As a step towards easing the burden of farmers, the Agriculture Ministry (Sri Lanka) has purchased more than five million Kilos of paddy from the yala harvest. The Ministry purchasing centres in
The Karnataka Government's efforts in the last few days to come to grips with the problem of suicide by farmers by eliciting the views and suggestions of experts from different fields and noted
A Brazilian court this week knocked down a rulign that lifted a ban on the planting and sale of Monsanto Co. MON.N transgenic soy, after an appeal by Greenpeace and other groups that oppose its use.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) backed a call by the Group of Seven (G7) industrialised states for more flexibility in exchange rates, at the start of the IMF's annual meeting with the World
Sangrur district is all set to top in paddy production in the state, thanks to a bumper crop due to good and timely rains and sufficient power supply. In the past four consecutive seasons too, the
The Madhya Pradesh government announced that about 10 lakh farmers as well as 10-12 lakh people living below the poverty line would enjoy remission of their electricity bill payments pertaining to
Support to rice research was declined due to international conflicts, ever increasing focus on African countries and changes in national policies of donor countries in recent years, said Dr Ronald P
When they are not braving the enemy shells, these 'Bagair Bharti Ke Sipahi," as the residents of village Kotla Camp call themselves, are busy eking a livelihood out of hard labour. In view of
Maharashtra farmers travel for the fields of their dreams . The farmers of Maharashtra didn't need Chandrababu Naidu to tell them Israel was the Promised Land. Long before the Government task force
The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has decided to lease out the vacant land falling in submergence area of various irrigation reservoirs and to grant permission to farmers to cultivate crops of their choice
There is something brewing in the corridors of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). A programme for coffee biotechnology or coffee genetics has been designed for developing drought
Please do not think of the cost involved in conducting research and give fullest support in increasing production through new methods of cultivation and crops which are drought resistant to reduce
The Sri Lankan government has taken steps to start coconut cultivation in 2,500 acres in Moneragala, the district secretariat said. Lands suitable for coconut cultivation are found in the Moneragala
The Bangladessh government has been implementing a total of 76 agricultural development projects this year at a cost of about Taka 580 crore. These projects include expediting comprehensive research
The Centre accepted that rising minimum support prices for crops could not be the panacea to reform the agricultural sector. Seeking to change the government's policy on agriculture, Finance Minister
The standing cotton crop in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat is likely to show increased incidence of American bollworm due to heavy rainfall this season, according to a senior official in the
Farmers in Brazil, the world's No.2 producer of soybeans, have received approval to plant genetically modified seeds this season after the country's vice president said he would lift a ban on
The scientists of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University in Hisar (Haryana) have developed a new high-yielding variety of rai (mustard). Vice-chancellor of the university MK Miglani
Iraq's nascent administration is embarking on sweeping agricultural reforms to unshackle farming from state control, as farmers struggle to recover from the aftermath of war. Subsidies will be
The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned an integrated wasteland development project called Boko-Kulsi Kalmoni project for the development of wasteland in Chhaygaon, Boko and Palasbari
