Dynamic farming
Attitudes hold the key to the survival of the fittest. A group of farmers in Kerala's northernmost Kasargod district are not just propagating innovative farming methods to tide over the crisis
Attitudes hold the key to the survival of the fittest. A group of farmers in Kerala's northernmost Kasargod district are not just propagating innovative farming methods to tide over the crisis
Bihar is still way off its target for wheat and rice. The slow rate of procurement has meant that smaller farmers have been forced into distress sales to middlemen. Bursting at the seams, FCI can no
The attempt to push commercialisation of Bt cotton before trials were completed and before approvals came from the regulatory authority, was questioned in New Delhi by NGO scientists, Suman Sahai and
The National Council of Applied Economic Research(NCAER) today projected an agricultural growth of just 3.8 per cent during the current financial year, in contrast to the Central Statistical
Researchers at a government-affiliated laboratory have isolated around 15,000 genes of the Arabidopsis plant, marking a step toward identifying all of the plant's genes.The result of the research by
Sindh (Pakistan) cotton crop during current season registered an all time record production of 2.434 bales, almost 9.7 percent higher than the previous highest recorded during 1999-2000, despite
The Mercosur Farm Fair will court record sales this year with technologies that benefit the environment and small farmers, the event's main organizer said. Hosted by the Cotrijal cooperative in Rio
On September 19, 2001, Mexico's Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources confirmed reports that genetically engineered (GE) material has contaminated native corn varieties in Mexico. Out
Haryana Agricultural University has launched three new crop varieties, including two hybrids, HHB-117 and HSFH-848 of pearl millet and sunflower, respectively, and an HT-10 of Tinda vegetable.
If the Chinese economy is clocking growth rates strikingly higher than India's, there are good reasons, including the plain fact that the Chinese are more eager to grab the opportunities that come
The Bangalore-based K.S.G's Farm & Nursery, which holds US patents for two Aglanoema hybrid ornamental foliage plants, plans to introduce more ornamental foliage and flowering plants as Aglanoema,
The Haryana Agricultural University has launched three new crop varieties including two hybrids, HHB-117 and HSFH-848 of pearl millet and sunflower respectively, and a HT-10 of tinda vegetable. The
The US state department has expressed that it is not in the favour of mandatory labelling of genetically modified(GM) foods, although it has supported formulation of highest standards for protecting
A co-operative movement for tea cultivation in the wastelands on the outskirts of the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-KGP), is poised to take off with a tea processing
By now, alarms bells should have started ringing. For, the number of scientists who ensure that food production keeps pace with the population is falling by the day. The number of research scholars
Normal life was affected in three districts in the Cauvery river delta after several hundred angry farmers blocked roads and forced shops to down shutters in protest against the decision of the Tamil
The high powered group of ministers is meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday to decide on the fate of the seventh and eighth fertiliser pricing policies. though the fertiliser ministry is learnt to be
Representatives of farmers' organisations and the country's apex industry bodies today demanded immediate permission for the commercial cultivation of the transgenic Bt cotton that carries an insect
While India's Genetic Engineering Approval Committee is meeting in New Delhi to finally decide whether or not to allow commercial cultivation of generically modified (GM) cotton, the European Union
Genetic modification an the selection of favourable traits have been part of agricultural advancement over time. The rediscovery of Mendelian laws about a hundred years ago provided the requisite