Agriculture is multi-functional, producing economic goods including food, feed, fibre, and fuel, as well as providing several intangible or non-tradable services to society free of cost. Non-tradable services,
Biotech giant Monsanto Co. said an unapproved genetically engineered soybean variety had never been sold to U.S. farmers despite a survey of growers that indicated some 1,775 acres of the beans were
Biotechnology is a highly sophisticated technology which has to be handled very carefully by specialists who are aware of the risks involved, the precautions that need to be taken and the
Patenting of Basmati rice by an US company is an instance of immorality said noted plant taxonomist Sir Ghillean Prance. This underscores the need to obtain US ratification for regulations laid down
Guatemalan specialists are developing environment-friendly sugar cane that can be easily harvested without the customary burning of swaths of agricultural land, private producer group Asazgua said
The Government has to address the dearth of pre-seed and seed stage funding for biotechnology enterprises to encourage investments in this sector, according to Mr. K. Vijyaraghavan, Sathguru and
India's most admired biotechnology firm the Banglore based Biocon India and Pune's Vasantdada Sugar Institute (VSI) have achieved fruitful results in their year-long research project aimed at
The Tenth Plan, beginning April 1, will focus on horticulture in a big way, according to Mr. J. P. Negi, Managing Director of National Horticulture Board (NHB). "Horticulture is a gold mine. We just
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (Iffco) is forming a consortium with Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), Indian Council of Agriculture Research (Icar) , Indira Gandhi National Open
Four decades ago newly emergent nations were encouraged to achieve self-sufficiency in food. But today these very countries are finding their farmers jobless - subsidised food and other commodities
The Pakistan government has directed the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to get into the market and purchase one million bales of cotton, informed Advisor to the Chief Executive on Food ,
