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,
Top US and Argentine trade official have said they held talks on the possibility of taking joint legal action against the EU for blocking imports of genetically-modified food. The Deputy US Trade
The Karnataka Government which has received 3.65 lakh tonnes of rice under the Food for Work Programme, is all set to exert pressure on the Centre to release another 7.35 lakh tonnes of rice to
Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Guwahati, a UNDP-funded, UNIDO- implemented project executed by the Department of S&T of the Government of India, is organizing a three-day international
This week, let's focus attention on the urgent need for a comprehensive mechanism to ensure safe food to all citizens. Considering that the health of a nation depends on the quality of food that the
The genetically modified (GM) potato developed in India contains only 2.8 per cent protein content which is not enough to solve the problems of malnutrition in the country, said Central Potato
The foot-and-mouth disease that led to the death of lakhs of cattle worldwide last year has hit Malnad, Karnataka, this time. Surprisingly, this disease, which was believed to affect only Jersey,
When foreign countries can train their farmers about the benefits of organic farming, why can't India. This question was raised by Minister of Agriculture Hukum Singh while inaugurating a two-day
Total 17,777 landless beneficiaries of SC-ST category have been allotted about 11,921 hectare grazing land. Divisional commissioner Ram Sajeevan asked concerning officials to distribute green cards
The debate on corporate farming versus contract farming as a means for facilitating the entry of the corporate sector into agriculture seems to have come to its logical conclusion.The winner is
Rice production fell by nearly 20 percent during the current paddy crop season in Kancheepuram district due to adversse seasonal conditions that led to a shortfall of 47,000 hectares against the
