Agricultural land along River Kabul inundated
Abrupt discharge of water from the Warsak reservoir (Pakistan) has inundated agricultural land and damaged sugarcane crop along the banks of the River Kabul, officials and farmers said. Farmers of
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House panel slams EU for biotech food ban
Citing a new report that Sudan has rejected U.S. food aid that contained genetically modified (GM) food, House Speaker Dennis Hastert told a Congressional panel Thursday that the action is the direct
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Bid to make old cows economical viable
The Gau Sewa Ayog of Uttar Pradesh is making all out efforts to make even old domestic animals of the cow family economically viable to ensure that they are not slaughtered. Owing to pressure built
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Farmers slam flat rate of abiana
Various farmers' bodies criticized the government's decision to impose flat rate of abiana in the province. "This a ploy to trap the government and farmers," alleged Hamid Malhi of the Punjab Water
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GM wheat seen getting mixed reception in Asia trade
The world's first commercially produced biotech wheat, looming in North America, is likely to by-pass some big Asian import markets but could create a battleground in others, producers and traders
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Erratic monsoon may hit pepper output
The country's pepper production in 2003 is likely to be lower by 30 to 40 per cent due to delayed and erratic southwest monsoon and, according to traders' estimates, it is expected to be below 50,000
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Mysterious disease kills cattle in Himachal
Following the outbreak of a mysterious disease, seventy-four heads of cattle have died in the past two weeks in the Kihar sector of Himachal Pradesh. The dead included 63 buffaloes, three cows and
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HC dismisses plea on stray dogs
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking directions to the authorities to rid the city of the stray dog menace after the Delhi Government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi assured
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Giving them what they want : the minimelon
After years of crossing different breeds of watermelons, scientists who long ago eliminated the dark seeds have now sweetened the flavor, trimmed the rind and miniaturized bulky
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Fruit production needs fillip: CISH
Horticulture not only help in improving the ecosystem but also have a role in the economic status of the people. But alarmingly, average productivity of Uttar Pradesh in most fruit crops is far
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State Govt plans massive boost to seed production
The Assam State Government has formulated a comprehensive seed production plan for increasing seed production and changes in storage and marketing systems. The normal requirement of seeds of major
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Legislators' concern over decline in saffron production
The legislator expressed its concern over the decline in the saffron production and insisted the Jammu and Kashmir state government to arrest the trend by taking immediate appropriate measures. This
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Govt's 'over-ambitious' crop targets flayed
The farmers' bodies took exception to Pakistan government's 'over-ambitious' crop targets for the next year. According to the budgetary document, the target for wheat crop is 20.5 million tons,
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Grape farming in Delhi will be success: Pusa
An agriculture committee report has recommended cultivation of grapes in Delhi taking inspiration from the last 20 years of successful harvests of two varieties of grapes at the Pusa Institute.
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9.4 m.t. grains given under food-for-work programme
The Union Government has distributed 9.4 million tonnes of foodgrains from the buffer stock as part of wages under the wage-employment programmes. These foodgrains have been given free of cost to the
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Transgenic crops and approval
News that a second seed company has been officially permitted to carry out large scale field trials of Bt Cotton may seem as if some momentum is being generated on the sluggish agro-biotechnology
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Agro Tech plans to make value-added variants, foods
Agro Tech Foods Ltd, a part of the global food major, ConAgra, plans to make value-added variants and functional foods an intrinsic part of its umbrella brand "Healthy World" and at the same time
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France still opposed to reforms in EU's common agriculture policy
France continues to block reforms in the European Union's Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) proposed by the European Commission as part of the mid-term review of the policy. The EC failed to arrive at
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Pakistan may not allow infested Indian wheat import
Pakistan may not allow import of Indian wheat after reports that the commodity is infested and its arrival can expose Pakistan's crop to various diseases, it is learnt. Sources that Islamabad was
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USDA lacks data, oversight of biotech crops - group
The U.S. Department of Agriculture should stop issuing permits for field tests of new, genetically modified crops until it has determined whether they hurt human health or the environment, an