Norms for cotton farming sought
The government should finalise modalities for contract farming in cotton at the earliest to ensure adequate supply of quality cotton to the mills, Indian Cotton Mills Federation said. The modalities
The government should finalise modalities for contract farming in cotton at the earliest to ensure adequate supply of quality cotton to the mills, Indian Cotton Mills Federation said. The modalities
The blueprints of two genomic sequence of the rice plant unveiled in 'Science' magazine are already providing unprecedented insights to scientists. The first is that the a rice plant probably carries
Some farmers at Maina in Barasat (West Bengal) are selling their land to brick kiln owners despite a ban. Rampant digging of soil has affected the agricultural drainage system of Barasat and
The Agriculture Department has banned the sale of Bt cotton seed in the Ferozpore district in
The Centre has launched a scheme, "On-farm Water Management for increasing crop production in Eastern India", in 10 North Eastern States. The scheme for which an allocation of Rs 115 crores has been
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, headquartered at Patancheru in Andhra Pradesh, has now decided to collaborate with the Department of Biotechnology to undertake
The Minister of State for Railways and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. O. Rajagopal, on Friday flagged off the 'Green Bogie', the first consignment of vegetables and fruits procured by the Infam Agro
While fixing the annual food grain production target at 137.50 lakh tonnes for 2002-2003, the Haryana government has laid emphasis on diversification of crops like gram and revival of
The Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has asked the University to furnish the details on the bioengineering research work going on in the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). According to the
Monsanto Co. believes that some of its canola seed might contain genetically modified material that isn't federally approved. Angling to avoid a massive recall of food products the company is asking
China will resume its appetite for US soyabean when the harvest season begins in September after months of disruptions stemming from rules on genetically modified organisms (GMO), a US industry
Will Punjab farmers be able to introduce Bt cotton this year? Going by the status report prepared by Punjab Agricultural University(PAU), it will not be possible as the Monsanto-Mahyco company has
Haryana has formulated a comprehensive 'Action Plan' for crop diversification by changing wheat-paddy rotation. The wheat-paddy rotation has been degrading natural resources resulting in
Haryana plans to promote fruit, flower and vegetables growing and for this purpose, the state has been divided into four agro-climate zones suited for different horticultural products. The
Professor DVS Jain, chairman, research council of Regional Research Laboratory(RRL), Jorhat formally released the agro-technology on Patchouli to two Arunachal based co-operative societies for
A Crop Diversification Project will be launched with the loan assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the dry areas of Banke district (Nepal) from June 2003 with the objective of increasing
India, the world's largest grower of cotton, has opened its doors to genetically modified (GM) varieties, side-stepping the four-year rearguard battle by academics and farmers' groups who fear this
The Centre is readying a Rs 300 crore fund to help growers of tea and also other cash crops like rubber, coffee and tobacco. The Commerce and Industry ministry has called for a Price Stabilisation
The Indian Cotton Mills Federation has urged the Centre to work out the modelities for contract farming in cotton. The federation said contract farming would help to establish a linkage between
Farmers of the Hamirpur district are taking up horticulture in a big way, thanks to the launching of various schemes to grow more fruit plants by the Himachal Pradesh state