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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Tinkering with crops
More testing has to be done on the new variety of brinjal and on any vegetable that may be in the process of being genetically modified.OVER three decades ago I was asked, as were other District Magistrates and Deputy Commissioners in the country, to help the agricultural officers in our districts to promote two new varieties of rice, which were called High Yielding Varieties, or HYV, among farmer
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In need of seed
An acute shortage of healthy seeding materials for horticulture requires redrafting of the Seeds Bill, 2004 Surinder Sud / New Delhi March 23, 2010, 0:45 IST
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Monsanto may trump antitrust claims
Monsanto, facing antitrust probes into its GM seeds, may benefit from previous court rulings in which intellectual property rights trumped competition concerns. The US Department of Justice and 7 state attorneys general are investigating whether the world
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Five-day programme organised on techniques to ensure seed quality
TIRUCHI: The Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute (AEC and RI), Kumulur of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University organised a five-day national training programme on pre and post harvest management techniques for seed quality assurance recently.
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Monsanto 7-state probe threatens profit from 93% soybean
At least seven US state attorneys general are investigating whether Monsanto Co, the world
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Bt brinjal seed stock to be deposited: Ramesh
NEW DELHI: The Bt brinjal seed stock developed in the country should be deposited with the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources to prevent any potential leakage or contamination during the moratorium on its commercial release.
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Cabinet may take up seeds Bill
A week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened to reconcile differences among ministers of Environment and Forest, Science and Technology, Agriculture, and HRD over the introduction of genetically modified food crops in the country, the government is likely to witness a discussion on the same again as the Cabinet is likely to discuss the seeds Bill on Thursday.
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AP farmers say no to hike in Bt cotton seed prices
State in talks with all players as companies seek higher rate.
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The true cost of cheap food
The globalisation of the food market has made food cheap, but who is benefiting.
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The true cost of cheap food
The globalisation of the food market has made food cheap, but who is benefiting.