Agri-biotechnologyOctober 17, 2016Dear Nitish Kumarji, There Are Quite a Few Slips in Your Letter to PM on GM Mustard By admin Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inveighed against genetically-modified (GM) mustard. In a…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 14, 2016Farmers Care More About Access And Pricing of Seeds Than Ownership: J S Chauhan By admin Activists and left-wing ideologues talk about ‘seed sovereignty’ or the right of farmers to own…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonOctober 13, 2016Punjab Ag University is Testing Many Varieties and Hybrids of Bt Cotton: Research Director Gumber By admin Can you tell us something about the trials at Faridkot research station on longer-staple desi…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 11, 2016Over-rule GEAC Sub-Committee on GM Mustard Instantaneously, Bihar CM Urges PM in Letter By admin Respected Prime Minister, I have been informed that a technical panel of the Genetic…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt cottonOctober 2, 2016Whitefly Incidence This Year Was High Initially, But Controlled Quickly: PAU V-C Dhillon By admin After last year’s devastating attack of whitefly on cotton in Punjab, are farmers shifting out of…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 1, 2016Opposers Might Move Supreme Court Against Release of GM Mustard for Cultivation By admin Leftists made common cause with right-wingers at a workshop in Delhi on 30 September comprising…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologySeptember 27, 2016GM Mustard Will Not Affect Honey Bees, says SABC Quoting Study, Experts By admin Pollen of genetically-engineered mustard will not affect honey bees. On the contrary, it is likely…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicySeptember 27, 2016NSAI Seeking to Steal Patented Traits, Breach Contracts, says ABLE-AG By admin The Association of Biotech-Led Enterprises (Agriculture Focus Group) or ABLE-AG says the National…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt cottonSeptember 22, 2016Save-N-Sow Bt Cottonseed Varieties Cheaper Than Monsanto's in the Works By admin These cells have been used to produce entire transgenic plants. Their protein content declines over…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicySeptember 21, 2016Let Regulator Fix GM Trait Fees Like Highway Tolls and Airport User Fees: NSAI's Prabhakar Rao By admin ‘The monopoly which got established in Bt cottonseed has disturbed the industry,’ and to avoid a…Read more 0 0 Share