Crop pest ridden due to wrong use of pesticides'
Paddy crop grown in Raichur and Bellary in Karnataka State is showing resistance and resurgence in insect pests due to improper use of pesticides, according to a report published by the National
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No longer barren
Gulbarga in Karnataka is generally considered as a barren land, infested with sky-ward looking farmers, and thirsty people. This is the region which is deprived of rains, good climate, and the
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U.S. corn said to hurt Mexican farmers
The more than $10 billion that American taxpayers give corn farmers every year in agricultural subsidies has helped destroy the livelihoods of millions of small Mexican farmers, according to a report
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Government decides to purchase paddy directly from farmers
The Minister said excess paddy would be milled for export and distribution among Samurdhi recipients. The government has decided to directly intervene in the purchase of paddy from farmers. At the
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Land acquisition law under review
In a bid to speed up completion of infrastructure projects, including the one on expansion of the Mumbai airport, a decision will be taken by a group of ministers on land acquisition to implement the
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Technology package for Direct Seeded Rice developed
Scientists at the GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, in Pantnagar, Uttaranchal, have achieved success in developing a technology package for the cultivation of direct seeded rice under
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Govt considering land rent plan for agriculture
In a bid to augment the crop production and ensure optimum utilisation of cultivable land, the Agriculture Ministry is working on a novel concept of promoting land share companies in rural areas. All
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Rubber monoculture changing Tripura weather, warns ICAR
Tripura Government's plans to expand its rubber cultivation up to 25 per cent of the State's geographical area may suffer a setback with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) expressing
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IPC to promote new uses of pepper to raise consumption
The Kerala Governor, Mr Sikander Bakht, has called for tapping the potential of pepper "beyond its culinary and curative utility". Inaugurating the 5-day 31st session and other meetings of the
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Project to reclaim saline land
The Maharashtra Government will undertake a pilot project to reclaim water logged and saline land in village Dudhgaon in Sangali at a cost of Rs 4.90 crore. The centre would contribute about 60% of
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Government plans law on agri-marketing
The government is considering to bring a new legislation on agrimarketing aimed at strengthening the legal framework of contract farming
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CISH focus on organic farming
The Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), Lucknow, which is credited with the development of many dependable production, protection technologies particularly relating to mango
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334 days on village office verandah for justice
The life of Varkey Devassia Kakkanattu reflects many a poignant realities in Kerala - how a government machinery can ravage the life a hapless farmer; up to what extent the bureaucrats can cheat an
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Sugarcane farmers warned against pest attacks
The Goa state agriculture department has urged sugarcane cultivators to take measures to prevent attacks by white wooly aphid on the crop. The department in a press note issued says that it has been
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Measures for seed development in state
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Government of India, Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav visited Indian Institute of Soil Science at Nabibag. He had meeting with the senior officials of the Department of
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Co-op societies in soup over paddy purchases
The Treasury Secretary has ordered the Polonnaruwa Government Agent to take legal action against Co-operative societies in the Polonnaruwa district for alleged malpractices over paddy purchasing in
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Bumper harvest a curse?
There appears to be no end to the suffering of paddy farmers. According to the Divaina (September 01), the farmers of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) are complaining that despite the assurances given by the
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EU to rule on Austrian plan for GMO-free region
The European Commission will rule this week on Austria's request to ban farmers in one region of the country from growing genetically-modified (GM GM.N ) crops, officials said. The EU executive,
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Greenpeace gets assurance on bio-safety norms
Greenpeace activists surprised Dr Manju Sharma, Secretary, Department of Bio-Technology, with a house-call bearing baskets of indigenous potatoes ad a banner stating "GM potatoes no solution to
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Scientists are BARC-ing up the banana tree
Inside the peeling Room 28 of a building at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre lies a well guarded stock most unusual in a nuclear agriculture lab. The formula will please soft drink guzzlers struggling