Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 23, 2017The Risks that Farmers Endure are Not Mitigated by Crop Insurance Despite Tall Advertising Claims By admin The much-touted Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, or the revamped crop insurance scheme, launched in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 21, 2017Plant Variety Protection Authority Set to Dispense with NoCs from Patent Holders of GM Traits: PPVFRA's Agrawal By admin The authority for protection of plant varieties is set to dispense with the requirement of a no…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 17, 2017Slump in Sunflower Seed, Maize and Potato Prices Bring Haryana Farmers to the Streets By admin Sunflower cultivation is popular in Kurkshetra, Ambala, Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts Haryana…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 17, 2017UAS Dharwad Scientist Complains She's Been Thwarted in Developing a Competitor to Monsanto's Bollgard II By admin A scientist of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad says she is being hindered from…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 16, 2017Minister Radha Mohan Manages the Optics But Farmers Want Deliverance from Boom-Bust Cycles By admin There is supposed to be an inverse relationship between risk and reward. But that does not seem to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 15, 2017Twelve Things to Know About Indian Horticulture By admin Production of fruits and vegetables (F&V) in 2016-17 outstripped that of cereals for the fifth…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJune 10, 2017One Month On, Minister Harsh Vardhan is Second-Guessing GEAC's Advice, Instead of Accepting or Rejecting it By admin Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan, who has additional charge of the environment ministry…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyGM CropsJune 5, 2017Chief Economic Adviser Speaks Up for Trade in Animals for Slaughter, Patent Rights on Plant Traits By admin “If the terminal value of livestock assets declines it will make livestock farming…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityGM CropsJune 5, 2017National Academy of Ag Sciences Passes Resolution for Immediate Release of GM Mustard; Writes to PM By admin The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) has urged central and state governments to act…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 1, 2017Intimations of Demonetization in Ban on Trade for Slaughter in Cattle Markets By admin “I am completely opposed to the ban on beef slaughter,’ says Nuggehalli Jayasimha, the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
