Action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board on the operation of 9 cold storages in tehsil Sadabad, Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. During the visit, one of the cold storage units was not in operational condition and found closed. The other 8 cold storage facilities were found …
BATHINDA: After weather vagaries on wheat and whitefly attacks destroying over 3 lakh hectare of cotton, farmers in Punjab are dealing with virus trouble in potato crop. Such is the situation that a group of farmers of a Bathinda village has decided to plough their potato crop to clear the …
Potatoes that are genetically engineered to withstand bruising and produce less of a harmful chemical when fried, along with two kinds of browning-resistant apples were approved for the US market Friday. ‘These foods are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts,’ read a statement by the Food and Drug …
New breed will be free from pesticide residue & giving 150% more per-hectare yield Rising to the challenge posed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for innovation, agricultural scientists have invented a new breed of Basmati rice, which will be free from pesticide residue, while giving 150 per cent more per-hectare …
The state agriculture department has undertaken a Seed Mission to make Bengal self-reliant in seed production. State agriculture minister Arup Roy claimed Bengal is the only state to go for such mission. The department has set a target of catering to 65 per cent of the state's demand for seeds …
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute is now developing genetically modified potato varieties after introducing first genetically modified vegetable Bt Brinjal amid strong protests from green activists. BARI director general Rafiqul Islam Mondal said that the genetically modified potato varieties would be late blight resistant and they would be released for commercial …
British scientists have developed genetically modified potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable's biggest threat - blight. A three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive despite being exposed to late onset blight. That disease has plagued farmers for generations and it triggered the Irish potato famine in the …
New Delhi : In a signal that the stalemate over the policy on genetically modified (GM) crops could end soon with the change of guard at the ministry of environment and forests, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is likely to take a call on over 50 applications for field …
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 21 (BSS): An extensive potato cultivation plan has been taken up in the district this year. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said they have brought 1,207 hectares of land in which, 292 hectares in Sadar upazila, 400 hectares in Shibganj upazila, 360 hectares in Gomostapur upazila, 65 …
Impact assessment of climate change on potato productivity in Punjab for three potato cultivars of late (Kufri Badshah), medium (Kufri Jyoti) and early (Kufri Pukhraj) maturity groups was carried out for A1FI scenario of temperature and atmospheric CO2 of the years 2020 and 2055. The simulation study was done using …
Do you think only ‘Monsanto’ (or any multinational seed company) has the capacity to develop transgenic crops? The answer is a clear ‘no’. Indian scientists, working with public sector research institutions and universities, too have developed many genetically engineered varieties which, in fact, could not move beyond lab or ‘restricted’ …
Faced with widespread concerns in Europe over its genetically modified foods, US agro-chemicals giant Monsanto said Thursday it was giving up on plans to grow new GM crops in the EU, which has held up approval for years. “We will no longer be pursuing approvals for cultivation of new biotech …
WASHINGTON: Eating junk food regularly is not just bad for your waistline, it can also damage your liver in a way similar to hepatitis, a new study has found. The results were revealed on the television programme, 'The Doctors' , where it was found that even just a month of …
Asia’s ability to keep food prices in check and ensure long-term regional food security will require the region’s farm to market supply chains to become more efficient and cost-effective, says a new Asian Development Bank study. The Study titled ‘The Quiet Revolution in Staple Food Value Chains: Enter the Dragon, …
NILPHAMARI, JAN 13: Chemical fertilizer and insecticide free potato, wheat and mustard are being cultivated in Domar upazila of the district by NGO Proshika in recent times. Sources said, about 30 acres of lands have been brought under potato cultivation, 15 acres under wheat and 13 acres under mustard farming …
Market leaders, Dutch follows tringent quality control The potato has a 12,000-year-old history but an even brighter future as a crop that is set to replace rice as a staple in the Asian rice-consuming countries. It requires less amount of water compared to other basic food products, without compromising the …
Though modernisation of food chains has allowed farmers to have more control of their produce, the benefits are not always shared equally Major Asian countries which have a large agriculture sector need to make their farm-to-market supply chain more efficient and cost effective to keep food prices in check and …
This ADB study documents the transformation of value chains moving rice and potatoes between the farm gate and the consumer in Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, and India. Major changes have been occurring almost unnoticed in staple value chains in Asia. The Quiet Revolution in Staple Food Value Chains …
KOLKATA, 20 NOV: Apprehending a further hike in potato prices by creating an artificial demand, agriculture marketing minister Arup Roy today said the government has decided not to extend the deadline for hoarding potatoes in cold storages. Traders will not be allowed to hoard potatoes after 30 November, said Mr …
The European Union (EU) has announced on October 17 that the amount of biofuels that will be required to make up the transportation energy mix by 2020 has been halved from 10 per cent to 5 per cent. The rollback mostly affects first-generation biofuels, which are produced from food crops …
London: Bananas could soon become a critical food source for millions of people and replace potatoes as the staple diet due to climate change, a new study has claimed. Researchers from the the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) partnership said that while bananas may replace potatoes in some …
