Agriculture PolicyOctober 29, 2017MP's Bhavantar Scheme Causes Slump in Urad Prices, says Nafed Procurement Agent By admin The price of urad or black gram has slumped in Madhya Pradesh. Kuldeep Shukla, a procurement agent…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 24, 2017GEAC Alters Minutes of 11 May Meeting on GM Mustard; Changes Stance from "Recommended" to "Pending Further Review" By admin The minutes of the 11 May meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) are silent…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 21, 2017'Prior Release of GM Traits Before Regulatory Approval is Mahyco's and Monsanto's Business Strategy' By admin Monsanto and Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company) tend to release their genetically-modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingContract farmingOctober 21, 2017NITI Aayog's Ramesh Chand Wants Agricultural Marketing in Concurrent List By admin “It is imperative to bring agricultural marketing into the Concurrent or Union list and implement…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 19, 2017IARI's Basmati Variety Bred for Leaf & Neck Blast Resistance, Helps Beat EU's New Fungicide Residue Standard By admin The European Union has made a hundred-fold reduction in the acceptable level of residue of a…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 19, 2017Extensive Cultivation of Herbicide-Tolerant Bt Cotton Reveals Official Tolerance of Illegality By admin The Andhra government’s flop and flip on extensive cultivation of unapproved genetically-modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyOctober 12, 2017The Sweet Promise of Organic Farming Turns Sour in Sikkim, Says Indian Express By admin We had an article in March about the false promises of organic farming. Unless low yields are…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingOctober 11, 2017Icrisat and US Scientists Develop Genetically-Altered Aflatoxin-Resistant Groundnut; Will Boost India’s Trade and Reduce Loss to Wastage Once Approved By admin Scientists at Hyderabad’s Icrisat in collaboration with those from the United States have…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyOctober 11, 2017M Ramasami of Rasi Seeds & FSII Appeals to Mahyco To Reinstate Application for Approval of HT Cotton By admin Vivian Fernandes: You met the environment minister, the environment secretary and the additional…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt technologyOctober 9, 2017GEAC Heard About Illegal HT Cotton Cultivation For First Time Recently, says Chairperson Amita Prasad, Monsanto Says Informing Since 2008 By admin The illegal cultivation of herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton seems to have become as unwieldy a…Read more 0 0 0 Share
