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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Poverty alleviation through rapid agriculture growth: Pakistan, US and Afghanistan agree on working plan
A tripartite meeting of top officials of US, Pakistan, and Afghanistan held here Thursday and they agreed on a working plan to alleviate poverty through rapid agriculture growth, as a step forward addressing the root-cause of terrorism and extremism.
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Monsanto sues DuPont over biotech patents
The crop-biotechnology wars are heating up again, with Monsanto Co. filing a patent-infringement lawsuit against archrival DuPont Co., which responded by calling Monsanto a monopolist.
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Draft national seed policy hailed
The experts and participants of a seminar, entitled 'Draft national seed policy' organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Monday, appreciated the draft national seed policy announced by the government, but asked the government for its effective implementation.
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Bangla Moti, alternative variety of Basmoti
'Bangla Moti'- a new variety of high- quality aromatic rice produced in Bangladesh for 'Polou', a local delicious dish of rice and meat boiled in butter will hit the market by 2012. The government has undertaken a project considering the demand for the aromatic rice among people of the country as well in the export market, sources in the ministry of agriculture said here on Monday.
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Andhra Pradesh revises Bt-II cotton seed price to Rs 750
Andhra Pradesh has put the price of Bt-II cottonseed at Rs 750 (for a packet of 450 gm) and that of Bt-I at Rs 650. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Mr N. Raghuveera Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Minister, said that the orders to this effect had been issued, asking the seed manufacturers and distributors to sell the seed at the stipulated prices,
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Influences of morphologically superior and inferior trees on germination, storaability and seedling performance of neem seed
A study was undertaken to find out the impact of physiologically superior and inferior neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) trees on their seed performance in laboratory as well as in nursery. Germination percentage, mean germination time (MGT) and germination value were taken as seed parameters.
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Pakistan, US to develop agriculture in Afghanistan
Pakistan and the United States have decided to work for developing agriculture in Afghanistan.
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Govt to protect farmers from distress situation: Matia
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Tuesday said, the government would ensure the interests of the farmers and protect them from any distressed situation.
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Production and preservation of quality jute seeds underscored
Experts here have said that jute has been regaining its past glory very fast now following alarming and huge adverse effects of synthetic fibres on the environment and ecology in recent decades everywhere in the world.
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ONGC distributes saplings, seeds and fertilizers
ONGC, Assam Asset recently promoted agricultural entrepreneurship to distribute saplings, seeds and fertilizers to register participants at Bihu Pandal, ONGC Colony, Sivasagar and Geleki College, Geleki.