Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsDecember 21, 2015Ag Biotech Association Protests Govt Move Bringing Bt Cottonseed Under Price Control By admin The association of agricultural biotechnology companies has opposed the agriculture ministry’s…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Contract farmingFarmer Producer CompaniesDecember 18, 2015NDDB to Market Pulses Procured from Farmer Companies; Provide Income-Enhancing Support By admin How does NDDB propose to organize pulses farmers? Will it be under the aegis of the existing milk…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsDecember 15, 2015Let The Regulator Get On With GM Mustard: ABLE-AG By admin NEW DELHI, 14 December, 2015: Accusing green activists of indulging in “baseless”…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 14, 2015Nitish Kumar Should Make Bihar’s Agriculture Productive and Paying For Yet Another Term in Office By admin An editor had predicted in his Sunday newspaper column that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 13, 2015Sharad Joshi, Supporter of Smart Agriculture and Free Markets, Will Be Missed By admin In the demise of Sharad Anantrao Joshi, the founder of Shetkari Sanghatana, India has lost a…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt cottonGM CropsDecember 12, 2015Bt Cottonseed Prices: Minister Radha Mohan Must Not Play 'Us Vs Them' By admin Ease of doing business is not numbers on a scorecard; it is an attitude. If officials and ministers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBiodiversityBt cottonGM CropsDecember 9, 2015Blending Non-Bt with Bt Cottonseeds to Delay Insect Resistance: Govt Anxious About Lax Standards By admin Shivendra Bajaj, Executive Director, ABLE-AG Thirteen years after genetically-modified Bt cotton was…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsDecember 7, 2015Why is Prabhakar Rao of Nuziveedu Seeds Fond of FRAND Licensing? By admin Indian seed companies are pushing the government to legislate ‘Fair, Reasonable and…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsDecember 7, 2015Were Farmers Really Duped Into Paying Royalty on Bollgard I? By admin In June 2015, the Times of India published a story about Monsanto charging royalty ‘from clueless…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingRiceNovember 20, 2015Direct Wet Seeded Rice Scores Over Transplanting: Is 'Truly Sustainable Intensification,' Says IIRR and BASF Study By admin Growing rice with direct wet seeding method is more productive, yields more profits, is less water…Read more 0 0 0 Share
