Agro Tech to focus on ricebran oil
Agro Tech Foods Ltd (AFTL), a subsidiary of global food major ConAgra, will be focusing on its recently introduced Sundrop Heart edible oil this year to increase its share from the existing 5 per
Agro Tech Foods Ltd (AFTL), a subsidiary of global food major ConAgra, will be focusing on its recently introduced Sundrop Heart edible oil this year to increase its share from the existing 5 per
French officials have been giving tantalising signals recently of being ready to adopt a more flexible attitude towards proposals for reform of the Common Agriculural Policy (CAP) ahead of the reform
Tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh may have lost more than Rs 100 crore due to the delayed auction process and consequent damage to the crop at the farm level due to the extreme temperatures this
SQL Star International Ltd has informed the BSE that the company has bagged an "e-agricultural marketing" project on a build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis, worth Rs 80 crore from the Madhya Pradesh
Farmers should have the final say in deciding whether or not to use genetically modified (GM) seeds to put an end to the environmental controversy regarding GM crops, said member of the Indian Seed
Genetically modified crops are safe to eat but scientists have more doubts over their long-term environmental impacts, according to the largest-ever review of the evidence surrounding agricultural
Eminent agricultural scientist Dr M S Swaminathan called for the setting up of
A vaccine developed by the department of microbiology, College of veterinary sciences, Tirupati, to 'blue tongue' disease in sheep was handed over by vice chancellor of Acharya NG Ranga agricultural
The Punjab (Pakistan) government decided to reduce power charge on agriculture tubewells in the province by up to 33 per cent and pay a subsidy of Rs480 million to Wapda for the purpose. The
The first annual meeting of the Ballava Krishak Sangha, Rangiya was held at the premises of Rangiya Teachers' Training College in Assam, with a day-long programme. Mr Paresh Das and Mr Prasanta
In a major policy measure aimed at preventing poor farmers from losing agriculture land in bad deals with buyers, the Karnataka state government has promulgated an ordinance virtually banning any
A committee of agriculture experts has been constituted to prepare a report on the recurrence of the "reddening disease" in cotton crop in its initial stages. The committee consists experts from the
Historic talks designed to give the EU's much-maligned common agricultural policy (CAP) the biggest overhaul in its 40-year history began yesterday with signs that France may, for the first time, be
The Indian government raised the global biotechnology stakes by saying it intended to feed "nutritionally enhanced" GM potatoes to poor children as early as next year. But objectors claimed that the
The willow plantation in South Kashmir and some other parts of valley is in the grip of an acute disease, the Legislative Council was informed. Ghulam Mohiuddin Sofi, the Forest minister said the
The Agriculture and Livestock Ministry will introduce a novel concept "Gokula Gammana" project with the intention of implementing a massive development plan to uplift Sri Lanka's ailing livestock
The government has proposed to raise agriculture subsidy by 50 per cent-- from Tk 200 crore in the last fiscal to Tk 300 crore for 2003-04. Farm subsidy remained static at Tk 200 crore in the last
Seeing the growing demand for organic crops and slow shift away from chemical-based fertilisers, Tamil Nadu has decided to build a bank of bio-fertilisers. The Tamil Nadu small-scale industry
The Nagpur based Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR) has applied for an international patent for its indigenously developed Bt test kit, after having obtained an Indian patent. According to
The Karnataka state government has decided to impress upon the Centre the need to ensure a fair distribution of foodgrains under the Food for Work programme to all the drought affected