New agriculture policy ready for rollout
The West Bengal government said it will implement its new agriculture policy from the rabi crop season beginning October. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee met agriculture minister Kamal Guha
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UNFAO help for flood affected farmers
Small-scale farmers in the five districts (Sri Lanka) affected by the recent floods have received a life-line in the form of a Rs 40 million free grant from the United Nations Food and Agriculture
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A vine idea
Greenhouses in cold climates need a lot of heating. This is expensive. Power stations produce a lot of hot air that is dumped into the atmosphere. This is wasteful. Moshe Alamaro, a researcher at
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What green revolution?
Famine-torn Africa stands to gain the most from the biotech revolution. Why then hae scientists ignored its staple crops? It was one of those rare inventions that could save the world. Back in the
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Scientists find Bt cotton mixed with other varieties
A team of scientists has come across varietal mix of Bt and non-Bt cotton across the central parts of the country due to unrestrained cultivation of Bt. The growers too are ignorant of the mix,
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GM food battle moves to Russia
Now that Europe has succumbed to American pressure to allow genetically modified foods, the battle is shifting to Russia. Current Russian legislation bans development and production of GM foods, but
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Rajasthan uses worms to create farming manure
Earthworms have changed the way of farming in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. A specific species of earthworms is being used by the small farmer to turn dung into green manure. Earthworms are
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FAO grants Rs.40 m for flood-hit farmers
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) (Sri Lanka) has pledged Rs.40 million to the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry to immediately assist farmers to recommence their cultivations and renovate
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Bunge cuts forecast as drought withers US soy crop
Bunge Ltd. BG.N , the world's top oilseed processor, cut its third-quarter and full-year earnings estimates as hot, dry weather decimated U.S. soybean production for a second straight year. Bunge,
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Israel keen to set up green houses in Meghalaya, plan soon
The Managing director of Israel Corporation of Agricultural Applications (ICAA) Ltd Mr Motti Sharon on September 8 called on the Meghalaya Chief Minister, Mr D D Lapang at his office chamber to
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Monsanto urges Brazil soy growers to pay royalties
Monsanto Co. MON.N has urged Brazil's southern soybean farmers to pay royalties for future use of the firm's Roundup Ready (RR) soy technology, even though it may still be banned in Brazil. The
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'Right to employment crucial for achieving right to food'
India is signatory to many international treaties involving right to food. The Indian Constitution also indirectly refers to right to food. However, some of the worst violations of right to food can
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Coconut wood emerging as a substitute to hard wood
Treated coconut wood is emerging as a substitute to hardwood in various applications especially for the middle and low income groups in the coconut-growing regions of the country. With the adopting
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Amareshwara Agri plans to make bio-pesticides
With traditional seed production turning out to be a low margin business despite the high volumes, agribiotech companies are turning to the production of bio-pesticide Amareshwara Agribio Tech is a
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15 crore project to boost dairy farming
An amount of Rs 15 crore would be spent in Kangra district through an intensive dairy development project. This was disclosed by the Deputy Commissioner, Mr S
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Brazilians claim progress towards farm subsidy draft
Brazil's delegation may have been one of the few leaving the World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun with some sense of achievement. The South American country, which led the Group of 21
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Bt cotton finds more takers in State
The total crop area under Bt cotton the seed which is being developed and sold by the US based Monsanto company along the Mahyco, has increased in the Andhra Pradesh state this year notwithstanding
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GM food available in local market: Lack of testing facilities
Genetically modified foods are reportedly being imported and marketed in the country freely due to the absence of any system for quality check. Standards have been prescribed for checking the
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Americans are iffy on genetically modified foods
Americans still don't know much about genetically modified foods, even though increasing amounts of their food comes from biotech corn and soybeans, according to a poll released today by the
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Cotton output target revised at 11.2 million bales
Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) has revised its earlier production estimates for cotton at about 11.2 million bales in 2003-2004 saying that sowing area has increased in the country.