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Researchers studying plant behaviour at the University of the West of England in Bristol have discovered that similarities between the process preventing plants from wilting and humans suffering from
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Farming at crossroads after foot-and-mouth epidemic
One year ago today foot-and mouth disease was confirmed in animals at an abattoir in Essex,east of London. It was to be the start of the world's worst outbreak of the disease. The epidemic also had a
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Locust swarms forecast for Northern Afghanistan
As if 22 years of war plus three years of drought and famine were not enough suffering for Afghanistan, a devastating plague of locusts is about to hatch out in the northern part of the country.
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'Agriculture to be focal point of this Budget'
President K R Narayanan's address to the opening session of Parliament on Monday, was upbeat with announcements of major reforms in the nation's agriculture sector, Mr. Narayanan said Budget 2002-03
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Bumper crop of Japanese orange
A new type of orange imported from Japan and propagated at selected places in Himachal Pradesh has yielded astonishing results and is likely to prove a boon for fruit growers of the state. The unique
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FFA seeks more sops in forthcoming budget
The farmers organizations have geared up their suggestion to the government for introducing reform in agriculture in the ensuing Union Budget. The Virgina Tobacco Growers Association (VTGA) has
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Brussels gains new powers to act in food safety crises
The European Commission gained wide ranging new powers to take emergency action in future food safety crises, with the entry into force of key European legislation to regulate food production from
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Rs 2,265 crore sought for processed food sector
The food processing industries ministry has demanded an allocation of Rs 2,265 crore in the Tenth Plan. It has also demanded Budgetary support for the revival of the sole public sector undertaking
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Sheep, goats to be vaccinated
The Himachal Pradesh Animal Husbandry Department will provide dipping arrangements at selected places to save flocks of sheep and goats from various diseases. Presiding over a meeting of the Animal
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Boost to agriculture
The exercise of budget making is fraught with extraordinary difficulties at the present, as there has been a huge shortfall in revenue collections of the central government which would mean that
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China rebuffs US demand, defends rules on Genetically Modified foods
China's premier Zhu Rongji appeared to rebuff US requests for flexibility on rules for bio engineered foods on Friday, telling US President George W Bush they were in line with international
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Fowl antibiotics
It was a pleasant surprise to learn that three large American poultry companies had greatly reduced their use of antibiotics in healthy chickens. Other companies ought to follow the lead of these
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Biotech soybeans help soil quality, industry says
Genetically modified soybeans are promoting soil conservation by allowing farmers to plow less, a biotechnology industry group said. Biotech is allowing farmers to practice more conservation tillage,
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Sen committee against income support to farmers
The Abhijit Sen committee for formulating a long term food grain policy for the next two decades does not favour the proposal mooted by the food minister, Mr. Shanta Kumar, to give farmers income
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Certification for GM foods to be introduced soon
The government is planning to introduce a GMO safety certification scheme for all food products being imported into the country to ensure correct labeling and protection of consumer health. Armed
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Quick reforms in farm sector urged
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has called for carrying out urgent reforms in the agriculture sector. Theses include freeing crop pricing policy from controls and
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Implications of collapsing farm prices
Crippled by sharply falling incomes, millions of farmers are unable to make reciprocal food grain purchases. This is why, despite high growth rates of money supply, there is a glut of stocks with the
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Survey calls for re-orientation of agro policy
The pre-budget economic survey on Tuesday rang an alarm bell for the government on the subsidy front, and called for re-orientation of agricultural policy to shift the focus on non-cereal crops. The
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Maize shortfall may choke poultry farmers
The domestic poultry sector is concerned about the likely shortfall this year in maize production, which is likely to heave a bearing on the poultry feeds prices this year. The short supply sentiment
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Swaminathan for crop quality revolution
There is an urgent need to step up crop productivity and quality in the country to avoid becoming net importer of foodgrains. The introduction of knowledge intensive eco and precision agriculture