Agri-biotechnologyJanuary 6, 2016Assam Univ's Bt Chana Resists Borers, Can Alleviate Shortage, But States Dither on Trials By admin Among the state institutions working on transgenic crops is Jorhat’s Assam Agricultural University…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsJanuary 1, 2016Cinderella Nation Wakes Up To Pinkworm Resistance To Bt Cotton By admin The government is likely to allow blending of Bt and non-Bt cottonseed, possibly by the beginning of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyGM CropsDecember 23, 2015GM Sugarcane Technology: India Won't, Indonesia Can't By admin A team of agricultural scientists and sugar industry leaders which visited Indonesia to evaluate its…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsDecember 23, 2015Bt cottonseed trait fee dispute heats up: Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech Serves Termination Notice on its Biggest Licensee By admin Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (MMBL) has issued notices to terminate the Bt cottonseed licenses of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
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
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
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 12, 2015With 'Agvisory' Services, a Multinational is Going Beyond Seed Technology to Providing Solutions By admin It is mid-morning. Lalan’s tomato crop has been afflicted by early blight. The farmer from Madhya…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsNovember 5, 2015GM Pulses Can Relieve Shortage But Policy Support Missing, Says Research Institute Director By admin Narendra Pratap Singh, Director, IIPR, Kanpur. Photo by Vivian Fernandes In an article in the Indian…Read more 0 0 0 Share