Agricultural technologies in India: a review
Agriculture sector in India is a primary source of livelihood for a majority of the population. Low and stagnant income in the sector remains a focal point of policy debate in India. The most prominent
Biotechnology
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Bt cotton not to blame for farm distress: scientists
Monday’s ISC session on GM crops didn’t have a single critical paper Farmer suicides in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha area and other parts of the country have nothing to do with Bt cotton, scientists said
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Himachal Pradesh Biotechnology Policy 2014
Biotechnology is a fast developing field with wide applications for all human beings. Biotechnology is formally defined as ''the application of science and technology to living organisms as well as parts,
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DBT and DST open access policy: policy on open access to DBT and DST funded research
Open access policy of the department of biotechnology (DBT) and department of science and technology (DST) has been finally approved and released with specific guidelines for the funded researchers and
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Nigeria: Farmers Task N/Assembly on Biotech Law in Nigeria
Farmers and other stakeholders in agriculture, science and technology and health sectors have called for the adoption and promotion of bio-safety in order to improve agricultural production in Nigeria.
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The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol: intellectual property implications
This publication has been developed as a handbook aimed at better understanding the intellectual property implications of the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity and the 2010 Nagoya Protocol on Access
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Adoption and uptake pathways of GM/Biotech crops by small-scale, resource-poor farmers in China, India, and the Philippines
Adoption and Uptake Pathways of GM/Biotech Crops by Small-scale, Resource-poor Farmers in China, India, and the Philippines shows how modern biotechnology has transformed farming into a profession that
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Farmers need an alternative to Bt cotton: Experts
AURANGABAD: Cotton farmers in Marathwada should explore options beyond Bt cotton seeds as the costs of cultivating the genetically modified variety were higher, but with no added productivity, profitability
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GM agricultural technologies for Africa: a state of affairs
Agricultural biotechnology has been used to address constraints in agriculture and has the potential to make a major contribution to the overall goal of sustainable intensification. The adoption of agricultural
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Globalization, the rise of biotechnology and catching up in agricultural Innovation: the case of Bt technology in India
The agricultural sector has played an important role in the provision of food, foreign exchange and sustainable energy to many developing countries. This sector, however, has not been considered as a driving
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U.S. court overturns law limiting biotech crops on Hawaiian island
A group of global biotech crop companies won a court victory on Monday that blocks enactment of a law passed last year limiting the planting of biotech crops and use of pesticides on the Hawaiian island