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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Sowing discontent
<p>CALLS TO REGULATE PRICING AND INTRODUCTION OF TRANSGENIC CROPS ARE GETTING LOUDER AS THE SEED BILL 2010 LOOKS SET FOR MONSOON SESSION<br /> Jayshree Nandi | TNN<br /> <br />
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Going green: civic body distributes seeds to plant along palkhi route
Pune This time when the warkaris cross Hadapsar and proceed on their path to Pandharpur, they will be on a mission to make the earth greener. The Garden Department of Pune Municipal Corporation in collaboration with Harit Mitra Pariwar and Give to Save Movement (G2S) have been distributing seeds amongst warkaris who have been told to throw them around while moving towards their destination.
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MP Cabinet proposes Cottonseeds Bill
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today gave its nod for tabling the Madhya Pradesh Kapas Beej Vidheyak 2010 (Madhya Pradsh Cotton Seeds Bill 2010) in the coming monsoon session of the Assembly. After promulgation of the Act, the state government will have full control over cottonseed rates and farmers will be able to get the same at reasonable rates, an official release said here today.
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Effect of global recession on Indian agriculture
<p>The global economy has faced two serious but unconnected crises in quick succession during the past four years. The years 2007 and 2008 witnessed an unprecedented rise in food prices which forced the global community to pay more attention to the agricultural sector.
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Genetic engineering enforces corporate control of agriculture
The introduction of genetic engineering (GE) in plant breeding has been accompanied by the expansion of patent monopolies. Companies have seized on the opportunity to extend the corporate control of agriculture through the patenting of seeds and plants.
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Tamil Nadus organic revolution
With chemical farming becoming uneconomical and grain yields declining, more and more farmers are switching to organic agriculture, says natural scientist G Nammalvar in this interview with Claude Alvares. Nammalvar has been training organic farmers and setting up learning centres in Tamil Nadu for three decades.
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Indian agriculture: An economic perspective
<p>Agriculture is the core sector of Indian economy. The share of agriculture and allied sectors in total GDP presently is about 16 percent and it engages nearly 52 per cent of the national workforce. Agriculture therefore continues to remain the principal source of livelihood for the majority of households in India. </p>
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An odd royalty calculus
Monsanto's way of calculating royalty on its Bt cotton seeds raises serious questions about how tenable it is Latha Jishnu / New Delhi June 24, 2010, 0:11 IST
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Farmers protest for seed supply
Kurnool, June 23: Farmers are concerned about subsidised seeds due to the delay in distribution in Kurnool district though they have tilled their lands, hoping for good returns in the kharif. Irate farmers demanding immediate supply of seeds closed the entrance gates of the collectorate in Kurnool on Wednesday.
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Land laws a curse for son of the soil in Chhattisgarh
Subhomoy Bhattacharjee Raipur: The sal seed harvested by tribals through large parts of Naxalism-affected districts of Orissa and Chhattisgarh is bought by global chocolate manufacturers. But those chocolates cannot come to India. Under the Food and Adulteration Act, use of butter extracted from sal seed in place of cocoa is prohibited in the country.