Popularising biofertiliser
In the gloomy scenario of depletion of soil fertility and high prices of chemical fertilisers, it is felt that biofertiliser can be used as a cheaper and renewable source of plant nutrient for
In the gloomy scenario of depletion of soil fertility and high prices of chemical fertilisers, it is felt that biofertiliser can be used as a cheaper and renewable source of plant nutrient for
Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa advocated sustainable agriculture and integrated farm practices to combat
The state of Jammu and Kashmir which is already reeling under severe economic crunch due to years of militancy, has to bear an additional burden of 9,508.6 hectares of cultivable land rendered
Italian Agriculture Minister, Mr Giovanni Alemanno, said he expected the European Union to drop its informal ban on most biotech products in the near future. He told reporters that rules passed by
Over half the lands in India are considered as wastelands or degraded lands. These lands are highly weathered, leached, lack nutrients and have low vegetation cover and therefore low economic
The Morarka Foundation, in its continuing endeavour to propagate organic farming, will collaborate with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to export cow dung and urine generated by thousands of stray
World cotton production is expected to increase by 7 per cent to 20.5 million tons in 2003/04, the third largest crop in
Scientific evidence shows that GM oilseed rape is expected to cross with five wild British plants, probably creating "superweeds" which are resistant to herbicides. Maps produced to show the
The objectives of the University of Arid Agriculture (UAA) (Pakistan) will not be fulfilled unless its education and research directly benefits common farmers of arid region , the Punjab governor,
The Kerala government plans to take up organic farming in a big way and has set up a technical committee to ensure that it is adopted all over the state. State Agriculture Minister K R Gowriamma told
Calcutta High Court directed that notices be served on NGOs working for the protection of animals in the city, asking them to be parties to an ongoing case against the Calcutta Municipal Corporation
The discovery of two new high yielding varieties of hybrid seeds by a Sikkim based agro scientist is all set to change the lives of the
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) has charted out a ambitious corporate plan aiming at a group turnover of Rs 15,000 crore and an annual profit of Rs 1,500 crore by the year 2010.
Science dresses up groundnut to meet EU standards, but lack of interest in trade circles ensures it isn't going anywhere yet. Though India produces the maximum quantum of groundnut in the world, its
Gangs of farm labourers in Pune's northern plains set out on a hunting expedition as the sun touches the western horizon. Their brief is simple: Collect white grub beetles and deliver them to the
The controversial research initiative to genetically inject traits into common Indian rice varieties to produce Vitamin A with the help of technology developed by Swiss scientists seems to have hit
Production of raw jute production for the current year is likely to decline by over 30 per cent in West Bengal, Assam and Bihar as compared to the previous year. Sources in the trading circles said
THE Union Cabinet today approved a fresh proposal for an agreement with France on co-operation in the fields of agriculture, fisheries, rural development, forestry and food industries. "The agreement
In the wake of rejection of 130 containers of fresh grapes from India by the Netherlands in this season because of high pesticide residue levels, the Bio-Agri Inputs Producers' Association of Andhra
The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) in Jaipur has completed a year long specialised training, publicity and awareness programme on Gramin Bhandaran Yojana to create a scientific