Draft Seeds Bill, 2019
The revised draft Seeds Bill 2019, which the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare placed in the public domain recently for suggestions and comments, seems to be a watered down version of a draft
Seeds
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Protesting farmers sowed banned HTBT cotton, says lab report
A laboratory report has confirmed that farmers in Maharashtra's Akola district indeed sowed banned herbicide-tolerant Bt (HTBT) cotton by way of protest last month, a state government official said Tuesday.
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Order of the High Court of Delhi regarding registration of a variety of maize under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Act, 2001, 01/07/2019
<p>Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of Pioneer Overseas Corporation Vs Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights & Others dated 01/07/2019 regarding registration of
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NGOs caution Govt prescription for Fall Armyworm disastrous
‘Introduction of unregistered and untested pesticides could result in ecological disorder’ Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in the agricultural space are strongly opposing the Government
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Farmers’ body slams Gujarat govt for ‘siding with PepsiCo’
According to Bij Adhikar Manch (BAM), Gujarat government's deal with the US multinational company's Indian arm PepsiCo India Holdings was unacceptable to the growers as the same compromised their freedom
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Judgement of the Delhi High Court regarding Ministry of Agriculture's move restricting Basmati rice cultivation to Indo-Gangetic areas, 25/04/2019
<p>Judgement of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of The State Government of Madhya Pradesh Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/04/2019 regarding Geographical Indication (GI) to Basmati rice grown
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Agency urges Nigerian farmers to use improved seeds in 2019
As preparation begins for the 2019 farming season, officials of the National Agricultural Seed Council ( NASC) on Thursday to the streets of Abuja on an awareness campaign on the importance of using improved
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Tanzania: New Hybrid Rice Variety Raises Farmers' Income
Shinyanga — Farmers benefit from a modern paddy seed variety as productivity has risen. Researched by Dakawa Research Institute, TXD 3016, Saro 5 is seen as a solution to many farmers. It is one of
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Versatile mobile apps help Kenyan farmers shape new future
When she wants to know what seed variety to grow, Josephine Mutuku would take up her smartphone, open an app and types in the name of the crop and its region of cultivation. Mutuku, 38, is a farmer
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Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change
The selection of seed varieties adapted to a particular climate could be refined if farmers themselves assess their performance, using their plots as small, experimental laboratories. This was the finding