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,
The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee's (GERC) decision to allow conditional cultivation of Bt-cotton is a compromise to the two sides which have been most prominent in the Indian debate over
The Maharashtra government has given a written assurance to the Union government that the loss making cotton monopoly scheme will be run in future on a 'no profit no loss' basis. This announcement
The Swiss agrochemical group, Syngenta AG, is completing a plan to share huge amounts of genetic information about the rice plant and an announcement could be made in Washington as soon as Thursday,
Irrigated crop production is set to increase by more than 80 percent by 2030 to meet the future demand for food in developing countries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on the
A new breed of cashew is likely to hit the market soon, with the Goa State Agriculture Department making efforts to bring home, the modern Vengurla 8 strain. The strain is believed to be of a very
Independent scientists today questioned the role of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research(ICAR) when private companies were investing heavily on genetically engineered crops, including Bt
The 'Vision 2020' project has, in the last two-and-a-half years, helped in raising in income of nearly 2,500-3,000 farm families, according to Mr. Y S Rajan, Scientific Secretary in the Office of the
The Agriculture Committee of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has agreed to a broad work programme, which would set out by March 31, 2003 the key negotiating principles for final comprehensive
The Japanese Government has declared to extend its assistance to India in promoting the third phase of the bivoltine sericulture project in the country. The third phase of the JICA assisted project
Consumer goods giant Hindustan Lever Ltd. has entered into a joint venture with India Seeds Holdings, a company incorporated in Mauritius engaged in the seed and biotechnology industry for its seeds
