Reaping the biotech harvest
Most technological advances bring benefits and risks, though the later may be hard to predict. This is particularly so with genetically engineered crops that promise higher yields, pest-resistance
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Weather based warning system for groundnuts
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has sanctioned a Rs 11.6 lakh scheme for the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University to develop a weather-based forewarning system for selected crop pests and
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Draft genome sequences of two rice varieties ready
Two groups of researchers one Chinese and other from a U.S. company have prepared drafts of the genome sequences of two rice varieties. Their findings are being published in the journal, Science,
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Bird flu symptoms found at 2 farms
Hong Kong ordered two poultry farms to stop selling chickens after laboratory tests found possible signs of another outbreak of deadly bird flu. The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
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Genetic sequence of rice is decoded
The full genetic sequence of rice, a staple food for half the world's population, has been decoded for the first time, giving agricultural scientists the opportunity to develop improved strains of
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The sand monster
About 3.6 billion of the world's 5.2 billion hectares of useful dryland for agriculture has suffered erosion and soil degradation. In more than 100 countries, 1 billion of the 6 billion world
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China emerges leader in genome sequencing
With the recent announcement in the journal Science that the genome of a rice variety has been sequenced, the Beijing Genomics Institute(BGI) has emerged as one of the leading centres in the world
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Private sector initiates steps to modernise farming
In accordance to the Centre's move for modernisation of agricultural practices and extend support services for agriculture, the private sector has already initiated the extension services to
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AP agriculture minister blames centre for farm crisis in state
Andhra Pradesh's agricultural minister V Sobhadreeswara attacked the union government for not taking the states into confidence before committing itself to WTO obligations, which he said have harmed
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Rallis weighs biotech foray
Rallis India , the agrichemicals arm of the Tatas, is planning to foray into biotechnology with a focus on hybrid seeds. One of India's largest seeds company, Rallis is looking to improve the
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Bt gene cotton: Seeds of a controversy?
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) finally approved on March 26, the commercialisation of two varieties of transgenic Bt cottonseeds, in the country. With clearance given to two of the
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Promoting women's participation in agriculture
Keeping in view this year as "Women Empowerment Year", 25 women groups have been constituted to promote and highlight the participation of women in agriculture in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
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Bt cotton set to take the field in Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra Pradesh government has changed its stance on the entry of Bt Cotton seed. The government is now ready to allow it in the State in the wake of the clearance given by two scientific bodies
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Punjab grain crowds out Bihar farmers' produce
Farmers are up in arms against the Food Corporation of India which has failed to procure their paddy. Desperate to sell their produce, they are demonstrating regularly at FCI procurement centres.
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Ban on GM soya oil not feasible, say processors
The Indian Vegetable Oil Processors Association (IVOPA) has termed the Agriculture Ministry's proposed move to restrict imports of genetically modified (GM) soyabean oil as being "neither technically
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Contract farming in Haryana hinges on centre's decision
The Haryana government will not introduce contract farming by the private sector unless the Centre puts in place a proper legislation and the state makes appropriate rules to enforce it as the
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About powerless farmers of Chamrajnagar and wilting cane crops
Drought-hit farmers of Mysore and Chamrajnagar districts of Karnataka who failed to salvage their crops from the barched lands during the last kharif season, have to face a new adversity now - poor
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Biofertilisers for rice cultivation
Bio-Fertilisers are eco friendly and are environmentally safe. They form not only part of integrated nutrients but are of low cost which is of immense help to the farming community. Bio fertilisers
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New maize genome mapped
For members of the Maize Mapping Project, the proverbial harvest time has arrived. After almost four years of research to create an integrated Maize Genome map, the University of Missouri-Columbia
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Win in hunger war: Rice genome mapped
An International team of scientists has unveiled the near complete genome sequence of the first crop plant, rice, which feeds half of the world's population. This breakthrough is being hailed in