Agri-biotechnologyOctober 27, 2022India Allows Release of GM Mustard, India's first GM Food Crop By vivian fernandes The stage is set for farmers to cultivate genetically-modified mustard, reports Vivian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefingOctober 4, 2022Sex Scent Mating Disruption Effective in Checking Pink Bollworm Infestation in Cotton, Say Two Proponents By vivian fernandes Female sex scent dispensers can disrupt the mating behaviour of pink bollworm moths, greatly reduce…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 4, 2022Indian Express Reports says Pusa Decomposer is Not Effective in Degrading Paddy Straw and Stubble By vivian fernandes In an article on this website in October, 2020, we had said that the fungal mix of the Indian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyAugust 29, 2022Can India, the Largest Producer of Milk, Become Globally Competitive as Well? By vivian fernandes India’s dairy policy must be driven by commercial considerations and not sentiment, allowing…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyAugust 29, 2022Farmers’ Leaders Blocking Reforms Citing Economist Ashok Gulati's Study: NITI Aayog's Ramesh Chand By vivian fernandes An influential Delhi-based agricultural economist’s study that says Indian farmers bore an…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyJuly 27, 2022Interest in Ayurvedic Health Supplements Peaked During the Pandemic; It Has Plateaued at a Higher Level: Somit Mukherjee, CPO, Dabur India By vivian fernandes There was a good supply response to increased demand for medicinal herbs and aromatic plants owing…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJuly 24, 2022Farmers' Producer Companies Shouldn't be Set Up Only to Meet Govt Targets, Says CMD of Sahyadri FPC By vivian fernandes Farmers producer companies (FPCs) shouldn’t be set up mechanically to meet government set targets…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJune 30, 2022Digital Technology Startups are Impacting Horticulture, Dairying, Poultry and Aquaculture, says VC Funder Mark Kahn By vivian fernandes Online marketplaces are making a difference to farmers in the states they are active in like Bihar…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt technologyJune 24, 2022Reducing Fertiliser Use to Cut Down on Imports and Trim the Subsidy Bill By vivian fernandes India needs to pare its fertiliser import bill with a bouquet of measures including getting farmers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 21, 2022Why Rising Temperature is Causing Long, Dry Periods and Short Spells of Downpour During Monsoons By vivian fernandes Why is rain not evenly distributed through the season and why are there long, dry spells and a few…Read more 0 0 0 Share
