Clearing the wool
India has finally conquered its pathological fear of the unknown and taken a first, firm step up the spiral staircase of the transgenic revolution. Farmers will now be permitted to sow genetically
India has finally conquered its pathological fear of the unknown and taken a first, firm step up the spiral staircase of the transgenic revolution. Farmers will now be permitted to sow genetically
The Go-Ahead for commercial production of Bt cotton has not gone down well with NGOs in India, and they have said it is a "stage-managed exercise". Suman Sahai of Gene Campaign pointed out that none
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has hailed the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) decision to allow use of a genetically modified cotton variety for
MAYCO'S genetically engineered Bt cotton hybrids, cleared for commercial cultivation by the Government, are claimed to confer 'in-built' resistance to Helicoverpa armigera or the dreaded American
After four years of intense and often acrimonious debate among the pro and anti lobbies, the government has finally approved the use of Bt cotton - genetically modified variety of cotton - for
After Monsanto, global life sciences and agri tech giant Aventis will be next multinational to seek the government's approval for a genetically modified seed. The 18-billion euro Aventis, through its
The 45 million tonnes of the annual post-harvest waste that is strewn across Maharashtra's sugarcane fields kept the wealth in its bosom; but none knew till botanists A D Karve discovered it. Karve
The origins of modern corn can be traced to the remote valleys of Central America, where it was first cultivated 10000 years ago from the wild teosinte plant. What is grown today in the vast corn
The Kerala State Government has constituted a 9-member high-level committee with V L Chopra, president of the National Academy of Agricultural Science as Chairman to prepare a strategy for using
Haryana, with 637 grams per capita per day milk availability, ranks second in the country against the national average of 213 grams. Stating this yesterday, a spokesman of Animal Husbandry Department
Hafed has adopted a systematic approach for adoption of information technology. While stating this in Chandigarh yesterday, a spokesman for Hafed said the federation had taken a major web based agri
The Narup fertiliser plant of the Hindustan Fertiliser Corporation Limited has resumed urea production after the completion of the first phase of its revamp, paving the way for the turn around of the
India has finally conquered its pathological fear of the unknown and taken a first, firm step up the spiral staircase of the transgenic revolution. Farmers will now be permitted to sow genetically
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GERC) decision to allow conditional cultivation of Bt-cotton is a compromise to the two sides which have been most prominent in the Indian debate over
The Maharashtra government has given a written assurance to the Union government that the loss making cotton monopoly scheme will be run in future on a 'no profit no loss' basis. This announcement
The Swiss agrochemical group, Syngenta AG, is completing a plan to share huge amounts of genetic information about the rice plant and an announcement could be made in Washington as soon as Thursday,
Irrigated crop production is set to increase by more than 80 percent by 2030 to meet the future demand for food in developing countries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on the
A new breed of cashew is likely to hit the market soon, with the Goa State Agriculture Department making efforts to bring home, the modern Vengurla 8 strain. The strain is believed to be of a very
Independent scientists today questioned the role of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research(ICAR) when private companies were investing heavily on genetically engineered crops, including Bt
The 'Vision 2020' project has, in the last two-and-a-half years, helped in raising in income of nearly 2,500-3,000 farm families, according to Mr. Y S Rajan, Scientific Secretary in the Office of the