Organic facade
There is an attempt to classify <a c>gmo</a c>s as organic foods to jump the curbs being contemplated
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Green protest
The little green men from Earth hate GMOs, and perhaps, there is reason to do so
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In limbo
Will a disaster take place before strong laws are adopted to protect the world against irresponsible introduction of <a c>gmo</a c>s?
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Better than the pest
A renewable energy alternative to pesticides is gaining popularity among farmers in south India
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Written in blood
The police firing on helpless farmers in Madhya Pradesh was one of the most grisly incidents in recent times. But the tragedy was precipitated by the apathy of the Union government
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Suicide by pesticide
After the failure of the cotton crop, a large numbers of farmers in Andhra Pradesh are committing suicide by consuming the very pesticide that is the root of their woe <br>
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Hope for iguanas
Misguided introduction of the Indian mongoose by farmers in Jamaica over 50 years ago had resulted in decimation of the reptile population in the island. The mongoose had been introduced in an
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Bird calls
Following efforts by the Game Conservancy Trust based at Sussex Downs, farmers in the British countryside have adopted a new method of conserving bird species. A six metre-wide outer strip is left
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BEEF BLUES
In the first case of its kind, a US rancher has sued Oprah Winfrey, the popular talk show hostess, alleging that her broadcast of April 16, 1996 had cost him US $6.7 million in lost sales of
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Tall promises
The benefits of a watershed develqpment programme in Anantapur fail to trickle down to poor farmers
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Rising from the ashes
Today more than two thirds of Japan's land area is under forests as a result of a state sponsored afforestation drive which actively involved the farmers
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CAMBODIA
Although wild crocodiles are considered endangered, the prospects for growth in the crocodile farming business really looks good in Siem Reap, Cambodia - up to 1,350 per cent, Nao Thuok, who is
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ARGENTINA
The drought that hit Argentina's 1996-97 cotton crop earlier this year, has stripped the country of an output of as much as 100,000 tonnes (t) of lint, said a leading Argentine cotton exporter.
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Watershed management is not equitable
<font class='UCASE'>N K Sanghi</font> , director, National Institute of Agriculture Extension and Management in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh , has been advocating a modified concept of watershed management that addresses the issue of equity. Sanghi, who spo
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WEST INDIES
The Caribbean's account for three per cent of world trade in bananas, which are cultivated by small farmers and sold to the European Union (eu). However, not all the profits from the trade of
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Petty decision
the newly-elected Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal's move to provide free irrigation water and electricity to farmers will only harm the economy and the environment, without helping those
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Novel varieties
The first hybrid rice variety developed in India has taken farmers by storm
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COLOMBIA
The government has turned to forcible spraying of defoliant chemicals on coca plants across the country in an attempt to give strength to its anti-drug policy. This has led to strong protests from
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Killer farms
Popular imagination may paint a very idyllic picture of life on a farm. But lurking behind this rustic charm lies a dangerous occupation, farming
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A fight to the finish
In the battle for securing a larger share of the world s genetic diversity, the ubiquitous farmer seems to have emerged as the unlikely winner, reports <font class='UCASE'>sumita dasgupta</font>