CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
Germany will ban cultivation and sale of genetically modified (GMO) maize despite European Union rulings that the biotech grain is safe, its government said on Tuesday. The ban affects US biotech company Monsanto's MON 810 maize which may no longer be sown for this summer's harvest, German Agriculture and Consumer …
Maize farmers affected by the abrupt closure of the Triposha Factory in Ja-Ela would stage a demonstration this week demanding the reopening of the factory within this week. The demonstration would be held either the opposite of the Factory premises in Ja-Ela or opposite the Health Ministry in Colombo, they …
Agricultural scientists at a farmers gathering here revealed that promotion of modern and developed technologies could help enhancing maize production. They viewed that the farmers use excessive fertilisers and other inputs in the fields with the hope of getting more yield but the conventional practice always disturbs the soil health …
Maize is grown in every suitable agricultural region of the globe. In India, maize is grown on 6 million ha area mainly as rainfed crop during rainy season and only 22.8% maize is grown under irrigated conditions. In this article, the authors have examined simple indigenous technologies that are beneficial …
Efforts by Monsanto to introduce genetically modified maize into the European Union hit a fresh roadblock yesterday when member states upheld bans imposed by Austria and Hungary. The European Commission had pushed them to drop the ban on MON810, a variety of genetically modified (GMO) maize produced by Monsanto, the …
Adding various components on to a farm and integrating them has helped small farmers in Tamil Nadu reap rich harvests. The bio intensive farm models promoted by the Department of Science and Technology and based on agro-ecosystem principles, have resulted in a sustainable farm production and livelihoods.
Farmers in the Yoro and Otoro regions of Honduras have organised themselves into agricultural research teams to improve the diversity and resilience of their farms. Supported by local and international organisations, these farmers have diversified their plant genetic resources and developed hardier varieties that grow well on their soils. Their …
Genetically modified crops are continuing to spread across the world, according to the leading annual survey of GM in agriculture, published yesterday. The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) said the global area of GM crops rose from 114m hectares in 2007 to 125m hectares in 2008, …
US ethanol producers have had no joy from the stock market. The financial figures of many are awful. Venture capitalists are holding back investment - preferring new fuel sources.
The Kashmir valley is all set to have a bumper crop of rice and maize and likely to achieve the target production of these principle crops during this year following the timely rainfall and use of good-quality seeds by the farmers. The rain showers witnessed by the valley on Tuesday …
Importance of maize as a food as well as fuel crop stressed Tuticorin: Training camps were conducted recently to inculcate the techniques of maize hybrid seed production among farm women in the villages Kalkumi, A.Kumarapuram of Vilathikulam block and Sankaralingapuram, Vembur of Pudhur block in Tuticorin district by the Agricultural …
Climate change will have significant impacts on agriculture, particularly in East Africa where there is such variation in topography and climate. Modelling studies can help to show where these impacts may be largest, to help guide adaptations to ensure food security in the coming decades. Results suggest that crop yield …
Lethal viruses are taking over the world of food IN agricultural research, new breakthroughs have helped elaborate the workings of two strains of potentially lethal viruses destroying important food crops like wheat and maize. Research into the Maize Streak Virus (msv) destroying Africa
