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,
Hundreds of farmers have committed suicide in recent years in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana. Why did the cotton farmers of Andhra Pradesh and other states kill
A two day symposium on "Potato research towards national food and nutritional security," which concluded, underlined the need to promote potato as a main food crop. While the area under potato over
A meeting of the variety evaluation committee (VEC) was held at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) for approval of wheat varieties developed in the NWFP and Sindh (Pakistan). Two
Thanks to the bountiful monsoons, Rajasthan is due to have a bumper crop of bajra this year. But that does not mean the farmer will be better off. The price of bajra in the market is likely to
The agricultural ministry said that the necessary amendments to the Sugar (Cess) Act, 1982 would be effected in consultation with the ministry of law and justice. The countervailing duty on sugar
The European Union and the US must offer fresh concessions to developing countries on farm trade if the stalled round of world trade talks is to be revived, a senior World Bank official has warned.
A hydroponics green house is to be set up in the Mendhoo, Laamu atoll, (Maldives) island's Agriculture Center. The Agriculture Ministry said the Ministry decided to set up a green house in the
The Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) celebrated the CSIR Foundation in Jammu. In this connection a function was organised in which Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo was the
Widespread theft of vanilla vines and beans is being witnessed in the growing regions following a sharp rise its prices. From a new vanilla plantation of the Synthite Industrial Chemicals near
The Union Agriculture Ministry and FAO have entered into a projecrt collaboration agreement for carrying out improvements in apple
