Multi-crop farming a hit here!
<p> Sakleshpur (Hassan dist) : At a time when farmers often demand compensation for failed crops, Jai Maruthi Devaraj, a ryot of Jannapura in the taluk has set an example on how to reap rich
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Crop disease: Farmer ends life in Cmagalur
Kumar (35), a farmer from Ayyanahalli committed suicide on Thursday, consuming pesticide after the potato crop he had grown in his 2 acre land failed due to
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PAU expert says scanty rain may affect rabi crop
Scanty rainfall followed by fluctuation in temperatures may adversely affect yield of rabi crop. This was observed by agro-meteorologist at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Dr KK Gill.
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Importance of landowning non-cultivating households
There is an increasing importance of landowning households that do not cultivate and a significant presence of urban households owning rural land, which constrains the growth of the agrarian economy, as
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Organic farming not always best for environment, says government adviser
Lord Krebs claims that organic farming needs more land than conventional methods to produce the same yield Organic farming could be worse for the climate than conventional farming methods, one of the
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'Eco-friendly' Frankenfoods should be grown in Britain, says Minister, as she backs controversial technology for first time
Genetically modified food should be grown in Britain because it is more ‘eco-friendly’, the Environment Secretary claimed yesterday. Publicly backing the controversial technology for the first time
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Climate Change Brings Tea And Apricots To Britain
British farmers are experimenting with crops such as olives and nectarines which have traditionally been imported from southern Europe while the first British tea plantation has opened with a changing
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Ban use of genetically modified seeds
Various organisations in support of organic farming urged the Centre and the State government to ban the genetically modified seeds in the country and state. A resolution to this effect was passed at the
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Bt accounts for 90% area under cotton crop in India
<p> Even as the government remains undecided over the commercial release of Bt brinjal, Bt cotton now constitutes about 90 per cent of the total cotton crop in the country.</p> <p> “Bt cotton
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India lost chance to exert right to development in Paris: CSE
The Paris climate change summit was a "lost opportunity" for India as it squandered the chance to "exert" its right to development, Centre for Science and Environment today said. In an analysis of two
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Sri Lankan government to pay compensation to flood-affected farmers
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to pay compensation to the farmers for their crops damaged by the inclement weather in the fast few weeks. The Agriculture Ministry has decided to pay
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Hunt for wheathouse
Punjab is ready for another bumper crop of wheat but has no space to store the harvest. With the existing warehouses bursting at the seams and stocks of at least past three years rotting in the open, this season
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New model helps predict Ebola, Zika by observing environmental changes
Researchers used the locations of 408 known Lassa fever outbreaks in West Africa between 1967-2012 and the changes in land use and crop yields, temperature and rainfall, behaviour and access to healthcare.
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GM field trials: SC refuses to pass interim order
The court said it will not go into the ‘politics’ behind government’s decision to either allow or restrict field trials. The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed disinclination to issue an interim order on moratorium on field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops. A bench led by Justice H L Dattu said it did not want to consider a plea for an interim restraint order at this stage and would prefer to rather hear the case at length and decide it once and for all.
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Arms licenses to protect crops may be banned
HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, JAN 20 Plans are in the offing to phase out all existing arms licenses issued for crop protection in Goa, in addition to banning approvals for new arms licenses for crop protection as well.
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The path of science for GM crops in India
Debashis Banerji Decisions on GM crops should be taken on the basis of sound science only after incorporating known advances in plant transformation technology.
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Greenhouse gas emission curves for advanced biofuel supply chains
Most climate change mitigation scenarios that are consistent with the 1.5–2 °C target rely on a large-scale contribution from biomass, including advanced (second-generation) biofuels. However, land-based
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Review of land tenure systems to support the creation of an enabling environment for agricultural transformation: report on Tanzania
The African Development Bank, through its African Natural Resource Center (ANRC), is undertaking a study to review the land tenure systems in a number of African countries as part of a wider multi-country
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Punjab strikes it rich with bumper crops, MSP hike
Ludhiana: It turned out to be a prosperous 2008 for Punjab farmers as they reaped rich dividends from the bumper wheat and paddy crops. The plentiful season brought some cheer for the state Government as well with Punjab farmers accounting for a major chunk of the Central pool in wheat and paddy procurement.
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Soil fertility has improved in Punjab
Contrary to opinion articulated through various quarters, empirical evidence and various studies have shown that the agronomic practices since the Green Revolution, especially dependence on the wheat-paddy