Farm talks : offensive pose will hurt India
New Delhi's approach to the on-going WTO negotiations on agriculture, seen by many industrialised countries as being
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Guwahatians lack idea of pure milk, says study
Pasteurisation of milk is an alien term for about 88.5% Guwahatians, and 94.5% of the people who have heard the term "pasteurisation", do not know about the implication of the process. Most of the
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Fighting the Army, for farm land
At Okara in Pakistan's Punjab province, a peaceful movement by peasants, frustrates the Army's attempts, often violent, to assume ownership of the land they
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Cardamom crop hit
A disease sweeping through the North district of Sikkim has damaged large spreads of the cardamom crops. State director, horticulture, J P Subba and officers of the Department of Horticulture and the
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Reasonable price for paddy harvest - PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, addressing the Government Parliamentary Group Meeting held at the Parliamentary Complex said that the Government has focused its entire attention to
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US and EU seek farm deal ahead of WTO talks
The US and the European Union are seeking a bilateral deal on farm trade before September's World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico, which may omit precise numerical targets
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EU draws up a menu of foods to fight for
The European union is preparing a list of 35 food and wine names that it wants to restrict to producers in the EU, as part of a long running battle over "geographical
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Diversify : PM to farmers
Listing what his government has done for farmers and promising to look after their interests and get them the right price, Prime Minister Vajpayee on Sunday asked farmers to diversify, reduce costs
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Punjab should re-orient approach to agriculture'
Punjab should reorient its approach towards development of agriculture and allied activities in view of the WTO conditions, according to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman KC Pant. He recommended
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Govt urged to set up national board to address issues
The Rs 10,000-crore poultry industry, beset with multiple problems, has urged the government to set up a National Poultry Development Board on the lines of that existing for the dairy sector. The
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Plan panel sees big potential for bamboo
The Planning Commission has proposed a Rs 2,608-crore National Mission on Bamboo Technology and Trade Development to cash in on the emerging market for environment-friendly "green products" and to
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Reduce production cost, PM tells farmers
In a bid to accelerate foodgrains export, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee, called upon farmers to reduce cost of production and become more competitive in the world
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Agroforestry linked with Employment and Environment upgradation
A two-day National workshop of agroforestry on 'Oilseed bearing tree/shrub species, bamboo species and scope of aquaculture' was inaugurated recently at Pantnagar by the Vice-Chancellor of
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Agriculture must adopt modern techniques
A drive through any rural area is enough to convince anyone that Sri Lanka could have been 'the Granary of the East'. Acres of green paddy lands remind us that agriculture is the bedrock of our
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Crop insurance scheme launched in Rajasthan
The Rajasthan government has launched the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme starting from the current kharif season, official sources said. The scheme, to be operated through Indian Agricultural
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GM crops won't harm exports, study finds
Growing genetically modified crops will not hurt Australia's grain exports, a report says, undermining the Victorian Government's case for a moratorium on the crops. The report, by the Australian
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Punjab sows seeds of Green Revolution-II
There's a silent revolution going on in the rich fields of Punjab even as the rest of India celebrates the bounty of a good monsoon. For, unknown to farmers elsewhere in the country, the Punjab
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Cartagena Protocol A wake-up call for biosafety
Now that 50 countries have ratified the first international treaty on biosafety, Cartagena Protocol is all set to come into force on September 11. The protocol, once implemented sincerely, will not
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Good augury for agriculture
With the monsoon spread over the country fairly evenly in June-July, after a delayed start, has raised hopes of an agricultural revival for 2003-04. With industrial recovery under way over the last
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CII sees scope for contract farming
Contract farming required a conducive environment with certain mechanisms in place, to work effectively said S. Sivakumar, Chief Executive Officer, ITC Agribusiness, in