Agriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMaizeApril 30, 2015There is Diversification Beyond Maize: Punjab Ag Univ VC By admin Q: Are you satisfied with the pace of Punjab’s diversification out of rice? Ans: Punjab…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsApril 28, 2015Punjab Ag University May Become First to Offer Bt Cotton With Re-usable Seeds By admin Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University may become the first in India to develop…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyWhat Farmers Say?April 27, 2015Talk of Only Gloom and Doom Can Push Ag Deeper into State Control By admin “Spray 50 parts per million of Gibberellic ralic acid, 6BA and 0050 grade potassium on leaves.Read more 0 0 0 Share
InsuranceMaizeWhat Farmers Say?April 27, 2015When Mann Insured Potatoes and Got A Lemon By admin Even as the ruling and opposition parties indulge in competitively sympathizing with farmers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyCottonApril 25, 2015Punjab Must Mechanize Cotton Picking: PAU College Dean By admin Cotton is Punjab’s third most important crop occupying 4.90 lakh ha according to latest official…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyMaizeApril 16, 2015How To Get Punjab Farmers to Like Makka in Fields And Not Just in Their Rotis By admin The agriculture ministry is considering a plan to deposit directly into farmers’ bank accounts the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsApril 15, 2015Our Response to Anti-GM Activists Who Want Maharashtra to Reverse Decision By admin (1) The World Health Organization has classified glyphosate (to which genetically-modified crops can…Read more 0 0 0 Share
InsuranceApril 14, 2015Providing Low-Cost Insurance to Small Farmers, Pixel by Satellite Pixel By admin This report is based on a TED talk by Rose Goslinga, who, in association with the Syngenta…Read more 0 0 0 Share
HybridsMaizeApril 12, 2015Indian Farmers Will Have To Jump Many Hoops Before GM Maize: DuPont Pioneer's India Head By admin Question: Maize hybridization in India is estimated at 65 percent. What is holding back the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyHybridsMaizeApril 11, 2015Maize Should Become Part of National Conversation like Pulses and Oilseeds: Monsanto India CEO By admin The country’s production of maize has increased from 14.5 million tonnes to 24.4 milion tonnes in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
