which were announced, environment groups said. 'If planted close to organic farms, the
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'Gene tech to give quantum leap to farm output'
Genetic engineering and genomics, combined with good management practices, have the potential for providing the next quantum jump in agricultural production, according to Dr. William James Peacock,
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Rabo in talks for agri centres
Rabo India Finance Pvt Ltd is in talks with companies like Mahindra & Mahindra, Escorts and Ralis for setting up agri-service centres in rural areas. These centres are designed to sell products and
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Icrisat urged to adopt watershed schemes in Medak
Medak district collector Premachandra Reddy on Wednesday appealed to the Icrisat to adopt watershed development programmes in the district and urged Icrisat scientists to advise the farmers on
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Madhya Pradesh Government' to unveil Agriculture vision soon
The Madhya Pradesh Government's agriculture policy attaching special importance to an action plan for horticulture will be announced in the forthcoming Budget session of the
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EU farm policy upsets East Europeans
The European Union was accused of treating its newcomers as second class citizens after Brussels said the mostly eastern European nations looking to join in 2004 would have to wait ten years before
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Symposium on soya potential
With a view to creating greater awareness about the need to harness the potential of soyabean for the health and nutritional security of the country, the Indore-based Soyabean Processors Association
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Rs. 240-cr relief for Kerala farmers
The Kerala Government has announced reliefs to the tune of Rs.. 240 crore to farmers and workers in traditional industries. The Chief Minister, Mr. A. K. Antony, told press persons after a Cabinet
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State to pay Rs.. 5-crore compensation to farmers
The Karnataka Government has decided to release Rs.. 5-crore to pay as compensation to farmers who have lost their crops in the recent hailstorm. The Minister said crops in 22,000 hectares were
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A shrinking appetite? Indians spent less on food in '00-01
Are Indians eating less? That might sound incredible but if the latest data collated by the Central Statistical Organisation(CSO) is correct, that would certainly appear to be the case. According to