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,
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, scientists have achieved a break-through in developing an
Rasi Seeds (P) Ltd, a seed supplier from Tamil Nadu, is expected to come out with five of its own hybrid Bt cotton seeds. Field trials, according to company sources, were conducted in co-ordination
The Maharashtra state has adopted organic farming as one of the seven main pillars of its plans for agriculture in the future. Under the Krishi Saptak plan, the state has set aside 1 lakh hectares as
Uttaranchal is on the edge of a high tech rice revolution, with the fabled Dehradun Basmati, the main focus of the imminent change, which is all set to get a kick start in the global market.
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Mr Virbhadra Singh said that the Government would give priority to creating irrigational facilities in such areas where there was scope for diversification so
Twenty-six cows died at Deesa Taluka of Banaskantha district in northern Gujarat after they consumed "fermented green fodder," reports from district headquarters
The Agri-Business Incubator (ABI) at the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) here has commenced operations with the first meeting of its governing body members. ABI
When Lee French and his wife, Joann, started their research business, neighbors worried the operation would bring doom to agriculture in southwest Minnesota. The couple specializes in insects that
Russian farm minister Alexei Gordeyev said this week he hoped a long-running dispute with the United States over poultry trade would be finally settled by American producers adopting Russian safety
The Brazilian government decree ordering labels to be put on all genetically modified foods drew criticism from both sides of the GM debate who said the decree was either confusing or insufficient.
