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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Bt cotton and the myth of enhanced yields
It is presumed that remarkable increases in cotton productivity in India have come about through bacillus thuringiensis cotton and that this approach therefore must be replicated in other crops.
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Karnataka Govt faces farmers ire
A year after the BJP Government came to power in Karnataka, the fertiliser and seed problems of the farmer are haunting back the Government in the State. Two days ago, the farmers in Lingayat-dominated Haveri in north Karnataka attacked two seed shops. Farmers are annoyed at the lack of seeds supply for the both khariff and rabi season.
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Potato breeder seed production prosperous in Nagaland
KOHIMA, May 21: The department of Agriculture in Nagaland is venturing into seed production by farmers themselves. This year Breeder seeds of potato were issued to selected farmers of Southern Angami area and the crops is showing excellent performance as anticipated by the department.
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Brazil Regulator Approves Second Monsanto GMO Cotton Seed
Brazil's biosafety regulator CTNBio has approved the use of Monsanto's Bollgard 2 genetically modified cotton seed, the company said on Thursday. The pest-resistant cotton variety must still be approved by Brazil's Agriculture Ministry before it can be planted in the country.
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Survey to find high-yielding wheat varieties
The farming community has urged the government to conduct district-wise yield survey to collect information on the varieties of seeds sown by the farmers.
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'Increased jute farming can save environment, soil health
Agri-experts have said that increased farming of jute could revive the past glory of the golden fibre to usher in a new era in the country's economy as well as save the environment and soil health.
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No shortage of cotton seed: Govt
The government has said there is no shortage of cotton seed in Maharashtra or anywhere in the country.
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Monsanto Sees US Seeds Business Doubling
Monsanto Co said on Wednesday that it expects its US gross profit from sales of seeds and traits to double by 2012 from the 2008 level, while its international businesses should grow by 85 percent.
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Introduction of Indian origin hybrid seed to destroy cotton production
The introduction of Hybrid Cotton technology of Indian origin will not fetch any positive results and will actually instead will destroy the country
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Green shoots sprout in seed business
Seed business is thriving in the country backed by a number of corporate biggies who came up to grab a slice of around Tk 1,000 crore market for hybrid and high-yield seeds.