British groups launch alternative GM debate
Britain's debate on gene-spliced crops stepped up a gear after two of the country's largest retailers joined forces with the Consumers' Association and Greenpeace to launch their own public forum to
Britain's debate on gene-spliced crops stepped up a gear after two of the country's largest retailers joined forces with the Consumers' Association and Greenpeace to launch their own public forum to
The world's over-farmed soil is sick and has been rapidly getting sicker, but scientists say space-age, satellite-driven tractors are coming to the rescue. Heavy modern farm equipment is killing the
The Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott MP, has launched a new land regeneration scheme for the northwest. Billed as
Indian farmers face a major problem relating to what they actually produce. According to Director-General Mangala rai of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, the country's post-harvest
Local or national governments cannot ban farmers from planting genetically modified crops, the European Commission said yesterday, supporting those farmers who want to embrace the controversial
During the last couple of years, direct health benefits of nutritional improvement is claimed as a major benefit of Genetically Modified(GM) foods. About 46 transgenic crops are under development in
For long farmers have seen rodents, middlemen and even nature gobble down a considerable fraction of their produce. After going through an intense check on good quality seeds, careful fertilisation
The committee set up by the ministry of environment to monitor and verify the performance of Bt Cotton seeds across the country has expressed concern at the production of spurious Bt cotton seeds in
Andhra Pradesh, from being a predominantly "black cotton soils' tobacco growing state, has a range of cigarette type tobaccos, though an effective partnership between farmers, ITC Ltd, the Tobacco
Genetically modified crops pose a verylow risk to human health and foods derived from them are probably as safe as those made from conventional varieties, a major British scientific study has
Better science and tougher regulation are needed to police genetically modified crops in the UK, the government's science review of agri-biotechnology said. Current GM foods appeared safe to eat but
The growing tensions between the US and Europe over genetically modified food are often portrayed as a conflict between attitudes to science. Americans are said to have faith in regulation based on
Of all Indian products primed for export, this one may be the most unlikely. Yet the Japanese are lapping up mandua (finger millet, or ragi, as it is known in the south) and, if all goes according to
It's the perfect cocktail, the mix of the legendary Punjabi enterprise and MNC expertise. In this village in Ludhiana district, the combination has been reaping a highly profitable crop for the past
The Central Avian Research Institute in Bareilly has designed
Indians may associate goats only with succulent meat curries, but if the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) has its way, goat milk will soon become an alternative to cow/buffalo milk, especially
This Monsoon session, the Agriculture ministry is inundated with questions on genetically-modified (GM) crops, especially those designed to fight pests. Instead of dragging the debate, the pro and
The Goa government has cautioned the state's sugarcane farmers about a possibility attack of hte deadly white woolly aphid from neighbouring Mahrashtra and Karnataka. Pirla village in the Quepen
The contract farming that has been launched with much fanfare in Punjab, should not be considered a panacea of all problems in the agricultural sector. In the absence of stringent quality control, it
The West Bengal government is scheduled to place in the Assembly the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill, which if passed will enable it to levy a "land use" tax in both rural and urban areas