Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan’s wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide. A bi-national team of scientists sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) met scientists in Faisalabad to evaluate wheat varieties for disease-resistance. In order to determine which wheat varieties …
American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan's wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide. A bi-national team of scientists, sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), met in Faisalabad last week to evaluate wheat varieties for disease-resistance. In order to determine which wheat …
China launched a research and development plan for a new type of super rice, which is expected to yield at least 15 tons of rice per hectare, the People's Daily reported on Thursday. In 2011, the country achieved a harvest of 13.9 tons per hectare in a trial planting in …
Norman Uphoff, Professor Emeritus of Government and International Agriculture at Cornell University, served as director of the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development (CIIFAD) from 1990 to 2005. During this time he became acquainted with SRI in Madagascar, and realized that “something unusual was going on” as farmers …
The message to the original Green Revolution states - Punjab and Haryana - in the Budget is loud and clear that they will have to seriously start exploring options beyond paddy and wheat, primarily paddy which has been branded by agro-scientists as the culprit of all their woes - water …
This report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet the challenges posed by various human and environmental factors. The report on the State of Indian Agriculture calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to …
This study was conducted with the objective of testing the hypothesis that tomato fruits from organic farming accumulate more nutritional compounds, such as phenolics and vitamin C as a consequence of the stressing conditions associated with farming system. Original Source
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) said various irrigation and watershed management technologies have been developed and being tested to meet future challenges. Dr Iftikhar Ahmad Chairman PARC in a meeting said PARC, ICARDA and USDA jointly held a meeting on ‘Rehabilitation and Irrigation Improvement in Pakistan’ in Karachi for …
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan have signed a memorandum of understanding for research and development of agriculture in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Secretary PARC, Dr Munir Ahmad and Vice Chancellor Gomal University, Professor Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organizations, …
Across the world, countries are turning their backs on GM crops; perhaps the coalition in the UK could learn something from them Britain wants GM food to be grown commercially. After years of encouraging developing countries in Africa and elsewhere to grow them, but unable to allow its own farmers …
The National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation, Nashik, has developed a new onion variety named NHRDF-RED-2 ideal for growing in different parts of North India. The variety is accepted by farmers because of its higher yield, better adaptability and storage performance. The crop matures in 100-120 days after transplanting and …
Investing in agriculture is essential for reducing hunger and promoting sustainable agricultural production. Those parts of the world where agricultural capital per worker and public investments in agriculture have stagnated are the epicentres of poverty and hunger today. Demand growth over the coming decades will place increasing pressure on the …
This publication is an attempt to share the initial outcomes of Technology Demonstration Component being implemented by selected KVKs. In this, significant lessons learnt and initial impact of the interventions on helping the farmers to cope with climate variabilities are presented. The outcomes are presented zone-wise in which each KVK …
Bangladesh and Odisha have decided to increase cooperation in the field of agriculture, horticulture and animal resources development. Agriculture Minister of Bangladesh, Begum Matia Chowdhury, who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here on Friday, said there should be greater cooperation between the two in these fields because of similarities in …
The Bangladesh Agriculture Minister, Begum Matia Chowdhury, today expressed concern over the problem of soil salinity in coastal areas and called for intensifying research and development activities for effective ‘salinity management” in coastal areas. Matia Chowdhury, who visited the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) here to interact with soil …
Letter to the Supreme Court from Dr Sudarshan Iyengar, the Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapeeth on GM crops - Appeal to judge and order with due consideration to harmonious relationship between nature and human beings in the case of field trials of GM Crops.
Crop domestications are long-term selection experiments that have greatly advanced human civilization. The domestication of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) ranks as one of the most important developments in history. However, its origins and domestication processes are controversial and have long been debated. Here we generate genome sequences from 446 …
The present study on the plant nematodes associated with Bt cotton crop growth in northern Karnataka, India covered several aspects like a nematode random survey in Bt cotton-growing areas of the state, nematode community analysis, pathogenicity and biology of a dominant nematode and reaction of Bt cotton cultivars and hybrids …
India’s spending on agriculture research and development, though among the best in South- Asia, is still much below its nearest competitors like Brazil and China, a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has said. Agriculture Research in India is largely funded by public agencies and channelized through …
The State Government is making all possible efforts to bring benefits of research findings in agricultural laboratories to farms while also connecting the younger generation with agricultural education, Chief Minister Raman Singh said on Monday. Addressing a massive public gathering at Bhatapara in Balauda Bazar district after inaugurating the Government …
