Modern farming trends ' hazardous '
A one day session on "Food security and poison free farming" was held at Palampur in which farmers, development workers, farm scientists from various agencies from Kangra, Chamba, Mandi, Bilaspur and
A one day session on "Food security and poison free farming" was held at Palampur in which farmers, development workers, farm scientists from various agencies from Kangra, Chamba, Mandi, Bilaspur and
A seventh person has died after being infected with the O-157 strain of E. coli bacteria in a food-poisoning outbreak in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, (Japan) according to a local public health
Zambia has rejected a shipment of genetically modified maize that forms part of an international emergency relief effort to ease the country's severe food shortages.About 1.75m of Zambia's people
Rice procurement for the central pool will be less by at least 49.95 lakh tonnes, this year due to the prevailing drought. The Union food ministry has estimated that the rice procurement in the
The World Health Organisation has summoned African governments to a crisis meeting in Zimbabwe to try and allay fears over genetically modified food as emergency relief. The meeting in Harare,
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RPI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RLL), today announced that the company has receive final approval from the US Food and Drug Administrant to
Globally there will be enough food for a growing world population which by the year 2030 will touch 8.3 billion; but hundreds of millions of people in developing countries will remain hungry and many
The World Health Organisation has summoned African governments to a crisis meeting in Zimbabwe to try and allay fears over genetically modified food as emergency relief. The meeting in Harare,
The World Health Organisation has summoned African governments to a crisis meeting in Zimbabwe to try and allay fears over genetically modified food as emergency relief. The meeting in Harare,
The European Union rejected a plea by Washington to give assurances to drought-stricken southern African countries about the safety of genetically modified emergency food relief. The US State
The Geneva based World Conservation Union, a federation of 70 countries, urged southern African nations to reject genetically modified food relief from the US until sufficient scientific research had
The European Commission staged a partial retreat from its stance on US supplies of genetically modified food to Africa, when it said it would provide a meeting next week with proof that seven GM
US researchers have found that consuming soya foods on a regular basis, especially during adolescence, can reduce the risk of breast cancer. The scientists revealed that Asian American women who
The World Health Organisation said it had sought to reassure drought-stricken southern African governments that genetically modified emergency food aid from the US was safe to eat. But Gro Hjarlem
They flew around the world in pollution-spewing jets, ate expensive food in Africa where many go hungry, and worked out a plan to "Save the Planet". But experts say a blueprint close to agreement by
The Johannesburg environment and sustainable development summit - it ended today - debated the issue of genetically modified (GM) food to death. But a note put up for the Indian Cabinet - it meets
Jammu & Kashmir that spends over Rs 400 cr. annually to sustain its non-vegetarian food habits loses over Rs 300-cr as it lacks proper infrastructure for a viable leather industry, a survey carried
The National Farmers' Union is launching a campaign to highlight how little farmers receive from the retail price of their food. A basket of farmed produce including beef, eggs, milk, bread, tomatoes
Afghanistan's domestic production of food is 80 percent higher than it was in 2001, the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID) reported August 14. A USAID press release said the substantial
The Rajasthan Government has sent an SOS to the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who is in New York, seeking his immediate intervention in sanctioning food grains for distribution to those