Krishi India 2002 from tomorrow
A six-day agricultural international exhibition (Krishi India 2002) will begin here on February 6. The event, jointly organised by TIDITSSIA and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, was expected
A six-day agricultural international exhibition (Krishi India 2002) will begin here on February 6. The event, jointly organised by TIDITSSIA and the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, was expected
The Karnataka government is embarking upon an ambitious plan of using the Information Technology (IT) for providing useful information to farmers by establishing information centres at the taluk
China will be asked to postpone its March 20 effective date for new rules governing the import of genetically modified foods so that U.S. soybean shipments will not be interrupted, a U.S. Agriculture
The Maharashtra government is working out details of an ambitious plan to usher in a technology-driven green revolution with the help of biotech companies. A corpus of Rs crore will kickstart the
An epidemic has broken out among the cattle population in different villages of Kamandanga Gaon Panchayat under Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar district in Assam. Hundreds of cattle have been
Farmers who plant genetically modified (GM) rapeseed may be creating new superweeds resistant to all but the toughest herbicides, a report from the UK government's advisory group on wildlife said.
India has always been credited with having a vast rural market. This has been reflected in many a reputed company entering the business of trading in, including retail marketing of, agro-products.
Sharp divisions among European Union(EU) member states emerged immediately after the European Commission unveiled its proposals to finance an enlargement expected to take in 10 new countries by 2004.
As carbon dioxide levels rise, plant life around the globe may lose the ability to incorporate certain forms of nitrogen, like those found in most fertilizers, says a plant physiologist at the
The US based agro-business major Cargill proposes to set up a 1,000 tonne per Day port based vegetable oil refinery at Paradeep in Orissa. It is the largest refinery, with an inbuilt crushing
Monsanto said yesterday it wanted to gain approvals this year in certain non US markets for its genetically modified(GMO) seeds, to spur growth at the agroscience
Unmindful of relentless criticism from the global anti-GMO lobby, China is forging ahead with biotechnology enhanced agriculture, reaping huge benefits in the process. An article in Science
Nine farmers in Brazil's South may face prosecution by the public prosecutor's office for the illegal planting and sale of genetically modified soybeans, the Agriculture Minister said. The ministry,
The United States will need more talks with China to clarify Beijing's new rules on bio-engineered foods which threaten $1 billion in annual sales of soybeans, a U.S. official said. "We think that
The power consumed by the agricultural sector in Andhra Pradesh is much lower than what the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (AP Transco) has estimated or what the Andhra Pradesh
Cotton researchers are of the firm opinion that contract farming is the answer to the problems faced by the mill sector and the farming community. The cotton scientists met at Mumbai recently to
An agri-business expo titled 'Agri Conclave 2002' is being planned at Tiruchi on February 9 and 10. This two day even is being organised jointly by the Confederation of India Industry (CII) and the
The Centre hopes its removal of restrictions on the movement and stocking of wheat and rice will not only help their availability in areas of scarcity but also help farmers get better prices for
The authorities in Hong Kong started culling 60,000 more chickens Tuesday as a suspected outbreak of bird flu spread more farms. About 60 staff members from the Agriculture, Fisheries and
Middlemen and Government officials are brazenly looting huge amounts of Central subsidy in Bihar even as farmers are forced to sell rice and paddy much below the support price due to a powerful nexus