The revised draft Seeds Bill 2019, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare placed in the public domain recently for suggestions and comments, seems to be a watered down version of a draft prepared about nine years ago by the then United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Among other things, …
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 …
HUBLI: State agriculture department seems to have not learnt lessons from the failures and sufferings of BT cotton growers of North Karnataka region. Neither it is making any effort to prevent farmers from buying spurious BT cotton seeds nor it is serious on ending the free run of a particular …
The government proposed an allocation of Tk 12, 390 crore for the agriculture sector in the national budget for 2014-15 fiscal announced on Thursday. The amount of subsidy given to the key sector in the last fiscal has, however, remained unchanged, according to the proposed national budget for the new …
The government has allocated Rs 1071.300 million for Ministry of National Food Security and Research Division in its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2014-15 for various ongoing and new developmental projects. The government has earmarked Rs 740.165 million for different on-going developmental projects whereas the remaining allocation would be spent …
ISLAMABAD: Federal Seed Certification Registration Department is ensuring availability of quality cotton seed and has so far certified 17,791.25 MT seed to enhance production. This certification was 44.48 per cent of total seed requirement of around 40,000 MT cotton seed. Sources at Ministry of Textile Industry on Sunday said during …
The Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday approved a proposal of the State agriculture department, which shortlisted Monsanto and two other companies to provide high yielding varieties (HYV) of maize seeds to farmers at subsidised rates during the current Kharif season. According to a release quoting a spokesperson …
The government has so far released Rs. 750 million for various developmental projects of Ministry of National Food Security and Research under its public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the financial year 2013-14. According the latest data of Ministry of Planning Development and Reforms, Rs. 750 million was allocated in …
The Lahore High Court has ordered the federal government to stop issuing licences for genetically-modified (GM) varieties of cotton or corn until a legal framework is put into place to assess the new types of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that are fast cropping up every day. The decision effectively halts …
Bihari farmer produces bumper crop four times larger than average using system of rice intensification An Indian farmer has set a state and possibly a national record for growing rice using a neglected method of cultivation that has been dismissed by academic researchers and received little financial backing from agribusiness. …
Vermont became the first state in the US on Thursday to adopt a law requiring labels for foods containing genetically modified ingredients. The state's governor, Peter Shumlin, announced on his Twitter feed that he would hold a signing ceremony on Thursday afternoon to sign the new measure into law. The …
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has developed Canola Hybrid with good potential yield and produced hybrid seed on pilot scale. The PARC marketed 30 tons of Canola Hybrid Seed during the last two years. During current Rabi season PARC planted Canola Hybrid Seed Production on 70 acres to promote the …
You can trace the genetic makeup of most corn grown in the U.S., and in many other places around the world, to Hawaii. The tiny island state 2,500 miles from the nearest continent is so critical to the nation's modern corn-growing business that the industry's leading companies all have farms …
Plants with the ability to regulate the timing of germination in response to environmental cues are more likely to spin off new species and are better at dealing with weather threats from climate change. Plants whose seeds put off sprouting until conditions are more certain give rise to more species, …
The Karnataka government has banned Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) from selling two popular Bt cotton seed varieties in the forthcoming 2014-15 crop year (July-June), following reports of lower crop yields. "The sales of Bt cotton hybrids by Mahyco company is banned until further orders in Karnataka," according to the …
The Punjab government has started selling genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds that have never been field tested in Pakistan and approved for commercialisation. The move can have a negative impact on the crop production besides posing risks to the export of cotton products, especially to the western countries under the …
Move follows crop failure in 7 districts that caused huge losses to cotton growers The Karnataka government has banned the sale of Mahyco’s BT and hybrid seeds in the state, following reports of their failure. According to a release here today, crops in seven districts had failed causing huge losses …
Encouraged by the government’s recent decision to re-allow field trials of 200 transgenic varieties of genetically modified (GM) seeds, biotechnology companies have readied big investment plans on research and development (R&D;) in this regard. The environment ministry’s Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) last week approved 11 varieties of GM seeds …
Karnataka state govt blacklists Mahyco and orders ban on its Bt cotton sales. Cotton is one of the important commercial crop in Karnataka. Farmers of the state are growing Bt cotton in a larger area in recent years. More than 95% of the cotton area is covered by Bt cotton. …
Melbourne : Scientists from India and Australia have found that a native Australian grass growing in Queensland state could hold the key to ensuring the long-term viability of rice, a crop critical to global food security. Deputy Director of Queensland University of Technology's (QUT) Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, …
Says genetically modified crops have an adverse impact on human health The coalition for a gene modification (GM) Free India in the state has begun holding a series of public meetings to oppose GM field trials. The Environment Ministry had allowed gene modification (GM) trials of more than 200 varieties …
