Forward Bloc firm against farm policy
The Forward Bloc said they would accept the McKinsey proposals on farm policy only if it improves the West Bengal's agricultural prospects. The Forward Bloc is not prepared to accept fully the
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10 districts to adopt organic farming
Fairly convinced with the potential of organic farming, the Haryana government is going to introduce the same as an income generation activity across its 10 districts. To be undertaken under the
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Crops wither as tubewells go dry
The delay in monsoon has resulted in extensive damage to standing crops in various villages of Yamunanagar district. In this primarily sugarcane growing area about 20 per cent of the standing crop
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D-8 seeking funds for better cattle breeding
The Developing Eight (D-8), an organization of eight developing Muslim countries, on Saturday called upon the Regional and International Agriculture and Livestock (RIAL) and other relevant
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Flood haunting farm production
The economy of Bangladesh remains largely agro-based. The overall contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from farm sector remains around fifty versified the farm sector and successfully
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Rs1.2bn loans for food processing, agriculture
The governor approved on Monday a Rs1.2 billion loan scheme to help establish food processing and agriculture related small industries in the Punjab (Pakistan). He approved the scheme while presiding
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Farm sector power heavily subsidised : Ficci
States have been severe in penalising the commercial sector, while the agricultural sector on the other hand has been heavily subsidised. Further, a differential rate of tariff is prevalent in
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Mite disease debated
No coconut tree has died in the State of the coconut mite disease, claimed Horticulture Minister M Shivanna in the council on Friday. About 4 crore of 7 crore coconut trees in the State were
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12 buffaloes fall to mystery disease
A case of death of buffaloes due to some unknown disease in some villages of Barotiwala has come to light. So far, 12 buffaloes have fallen prey to the mysterious disease in Kortian and Kalujhanda
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State's new farm policy likely to stress on cooperatives
West Bengal's new farm policy is likely to emphasis on cooperatives instead of capitalist farming, Left Front sources said. A draft of the new policy may be placed before the Cabinet.
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Fears rise in Zimbabwe as deadline nears for whites to leave farms
This is the season for winter wheat, the time when lush, green seedlings usually blanket the earth. But these days, the roaring tractors have been silenced and many fertile farms are idle. In this
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Iowa farmer appointed to USDA job despite opposition
The White House appointed an Iowa farmer to a senior job at the U.S. Agriculture Department after his nomination came under fire from farm activitists, environmentalists and civil rights groups.
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Japan suspends US poultry imports
Japan's Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday it had suspended poultry imports from the United States following an outbreak of fowl flu in a duck farm in New York. The Ministry said in a statement
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Irsa decision to hit cotton production
The Indus River System Authority's decision to cut water supplies at this stage could harm agriculture in the Punjab (Pakistan) beyond redemption and reduce cotton production by at least 30 per cent
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Zimbabwe Gives White Farmers Deadline
Thousands of white farmers have to decide by 12:01 a.m. whether to fight the government and risk jail or flee lands that they farm. President Robert Mugabe has given nearly 3,000 of the 4,500 white
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TN to promote organic farming
The Tamil Nadu Government plans to promote organic cultivation of a range of horticulture and plantation crops to augment farmers' income. The Chief Minister, Ms Jayalalitha, said the Government
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Research on plant cell death opens new vistas
Research work on plant cell death by a Bangalore University professor and his Ph.D. student has opened new vistas in the areas of synthetic wood technology and plant defense against pathogens. A
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Imported cattle die of viral diarrhoea
Seven Jersey cows/bulls imported from Australia died at the Government of India Animal Quarantine and Certification Centre, Pallikaranai, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu due to 'Bovine Viral
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Subsidising US farmers under AoA
In what can be construed as a decision move to gain a stranglehold over the on-going negotiations for the review of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), the United States has put forth a cleverly
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No more excuses
The $118 billion U.S. farm bill adopted in May gave the European Union the perfect excuse to delay cuts to its own, more costly, farm subsidies. So imagine the unhappy faces among the farm