Globally 30 percent of the food produced never reaches to a human stomach (FAO, 2021). Tackling food loss and waste benefits the climate, food security, and sustainability of agri-food systems. India suffers
The Centre has finalised eight locations in the northern region for conducting official trials of the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd's (Mahyco) Bt cotton in the current Kharif season. ICAR will
Five institutions and 20 scientists are currently engaged in the development of aerobic rice varieties that do not need continuous irrigation of fields. The Rs 4-crore research project is funded by
Farmers of some villages along the borderline of Nawanshahr and Hoshiarpur districts, their animals and crops, have gradually fallen prey to deadly visible and invisible effects of overdose of
Even as Haryana farmers reap a bumper crop, their counterparts in Kalkha, Sutana and Karad villages are on the verge of starvation. The drain no.3, which passes through these villages, has become a
With the cooperation of the Punjab(Pakistan) government, the WAPDA has launched a three-month scheme to supply power to the agriculture sector at 33 per cent reduced rates. This was disclosed by
The world market was not ready for genetically modified (GM) wheat, which occupied a special category in the world food chain, industry leaders told the Grains Week conference. Millers and bakers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said an unapproved genetically altered Monsanto canola seed that may slipped into U.S. crops doesn't appear to pose health risks, a report that will help buffer
It is not only the farmers in the northern region who will be denied the opportunity to plant Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Ltd's (Mahyco) Bt cotton this year. The bulk of cotton growers in the
War of words begun between the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) over the Bt cotton issue. ICAR has objected to the remarks made by
After receiving approval from the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee for the commercial production of Bt cotton, the Monsanto-Mahyco combine has drawn up extensive plans for the sale of these
