'Bt Cotton a big lie in Andhra Pradesh'
A season-long impact study by a team of agricultural scientists has showed that the genetically modified Bt Cotton seeds of Mahyco-Monsanto has failed to deliver on its promises of more yields, less
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'Farm sector can generate 8-9 m jobs'
India needs 10 million jobs every year and 80 to 90 per cent of this could be generated in the agriculture sector, according to Mr Maurice Dewulf, Senior Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP in
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Gehlot seeks Centre's help for welfare schemes
The Rajasthan Chief Minister, Ashok Gehlot, asked the Centre to help the State Governments in introducing schemes like crop insurance, mid-day meals and employment guarantee programme. "The Centre
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Agro-chem meet to give fillip to domestic sector
To create a brand identity in international market as well as to build buyer's confidence in the domestic agro-chemical industry, the Pesticides Manufacturers & Formulators Association of India
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Your mouse can now track plants
Scientists at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore have achieved a unique feat. The
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Farmers sell cattle to butchers in Goa
Shortage of drinking water and fodder is causing widespread concern among farmers in many parts of Belgaum District of Karnataka. The worst affected taluks, according to sources in the Animal
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Another firm eyes Bt cotton market
Transgenic cotton is trying to spread its wings
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Kenya exports fancy foods but can't feed itself
In the last ten years, the lake shores, that spreads across Africa's famed Rift Valley, have exchanged any lingering memories of the past for a booming industry in the cultivation and sale of
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Biotech is benign
Plenty of pundits have had a got at America's decision to join several other major food-producing nations in asking the European Union to end its moratorium on approving agricultural biotechnology
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AP's Bt cotton farmers lose Rs 16657 per Hca
A majority of the farmers who raised the genetically modified Bt cotton crop this year suffered a whopping loss of Rs 16657 per hectare compared to those who sowed non Bt cotton seeds in Warangal
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Armyworm alarms Thimphu farmers
Farmers and agriculture extension agents in Thimphu dzogkhag (Bhutan) are grappling with the sudden appearance of thousands of worms feeding on the leaves of cereal crops. Commonly, called the
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Banned paddy varieties being sown
Growers are openly sowing the banned paddy varieties in both Sialkot and Narowal districts (Pakistan). District governments of Sialkot and Narowal had imposed a ban under section 144 PPC on the
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No bullocks, get hitched to Santi
In the drought-stricken Amreli district in Gujarat, Mansukh Jagani's motorcycle-tractor, Santi, more than makes up for a pair of bullocks: it can be used for weeding, ploughing, and sowing at a
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Draught forces AP farmers to take up alternative crops
With the water crisis deepening in the groundnut growing areas, Andhra Pradesh's farmers have further resorted to alternative crops which are less water-intensive. The farmers from Anantapur and
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Poor funds utilisation prompts panel to suggest new dairy ministry
The standing committee on the department of animal husbandry and dairy has in its 42nd report said that there has been a gross under-utilisation of funds allocated, including lower funds utilised for
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Plan panel asks Orissa to invest more in agriculture
The Planning Commission has recommended increase in public investments for accelerating agricultural growth in Orissa. In its Orissa development report, the commission has favoured enhancement of
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Rs 50 crore loan for Haryana food units
To promote agro based and food processing industrial units, the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation has sanctioned Rs 50 crore term loans under the Industrial Development Bank of India
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Seed Congress backs GM crops
The debate over the use of genetically-modified (GM) seeds once again cropped up on Monday after the pro-GM lobby made a strong case fot its use in India at the inauguration of the World Science
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Anthrax claims 68 sheep
panic gripped Marala village in Matar taluka of Kheda district after 68 sheep died due to anthrax infection in the past fortnight. No human being has been
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Global seed firms urged to set up R&D bases in India
India's commitment to implement the Protection of Plant varieties and Farmers Rights Act should encourage global companies to invest here and develop mutually beneficial pertnerships with the