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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Bangladesh betters farm output after 1971: Study
Bangladesh fared better than Pakistan in accelerating agricultural growth rate after its liberation in 1971, said a study yesterday. Expansion of cultivation of boro rice, increased use of high yielding
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Rs4bn relief for Sindh farmers
The Sindh government has approved Rs4 billion relief package for growers affected by heavy rains and floods in lower Sindh to till their fields again. Sources in the agriculture department said on Thursday
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Mahyco RRF cotton to be delayed to 2013
Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company) will have to wait for one more year to launch Bt cottonseeds with Roundup Ready Flex (RRF) technology as Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) asked the
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Seed sector wants early decision on Bt cottonseed pricing
The Rs 8,000-crore seed industry has asked the Andhra Pradesh Government to finalise prices of Bt cotton seeds by February-end every year. “It is important for us to have the price tags by that time in
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Monsanto Wins Lawsuit Against Indiana Soybean Farmer
Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, has prevailed in another lawsuit against a U.S. farmer, earning a ruling from a federal appeals court that protects Monsanto's interests even when its patented
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Green Revolution II to focus on pulses, oilseeds
The Government has announced a time bound action plan to set the second phase of Green Revolution in motion. This will involve increasing the production of pulses and oilseeds in the eastern region with
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Soybean doesn`t sprout in 40k hectares in Maharashtra
About 30,000 farmers in Maharashtra are feeling cheated. The soybean seeds they had purchased from the state seed corporation, Mahabeej, failed to germinate this season. About 40,000 hectares (ha) of farms in seven districts have been affected. Mahabeej has 45 per cent share in the soy seed business in the state.
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Neglected no more
With less than one percent of the world’s area, Nepal is home to a disproportionately large number of plant species. Yet large numbers of the population are food insecure, and hunger and malnutrition are
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Mining renders farmlands barren
ROURKELA: His 19 acres of farmland lies waste as the rapidly increasing mining activities in mineral-rich Koira block of Sundargarh district has ensured that Sudarshan Patra (32) works in the mines and
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High-yielding fodder variety launched
KOCHI: Good tidings await farmers and their livestock. The dairy development department has introduced its first ever highest yielding fodder variety CG-3 in Ernakulam that is garnering interest in the agricultural industry.