Clearance to Bt cotton deplored
The Andhra Pradesh Coalition in Defence of Diversity today deplored the clearance given to Bt cotton in the State and described it as a "step towards an ecological
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Marketing side of farm sector being ignored'
The supply side of the farm sector has always been given importance but the marketing of agricultural produce is being ignored. These views were expressed by the participants of a meeting on
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Towards better food security
The price support programme and provision of subsidized inputs of food grain producers will play an important role in Rajasthan, In addition to the direct food assistance programmes, for ensuring
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Bill to prevent entry of new pests
The new Quarantine Bill draft, now being considered by the Union Agriculture Ministry, had enough safeguards to ensure new pest varieties did not sneak into the country, officials at the Regional
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Desi seeds to take on Monsanto
Seven seed companies in Andhra Pradesh have joined hands to develop indigenously, comprehensive pest-resistant cotton varieties, to take on Monsanto's genetically modified Bt cotton, which entered
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Direct interface between ryots, consumers
'Raithara Santhe' (farmers' fair) was inaugurated by Chief Minister S M Krishna at Yelahanka in Karnataka. The 'Raithara Santhe' at Yelahanka, first in the State, provides a platform for farmers to
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Expert recommends steps for improving agriculture
Dr. Zvi Herman, Director of the Centre for International Agricultural Development Cooperation of Israel has submitted a report which focuses on the key issues faced by the Sri Lankan agriculture
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Belgium probes possible Irish link in feed scandal
Belgium's food safety agency said on the weekend it was looking into a possible Irish link in a growing food scandal involving a banned hormone found in Dutch pig feed. The AFSCA food safety agency
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UN body takes Haryana agency to task for misappropriating aid
The Kuala Lampur-based United Nations Organisation for Projects Supervision (UNOPS) has strongly indicted the Mewat Development Agency (MDA) for not properly monitoring the utilisation of the
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Assam to focus on organic tea
In the wake of the growing demand for organic tea worldwide, the Indian tea industry has set its sight on organic tea to tide over the current adverse market conditions. Over the past decade, the
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Karnataka plans to set up new firm for food parks
The Food Park concept is getting a fillip in Karnataka as a new industry-led initiative has been launched to accelerate its growth in the State. A new company, Food Karnataka Ltd. (FKL), has been
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Belgium probes role in Dutch banned hormone use
Belgium's food safety agency said last week it was investigating whether raw materials supplied by a Belgian-based company were at the heart of a Dutch food scandal involving growth hormones found in
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FDI in tea at odds with National Farm Policy
The government has made a mockery of its own stated national agricultural policy by encouraging 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in tea plantation. It has also exposed the government's
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Govt must set up tech development fund for floriculture
To revitalise the ailing floriculture industry in the country, the Centre has to establish a Technology Development Fund (TDF) as suggested in the TCS report, according to the South India
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Rs 76-cr plan for accurate crop forecast awaits nod
Remote-sensing aplications will be used widely in agriculture to modernise the way crop yields are forecast. The same figures would be used to generate information on intensity of drought and soil
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HP undertakes cultivation of aromatic plants
At the instance of the Biotechnology Department of the Himachal state, the cultivation of aromatic plants and extraction of essential oils has been undertaken on a large scale in the state,
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Watchdog urges consumer role in policing farm food
The public is confused and potentially misled by food labels which advertise more than 20 farm assurance schemes, Sir John Krebs, the chairman of food standards agency, said. A review by the agency
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'Parliament must debate decision to join UPOV'
Agriculture experts today criticised the manner in which the Union Cabinet took a decision last month to join the UPOV the International Union for Protection of New Varieties of Plants which
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Commission set to approve wide reform of farm budget
Bold plans to revamp the way the European Union spends its Euro 40bn annual farm budget are set to be adopted by the European Commission. The proposals - possibly the most far-reaching change in
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NZ Government gene contamination coverup exposed
For an extraordinary seven hours, in the middle of an election campaign, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark refused to answer journalists' questions on her government's coverup of the illegal