The world demand for biotech seeds is expected to increase 12 per cent per year to touch $3.8 billion in 2006, according to an international study. Arable land planted with transgenic crops is
As a last ditch resort compounded by the erratic power supply farmers of more than 60 villages in Chhat Bir, Patiala have constructed an earthen bundh to divert the water of the Ghaggar, near
The widely expected but much denied hidden taxes in the Amarinder Singh government's first budget surfaced today, with the Punjab Cabinet levying a four percent tax on fertilisers, so far out of the
A huge quantity of mangoes are being damaged in different parts of Narail district (Bangladesh) due to adverse effect of smokes emitted from the kilns of brick fields.
The world demand for biotech seeds is expected to increase 12 per cent per year to touch $3.8 billion in 2006, according to an international
Australia banned the export of some cattle breeds from southern Australia to the Arabian sea region on Tuesday following the death of nearly 900 animals on a ship bound for Saudi
Proposals to revamp the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy mist do more to cut costs and cannot be allowed to harm farmers in eastern Germany, according to the German government's initial
The agriculture ministry feels that if the monsoon revives in the next four or five days, as anticipated by the weather office, the damage to the crops will be mitigated to some extent. However, in
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has formulated an agricultural policy to tap the vast potential of agriculture and allied sectors.
The Karnataka State Farmers Association and the Karnataka Trade Union have raised concern over the threat posed by genetically-engineered food and crops that have invaded the country. State Farmers
European Union farm ministers dealt a serious blow to radical proposals to revamp the Common Agricultural Policy. In a televised debate on the plans to overhaul the generous system of agricultural
The People's Alliance General Secretary, Sri Lanka D. M. Jayaratne urged the government to continue with the fertilizer subsidy now given to the farmers. He charged that the government is trying to
Japan's Health Ministry said it had approved three varieties of genetically modified (GM) corn and soybeans as safe for human consumption, paving the way for more imports of controversial
Bangladesh is beset with the basic problem how to cope with poverty and starvation of its teeming millions and how to reverse the rapid deterioration of the quality of life of our population. The
Agriculture Minister Mahendra Singh has said that the new agricultural policy of Madhya Pradesh would soon be implemented on the basis of the documents prepared for the development of agriculture in
Andhra Pradesh too can boost of taking advantage of globalisation now as the Geneva based Patent Corporation Treaty has received an application from the state for patenting three hybrid silk worm
The Central Government has approved in principle a Rs. 91.25 crore scheme to make Haryana a disease free zone for its livestock. According to officials of the Animal Husbandry Department, the State
An allegation by vice-president of Jamnagar district unit of BJP, Ramesh Mungra, that the Jamnagar district panchayat, Gujarat, controlled by the Congress has been engaged in transferring vast
Three new silkworm hybrids which hold promise of providing consistent cocoon yield and superior quality international grade silk have been developed by the Andhra Pradesh State Sericulture Research
The State Bank of India has launched a project - Uptech Apple Orchards - to boost horticulture in Himachal Pradesh. Under the project, apple growers in Simla and Kinnaur districts will be helped in
