Africa agriculture trade monitor 2023
The 2023 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, a flagship publication of AKADEMIYA2063 and the International Food Policy Research Institute, provides an overview of trade in agriculture in Africa, including
Cotton
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Report rubbished
Chinese scientists shoot down research on shortcomings of Bt cotton
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Seeds of doubt
Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton
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Regressive move
There is disappointment down under over the us farm bill which has recently become a law. The us bill will provide new subsidies for domestic farmers over the next decade. It raises
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Biased bill
Brazil is set to challenge the controversial us farm subsidy programme. It is likely to file a case with the World Trade Organisation (wto) regarding the farm bill that would deprive the
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India
Trespassers moved: The glory of Dal lake is being revived. Thirteen hotels situated in the lake area are being shifted to Humhama near the Srinagar airport. The land to be allotted to hotel owners
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GM blues
Controversy dogs Bt cotton clearance as debate over transgenics continues
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Cotton debate
India s green light to Bt cotton opens up a whole new can of worms
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Alarm sounded?
Transgenic maize may be on the rampage in Mexico
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Tracing the roots
How the Bt cotton movement evolved in India
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Manipulating Research
Private funding has given a new meaning to scientific research today. With rising corporate research budgets, academic institutions are leaning more on industry sponsorship and less on government or charitable foundations. A major fallout of this alliance