Hyderabad farmers demand water
A large number of growers and activists of various political parties held a protest demonstration outside the press club in Hyderabad (Pakistan) against shortage of water. They accused irrigation
A large number of growers and activists of various political parties held a protest demonstration outside the press club in Hyderabad (Pakistan) against shortage of water. They accused irrigation
Agrarian society in Karnataka State will witness positive changes in future as many well-qualified youth are taking up agriculture as a vocation, Chief Minister S M Krishna said. Speaking at a
The Uttar Pradesh government has introduced the contract farming system through mandi samitis. The contract farming refers to a system or an organisational arrangement where a central processing unit
After the confusion and scare over Bt cotton and GM mustard, we are now face-to-face with GM potato. Prorato, as aaloo has came to be known in its new avatar, awaits release in the market though it
President George W. Bush yesterday stepped up the pressure on the European Union to overturn its ban on genetically-modified organisms. Speaking at the annual conference of the Biotechnology Industry
The World Food Program warned Wednesday that nearly 500,000 people in Nepal and Myanmar face hunger unless more funds are donated quickly. Some 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal are totally
European farmers would derive big benefits from plant biotechnology and the environment would gain from reduced pesticide use according to the first Europewide study of the economic impact of
The European Union held one of its splashy, self-congratulatory summit meetings over the weekend in a Greek resort, complete with the unveiling of a draft for a new constitution for the peoples of
Cabinet meeting on June 24 is likely to be stormy when it discusses the proposed amendments to the West Bengal Land Reforms Act (1995) and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education Act 1963. The
India is one of the major producers of oilseeds in the world with a production nearing 25.68 million tonnes from an area of about 27.45 million hectares (1998-99). The growing population of the
President Bush yesterday urged European nations to cut off funding for the Palestinian militant group Hamas and lift a ban on bioengineered foods, putting post-Iraq War relations with Europe under
Farmers in several parts of north Rautahat district are growing anxious, as they have not sowed paddy for shoots as of yet. thei plight is further aggravated since the area has not received enough
The finance ministry had decided to advise the Reserve Bank of India to ensure that defaulting farmers in drought-hit parts of the country also enjoyed interest-waivers on loans, Union Agriculture
After six years of sustained four-five per cent growth in agricultural production, Bihar's graphic is likely to show a slump this year. And the state's farmers as well as the government blame the
The insecticide-free mangoes of Chapai-Nawabganj are now being sold at 'Shasya Probartona' in Dhaka.It is gathered that several hundred farmers, being motivated by Ubinig, (a research-oriented NGO)
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Sharad Yadav on Thursday asked the states to remove the shortcomings of the Public Distribution System (PDS) and ruled out any possibility of restructuring the Food
European farmers would derive big benefits from plant biotechnology - and the environment would gain from reduced pesticide use - according to the first Europe-wide study of the economic impact of
In March, poultry farmres at Madurai district Purdupatti village were faced with a problem. A rapidly spreading disease had hit their poultry. The farmers had together lost almost 300 hens to the
Prime Bio Products (India) Ltd, the city-based farm service providers/farm input management group is to take up long-term contract farming to raise high-valued vegetable and commodity crops of
The Union Food Minister, Sharad Yadav, ruled out any restructuring of the Food Corporation of India and said that the Centre would instead focus on removing the various shortcomings in the public