UK puts tougher controls on food, meat from India
The British government has imposed tougher controls on bringing meat and other foodstuffs by passengers from the Subcontinent, particularly from India, into the country, officials said. The
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Karnataka agro-food policy targets Rs 10,000 crore investment in 10 years
The much awaited agro-food processing policy in Karnataka aims at attracting investments worth Rs 10,000 crore in the next 10 years. The key features of the policy, approved by the government early
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India's future lies in organic farming
Last week's reports on rejection of large consignments of Indian food exports by the United States and some European countries on grounds of several sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures have
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India sits up after agri export rejections
Rejection of several export consignments of agriculture produce and processed food from India by the US and the European Union (EU) over the past few months has industry representatives and
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Bengal paddy farmers get short shrift while millers benefit: CAG
The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on West Bengal, tabled in the State Legislature recently, has found that the State Food and the Civil Supplies Department had failed to
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Central package for three more states
Less than four days after announcing the Rs 600 crore aid for cane farmers in UP, Haryana and Uttaranchal, the Centre today decided to come out with a comprehensive package which will include
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Rubber units welcome move to lift ban
The Centre's decision to lift the ban on import of natural rubber has evoked mixed reactions. The industry is delighted as their long standing demand has been met partially. The growers, however,
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Government cautious on use of Bt Cotton in north India
Notwithstanding the assessment that the performance of Bt Cotton seeds in other regions was satisfactory, the government will take a decision on its yield in northern India based strictly on the
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Scindia flays Centre for ignoring farmers
Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia, the young Congress MP from Guna Lok Sabha seat has flayed the Central Government for failing to guard the interests of farmers. He was addressing a Kissan Sammelan at Itarsi,
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Non-reform In Agriculture
Despite some delay and deficient rains in a few states, the Centre for Monitoring the Indian Economy (CMIE) expects agriculture and allied activities to grow by 7.5 per cent in 2003-04, with 11.4 per
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Infosys, farmers begin direct talks
The storm over the multi-crore Bellandur land deal is all set to blow over. Farmers of Bellandur, Karnataka, who had earlier charged software giant Infosys Technologies with trying to grab their
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Contamination in Canada sounds warning to UK
The People resisted the introduction of genetically modified canola seven years ago. But it started growing in their fields anyway, as the pollen was brought in by the wind from surrounding farms.
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UK report says GM crops are safe
Genetically modified crops pose to human health and probably as safe as those made from conventional varieties, a major British scientific study has concluded. "On balance, the panel concludes that
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Rabi crops offer respite to flood-ravaged farmers
A vast majority of people in Assam depend entirely on agriculture for their livelihood, but every year devastating floods coupled with erosion destroy their standing crops , that in turn cripple the
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Public suspicion forces GM rethink
The government is rethinking its plans to go full ahead with the introduction of genetically modified crops this autumn because of continued overwhelming public suspicion of the technology and
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Stress on using biotech for farming
By the year 2010, India would be the largest exporter of agricultural products, and biotechnology would play a pivotal role in adding value to the agricultural produce, secretary to Union department
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Big mistake to do away with fertilizer subsidy - Minister
Sri Lankan Agriculture and Livestock Minister S.B. Dissanayake said that countries with weak economies as well as wealthy countries help farmers in their own countries. "We in our own country it is
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New River Valleys Act in the offing
The Sri Lankan Government will shortly introduce a new River Valleys Act to develop the country's agricultural sector. The proposed Act will divide the country into six zones and uplift the
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Govt. to buy buffer paddy stocks from farmers
The Sri Lankan government is to buy the buffer paddy stocks of 200 tons directly from farmers for Rs.13.50 and through Co-operatives and sell them to Samurdhi recipients for the reasonable price of
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Gene play to seed Metahelix's plans
It's a deal that could set biotech circles abuzz. Metahelix Life Sciences has found a taker for its technology platform to test new genes in a crop. That company is ViaLactia Biosciences a New