EU's Fischler calls for coherent gene food strategy
The EU's farm policy chief this week called for a common strategy on gene-modified foods that addressed consumers' worries about health and the environment in a rational way. Europe lacks a shared
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Starbucks braces for another round with eco-protests
Facing mounting pressure from protest groups, Starbucks Corp. this week affirmed its commitment to environmentally friendly products and fair wages for coffee farmers. Protesters will hand out fliers
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The poor suffer as grains vanish in bureaucratic web
The much-hyped Food-for-work programme seems to have landed in the bureaucratic web. Designed to provide relief to people below poverty line in areas affected by natural calamities, the programme has
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Pasta wheat path to bail out farmers
Digvijay Singh has his way, Madhya Pradesh will soon be exporting "Duco wheat" an essential ingredient for good quality pasta to Italy and other European countries. The Madhya Pradesh chief minister
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Senate passes farm bill boosting subsidies
The US Senate passed an election-year farm bill that boosts subsidies for grain and cotton growers and doubles spending on conservation programs. Unlike a House-passed bill, the Senate legislation
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EU green group urges tax breaks for organic foods
Organic products should be given tax breaks throughout the European Union to help them compete with conventionally grown goods, a green lobby group proposed this week. A study commissioned by the
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Livestock farmers march on government
Farmers in Japan marched on the government for a second day in central Tokyo, calling for more efforts to revive beef consumption, which has been crippled by the outbreak of mad cow disease and a
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Himachal Pradesh achieves targets in foodgrain production
The Himachal Pradesh Government has achieved the targets in the production of foodgrains and vegetables in the northern zone of the state comprising Una, Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Chamba districts
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Call to boost research on GM crop
A quantum leap in agricultural yields, and pest resistance, can only be achieved through genetically modified varieties and the line of research has to be encouraged, even though there are some
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Research on transgenic golden rice to be completed in four years
Work on transgenic golden rice fortified with vitamin-A is likely to be completed within four years. The International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) has already handed over raw materials of the
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Pact with IRRI for new varieties
The Union Government has signed a four-year work plan agreement with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines, for improvement and development of rain-fed varieties for dry and
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Italy will present a conservative strategy for European Union farm reform
Italy will present a conservative strategy for European Union farm reform, changing tack from one year ago when it championed a radical new green approach to agriculture, documents obtained by
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Seeds are key to rebuilding devastated farms
The long term recovery of Afghanistan's farming devastated by three years of extreme drought and 23 years of war culminating in the recent US bombing campaign, depends on one thing above all else
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Sustainable agriculture adopted in developing world
With close to 800 million people suffering from hunger, the developing world is embracing innovative sustainable agricultural techniques. The new techniques promise to increase food production while
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Food security and biotechnology
Food security means all people having access at all times to sufficient food to meet the dietary needs for a healthy and productive life. It depends on availability and access to food and on proper
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Rs. 383 crore package for Anantapur
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, today announced a huge relief package of Rs. 383 crores for farmers of Anantapur, hit by dry spells and untimely heavy rain on the eve of a
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IPM becomes popular among farmers
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) an environment friendly system of pest control, is gradually becoming popular among farmers of Bangladesh because of its low cost but higher yields without, causing
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Global grains meet in June
Grains Conference 2002, organised by the International Grains Council (IGC), will be held in London on June 20. With 'New Milling Markets - Opportunities for trade' as the theme, the conference will
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APEDA to promote mangoes in Singapore
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) will use the upcoming Food & Hotel Asia (FHA) 2002 exhibition in Singapore as a plank to promote mango and its processed
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TIDCO moving into corporate farming
The Tamil Nadu Government has decided to treat corporate and contract farming as a separate component for focus under wasteland development programme. It has asked the Tamil Nadu Industrial