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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Gujarat to oppose Seeds Bill as it 'favours' MNCs
GANDHINAGAR: Following several non-UPA ruled states opposing the proposed Seeds Bill, to be placed in the next session of Parliament, Gujarat government on Monday sought preliminary consultation to form an opinion on the matter. State agriculture minister Dilip Sanghani told TOI, "While we decided to oppose any effort of the foreign countries to impose their seeds technology through this Bill,
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Certification of agroforestry tree germplasm in Southern Africa: opportunities and challenges
The lack of high quality agroforestry tree germplasm has long been recognized as one of the major challenges to widespread adoption of agroforestry in Southern Africa. Productivity levels realized in operational
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State to probe supply of bad seeds, kits to farmers
Admitting gross mismanagement in agriculture department, the Odisha government on Thursday said that it would set up a high-level inquiry into the supply of alleged fake seeds and pulse kits to farmers during the rabi crop season. Mismanagement in the agriculture department was admitted by its minister Damodar Rout while replying to an adjournment motion debate in the State Assembly here. Th
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Pawar: States must be consulted on GM food crops
Union Agriculture and Food Processing Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the Centre must consult States on genetically modified (GM) food crops.
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State seeks control over seeds
Registration and licensing of seeds and fixing of prices State's response to revised draft of seeds Bill Seeks full powers on compensation issues THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has sought control for the State governments over registration and licensing of seeds and fixing of their prices under the proposed seeds Bill. The government made this demand in its response to the revised
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Consider Bihar's concerns over Seeds Bill, says Nitish Kumar
NEW DELHI: After raising objections to the permission given by the Centre for trials of Bt Maize in his State, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has now urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to pass the Seeds Bill in Parliament without taking into consideration the views and concerns of Bihar. Mr. Kumar drew Dr.
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Farmers groups' ire on Seed Bill
FARMERS ORGANISATIONS on Monday criticised the Seed Bill and alleged that
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CPRI develops tech to grow seed potatoes without soil
In what is likely to revolutionise seed potato production in India, the Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, has developed a technique based on Aeroponics to produce seed potatoes without exposing them to soil. The institute first designed a prototype and tested it on three varieties of potato seeds, namely Kufri Bahar, Kufri Suryaand Kufri Chipsona, under net house conditions.
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Promoting the growth and development of smallholder seed enterprises for food security crops
<p>A policy guide from the FAO, titled "Promoting the Growth and Development of Smallholder Seed Enterprises for Food Security Crops," describes lessons learned from case studies of smallholder seed enterprises in Brazil, India and Cote d'Ivoire.
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Promoting the growth and development of smallholder seed enterprises for food security crops
<p>Agriculture is the mainstay of the economies of developing countries and the source of livelihood for the majority of their populations. In view of this, it is considered crucial that the performance of agriculture should ensure food security and provide a strong economic base.