Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyJune 23, 2019A Gandhian Satyagraha Rolls Out form Akoli Jahangir Village for an Un-Gandhian Purpose: Access to GM Technology By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes was present at Akoli Jahangir village, in Akot near Akola in Maharashtra when about…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt technologyJune 17, 2019Dispelling Falsehoods about GM Crops: What India Can Learn from the Philippines By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes was in the Philippines recently. He reports on the country’s advocacy and…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyMarch 18, 2019Despite Windfall, Cottonseed Industry Sulks at Ag Ministry’s Price Order; Agbiotech Companies Jolted by Slash in Trait Fees By vivian fernandes With the latest price revision on 8 March of the most popular variety of genetically-modified (GM)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyMarch 8, 2019Govt Policies Have Shrunk Mahyco’s Ag Biotech Research Spending by 70 Percent: CTO Usha Zehr By vivian fernandes Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) is the pioneer of organized private seed production in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 26, 2018Is Corteva Agriscience Misaligned with Govt's Objectives in Putting Science and Innovation at the Forefront? By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on a media interaction with K V Subbarao, South Asia Leader of the new…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 19, 2018Centre for Science and Environment is Wrong: Import of GM Food is Allowed and it isn't Unregulated By vivian fernandes Vivain Fernandes counters the allegations of Delhi’s Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonAugust 23, 2018Like ‘Jai Vigyan’ Vajpayee, PM Modi Must Show Commitment to Science-based Agriculture By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on a prime minister who approved India’s first – and only…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 11, 2018No Regulatory Vacuum on GM Food, Says Environment Ministry By vivian fernandes Is there is a regulatory vacuum as far as GM food is concerned? Pawan Agarwal, CEO of the Food…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 9, 2018Centre for Science and Environment's Study on GM Foods Lacks Rigour in Design and Analysis: DU's Genetics' Dept. Head By vivian fernandes We asked Pradeep Burma, Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics, Delhi University to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 9, 2018The Sale of GM Food Happens in a Regulatory Vacuum: FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal By vivian fernandes In a study released in the last week of July, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says it…Read more 0 0 0 Share
