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Green revolution, gene revolution has not worked

From green revolution to gene revolution, at who s cost?
- 14/07/2006
Exposed

Fraud by Leh Berry s officials
- 30/08/2004
- Down To Earth
- - Agriculture
  - Farmers
  - Ladakh
  - Corruption
Shady seeds

Illegal Bt cotton traders nabbed
- 14/02/2004
- Down To Earth
- - Agriculture
  - Seeds
  - Cotton
  - Trade
  - Farmers
  - Genetic Engineering
  - India
  - Karnataka
No pesticides

Farmers can save crops without pesticides. And they can earn more in the deal. sopan joshi records a great change sweeping through Andhra Pradesh. It’s called non-pesticidal management, or NPM
- 30/05/2006
- - Agriculture
 - Pesticides
 - Natural Pesticides
 - Pest Control
 - Rice
 - Cotton
 - Oilseeds
 - Farmers
 - Technology
 - India
 - Andhra Pradesh
Drought fails to crush a Bundelkhand village

Uttar Pradesh's Bundelkhand region has been devastated by drought and other adverse weather conditions over the past four years. Madhaiya Anghela village in Madhogarh sub-division of Jalaun district
- 28/02/2008
- Down To Earth
Theatre new engagement for Vidarbha folks

In rural Vidharbha, theatre is thriving probably because of a play that has struck chord with agriculturists here. Called Atma Hatya, the play has drawn daily audiences in excess of 5,000. "We
- 27/02/2007
- Down To Earth
- - Agriculture
  - Farmers
  - Media
  - Traditional Media
  - India
  - Maharashtra
  - Rural Poverty
  - Debt
Go ahead for Indo ASEAN free trade agreement

Green light for Indo ASEAN free trade agreement
- 29/06/2006
- Down To Earth
South Asia

FISHING LICENCE: Fisher folk associations in Sarawak are up in arms over the renewal of foreign chartered vessel licences in the state, claiming the government broke a promise made to them by the
- 14/12/2005
The acre feet fuss

But Punjab and Haryana farmers depend on groundwater!
- 14/08/2004
SEZ, how special?

Despite having burned its fingers with export processing zones, which mainly involved a number of substantial fiscal benefits, the government has gone into overdrive to push its new policy on special economic zones. The difference, this time around, is th
- 14/11/2006
The new Money plant

The seeds of a plant called jatropha yield oil that, after processing, makes biodiesel. It can reduce India s burgeoning oil import bill. And there s lots of money to be made. But who will earn? What land will be used for this? down t
- 29/11/2005
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 - Wastelands
 - Agriculture
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 - Biodiesel
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 - India
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Windfall loss

Tax breaks Public money for private gain
- 14/11/2006
New nabobs

Will SEZs be fiefdoms, beyond the law?
- 14/11/2006
Economy no longer monsoon dependant, but farmers are

Less rain is bad news for small farmers, not the economy
- 14/06/2006
- Down To Earth
Housing more funds

Warehousing Bill, a double edged sword for farmers
- 14/04/2006
- Down To Earth
- - Agriculture
  - Farmers
  - Finance
  - Legislation
  - Haryana
  - Maharashtra
  - Punjab
Why do farmers have to die?

The agriculture minister told parliament last week that 100,000 farmers had committed suicide from 1998 to 2003, a period for which his government had data. This means 45 farmers killed themselves
- 14/06/2006
No free lunches in India

It seems that the people who matter in this country have a simple enough formula for life and liberty. We should open up the market, create opportunity for the organised industry, mix and stir, and
- 14/07/2006
Another India is (not) ours

At a media studded book release function, a leading editor was recounting a recent incident. He was travelling with a top Uttar Pradesh politician who we will not name but call Mr A in his brand
- 30/10/2006
- - Land Resources
  - Land Ownership
  - Development
  - Displacement
  - Farmers
  - Compensation
  - Subsidies
  - Poverty
  - Industry
  - Private Sector
  - Governance
  - India
  - Corruption
Agriculture: Don't fix is the government's fix

It can be said that Union budget, 2007, is high on symbolism and intent. Most people in and close to power acknowledge that something is spoiling booming India s party price rise, agricultural
- 30/03/2007
- - Agriculture
  - Wheat
  - Legumes
  - Food Policy
  - Food Prices
  - Water Management
  - Trade
  - Economy
  - Farmers
  - Rural Development
  - Economic Development
  - Finance
  - Subsidies
  - Exports
  - Imports
  - Anti-Poverty Programmes
  - Industry
  - India
Pricing food in poor India

The government is being severely criticised for the wheat it is now planning to import. Rightly so. India s season for wheat ended a few months ago. When the crop was being harvested the
- 30/07/2007
- - Agriculture
  - Agricultural Inputs
  - Wheat
  - Food Policy
  - Food Prices
  - Trade
  - Farmers
  - Subsidies
  - Imports
  - Industry
  - Government Of India (GOI)
  - India

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Green revolution, gene revolution has not worked

Exposed

Shady seeds

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Drought fails to crush a Bundelkhand village

Theatre new engagement for Vidarbha folks

Go ahead for Indo ASEAN free trade agreement

South Asia

The acre feet fuss

SEZ, how special?

The new Money plant

Windfall loss

New nabobs

Economy no longer monsoon dependant, but farmers are

Housing more funds

Why do farmers have to die?

No free lunches in India

Another India is (not) ours

Agriculture: Don't fix is the government's fix

Pricing food in poor India

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