It now pays to steal vanilla beans
Widespread theft of vanilla vines and beans is being witnessed in the growing regions following a sharp rise its prices. From a new vanilla plantation of the Synthite Industrial Chemicals near
Widespread theft of vanilla vines and beans is being witnessed in the growing regions following a sharp rise its prices. From a new vanilla plantation of the Synthite Industrial Chemicals near
The Union Agriculture Ministry and FAO have entered into a projecrt collaboration agreement for carrying out improvements in apple
It is only a modest exaggeration to say that as goes agriculture, so goes the planet. Of all the human activities that shape the environment, agriculture is the single most important, and it is well
A study conducted by the University of Agriculture in Dharwad has revealed that the cultivation of Bt cotton results in reduction of pesticides. The study concluded that more Bollworm damage was
The inter-district productivity gap of major crops is widening in Orissa signaling danger to food security of the state, says a study conducted by the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology
The target of Aman paddy cultivation has been achieved in Netrakona district (Bangladesh) this year. Favourable climatic condition prevailing in the district has been attributed to achievement of
The controversy shrouding Bt cotton has further mystified with a new study coming out in favour of the genetically modified cotton. Cultivation of Bt cotton results in the reduction of pesticide,
The US-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has decided to render an assistance of $25 million for combating malnutritional problems in the developing countries, including India. This assistance
New Zealand has been hit by its first outbreak of an untreatable pig disease, agriculture officials said, citing initial tests at a pig farm where a third of the piglets died. The disease usually
China has successfully bred a new variety of 'super hybrid rice', which would boost the average output per hectare to 9,750 kg from the current national average of 6,300 kg. The breakthrough was by
There is an urgent need to accord recognition to the traditional wisdom of farmers who persist with retaining biodiversity in agricultural practices in the face of the aggressive promotion of
Crop losses caused by three successive years of inadequate rainfall and the diminishing presence of institutional credit force a large number of Karnataka farmers into the debt trap. Some of them
Having toured Israel last month to participate in an agricultural exhibition organised by the Government of Israel, Mr K.S. Bhoria, Agriculture Secretary of Haryana, submitted a report to the state
Total organic farming would not be feasible, viable and profitable under high-productive intensive agriculture. Farmyard manure has become a scarce commodity due to dwindling animal population. Green
The debate over genetically modified crops intensified after a European Union commissioner accused biotech companies to of misleading people over the benefits of the technology. Margot Wallstrom
Soybean growers in Brazil's No. 2 producer state Parana said it would be difficult to enforce a law passed by the state legislature this week banning genetically modified soy until 2006. Brazil
A two-day training programme on "Bio-fertilisers and Bio-pesticides" under the macromode project for the government agricultural and technical officers was inaugurated by the director of National
Even as the monsoons blessed large swathes of the country, certain pockets went without. The fallout was inevitable: farmers suicides. In a year marked by one of the best monsoon ever, farmers have
1,000 farmers queue for rainfall insurance against droughts and downpours, based on 40 years of rain data and a World Bank model. After years of dragging its feet, the Ministry of Agriculture is
Northeast stands entirely different from the rest of the country. The difference lies not only in dress, language, food habits and festivals but also in agricultural practices like shifting of