Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 19, 2019Charging Farmers for Outcomes, Not Just Inputs: One Facet of the Future of Farming By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on Bayer’s Future of Farming Dialogue 2019 held in Germany in the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityOctober 18, 2019At a Sustainable Ag Demo Farm in Germany, a Farmer Says Crop Rotation Saves Him Herbicide and Money By vivian fernandes There is a perception in India that Western agriculture, like mining, is extractive in nature. It…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityOctober 18, 2019Fearing Stricter Regulations Some German Farmers are Active on Social Media; Progressive Indian Farmers Must Take the Cue By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes meets three piggery farmers in Germany who are active on social media. They find EU…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 8, 2019India Should Not Follow the EU in Extending GM Regulations to Gene Editing: Prof. C. S. Prakash By vivian fernandes C. S. Prakash is a professor of plant genetics, biotechnology and genomics at Tuskegee University…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingGM CropsGM EndorsementsOctober 6, 2019The International Rice Research Institute Gave Us the Green Revolution in Rice: What is it up to Now? By vivian fernandes I remember my grandmother, a widowed smallholder farmer sowing ‘Ayarate,’ a newly-introduced…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingEnvironmentOctober 4, 2019Scientists Must be Humble Enough to Tap Farmers' Insights Gleaned from Collective Experience: Professor of Agroecology Miguel Altieri By vivian fernandes Miguel Altieri is Professor of Agroecology at University of California – Berkeley in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 4, 2019At Future of Farming Dialogue Bayer Drips 'Sustainability;' Commits to Reducing Impact on Nature and Emissions by 30 Percent By vivian fernandes At its Future of Farming Dialogue held over two days in Germany, Bayer impressed upon…Read more 0 0 0 Share
