Why farmers default
Surprising as it may sound, agriculture seems to have emerged as a preferred leading sector for the commercial banks. The reason for this is scarcely credible. It is the comparatively better
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Sawaddi farmers harvest dream goes up in smoke
Numerous incidents of crop fires have led to panic harvesting of the standing crop all over the countryside. A tour of the Ludhiana district of Punjab revealed that the villagers were not willing to
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15 cattle, 5 horses fall to poisonous fodder
In a shocking incident, 15 buffaloes and five horses belonging to the Gujjar families residing in jhuggis along Pakhowal road in the outskirts of Lalton Kalan village in Punjab died after consuming
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Bt cotton protection may cost Rs 5000 p/h
Farmers may have to spend Rs 5000 per hectare to protect their Bt cotton hybrid crops in case pests population exceeds the normal limits. The final evaluation report of the Central Institute for
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BT-less farming
Unfortunately, farmers in Punjab and Haryana have to wait longer to grow Bt cotton as the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee hasn't yet approved mech 195, the variety most suited for these
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Mahyco to launch 6 Bt cotton varieties
Mahyco Monsanto Biotech India Pvt Ltd (MMB) plans to introduce at least half a dozen Bt cotton hybrids in the coming years. MMB is a 50:50 joint venture between Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd
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Vikhe-Patil blasts CM's anti-farmer policies
In a blatant disregard for protocols and conventions, Union minister of state for finance Balasheb Vikhe-Patil who belongs to the Shiv Sena has written a terse letter to Maharashtra chief minister
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Bt cotton cultivation from next year
The Punjab Agricultural University will undertake testing of BT cotton varieties at its cotton research station at Faridkot this year and the tested varieties would be released for general
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PAU gets Centre's nod for Bt trials
The Punjab Agricultural University has finally got the nod from the genetic engineering approval committee to conduct the trails of Bt cotton in Punjab this season. As a result of this permission and
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Asian Congress on plant pathology
The Department of Applied Botany, Seed Pathology and Biotechnology, University of Mysore, Bangalore has organised a four-day Asian Congress on 'Mycology and Plant Pathology', in Mysore from Oct 1.
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Centre to campaign against use of Bt cotton in North
The Union Agriculture Minister, Mr. Ajit Singh, has said that the Centre will soon mount a publicity campaign to discourage farmers from planting Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd's (Mahyco) Bt
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Crop diversification brooks no delay
It is heartening that the country's food grains production (rice, wheat, coarse grains, pulses) had reach a new high of 211 million tonnes during 2001-02, showing a sharp increase from weather
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Non-implementation of WTO farm pact worries Ficci
Federation of Indian chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) has expressed disappointment over the delay in implementation over the delay in implementation of the decision reached under the World
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Most GM seeds place thrust on pest control
Though they say it will put more food on the table, only a fraction of all new genetically modified cereals and less than a quarter of GM oilseeds actually aim to increase yields and grow more food.
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Swine fever suspected
France has suspended the transport of pigs in the northeastern Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle regions because swine fever is suspected at a local piglet breeder, the farm ministry said late on
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Farm sector shielded India against global slump : Study
India has remained largely immune to the global economic slowdown, chiefly owing to the strong performance of the agriculture sector, the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2002 has
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Himachal Pradesh launches projects to enhance vegetable production
The Himachal Pradesh Government has launched ten projects under the "Diversification in Agriculture Programme", resulting in production of 5.8 lakh tonnes of vegetables in the state. By the year
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Ban on burning wheat straw
The District Magistrate, Mr. O.P. Indora, today in Fatehabad imposed a ban on setting afire of wheat straw after harvesting. The orders will remain in force till May 31. The prohibitory orders have
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328 schemes to boost farm production
The Himachal Government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to increase farm output in the state under which irrigation facility will be extended in a phased manner and hybrid seeds, fertilisers and
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UN warns Zimbabwe faces food disaster
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the numbers of Zimbaweans needing food aid would rise dramatically before the end of the year as the effects of a severe drought in the