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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Quality seeds essential for rain-fed farming, says scientist
KRISHNAGIRI: Quality seeds are essential for rain-fed farming, Dr. A.K. Mani, Professor and Head, Regional Research Station of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Paiyur said here on Thursday. Solid foundation
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MoU with US firm for BT cotton
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28: A memorandum of understanding would be signed with an American seed company Monsanto in February, paving way for supply of certified bio-tech (BT) cotton seeds in the country, minister for food and agriculture Nazar Mohammad Gondal said here on Thursday. He was presiding over a meeting of all stakeholders before signing the deal with the seed company. The meeting was atten
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SC asks Centre to clarify stand on field trial of GM crops
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre to clarify the steps being taken to regulate the open field trials of the genetically modified (GM) crops. A Bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan asked the government to file an affidavit within four weeks on the possibility of holding trials relating to GM seeds under greenhouse conditions.
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Biology of brinjal
Brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous crop of sub-tropics and tropics. The name brinjal is popular in Indian subcontinents and is derived from Arabic and Sanskrit whereas the name eggplant has been derived from the shape of the fruit of some varieties, which are white and
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Short supply of seeds hits pulses cultivation
BHAWANIPATNA: Short supply of certified seeds has hit cultivation of pulses and oilseeds in Kalahandi. After farmers incurred heavy loss in the last kharif season due to moisture-stress condition, the Agriculture Department decided to give priority to cultivation of pulses and oilseeds in the current rabi season considering the favourable climatic conditions.
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The yellow revolution men
Around this time of the year, bright yellow flowers carpet the fields in scores of villages in Bihar's Vaishali district. They are not mustard crops waiting to burst into full bloom but cauliflower seeds that have ushered in a revolution of sorts
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Cotton bread and biscuits soon on menu
If scientists are to be believed, millions of people across the world could soon be eating bread and biscuits made from -- cotton which is rich in protein. Cotton seed is inedible as it contains a poisonous substance called gossypol. Now, the scientists claim to have found a way to reduce the poison which can harm the liver and heart, the Daily Express reported.
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Newer wheat variety seeds in short supply
Punjab farmers are facing an acute shortage of seeds for newer varieties of wheat. Barely 40 per cent of the total expected area under wheat cultivation has been sown but now farmers in the state don
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Bundelkhand to get agriculture package
Days after the Congress failed to make any electoral headway in the Bundelkhand region, identified by AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi as a stepping stone for the grand old party
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Farmers protest against seeds, manure shortage
LUCKNOW: Even as Samajwadi Party held demonstrations all over the state to protest against low sugarcane purchase prices (SAP) fixed by the Central and state governments, the activists of Bhartiya Kisan Union held a demonstration in Delhi while farmers in Muzaffarnagar blocked the busy Meeurt-Karnal highway.