Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyCottonMarch 13, 2018Seed Producers Protest Cut in Retail Price of Bt Cottonseed by Rs 60 a Pack; Trait Fees Reduced by Rs 10 By vivian fernandes After keeping the cottonseed industry in suspense for a week, the agriculture ministry notified a…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyRiceMarch 7, 2018Pre-1900 Organic Farming Can’t Cure Excesses of Green Revolution: Deepak Pental By vivian fernandes Geneticist and former Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, Deepak Pental, 67, was given the lifetime…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonFebruary 13, 2018FSII Expresses "Deep Concern" at Maharashtra Govt's Statements to Hold Seed Companies Liable for Losses Arising from Pink Bollworm Resistance By vivian fernandes The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), the breakaway group from the National Seed…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyGM CropsFebruary 3, 2018And Then Harsh Vardhan Happened to GM Mustard By vivian fernandes Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave was said be on the brink of approving GM mustard…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonJanuary 17, 2018Rich Europe Can Ignore GM Technology; India and African Nations Cannot, Says India Head of Bayer CropScience By admin There is a role for organic farming, but it is a niche role; it cannot feed 10 billion people, which…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt cottonDecember 23, 2017ICAR and CICR to Collaborate with Nuziveedu Seeds for Save-n-Sow Variety as an Alternative to Monsanto's Bollgard II Bt Cottonseed By admin The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Nagpur’s Central Institute of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 12, 2017Mere Touch of Bt Cotton Causes Impotency, says Rajasthan Agriculture Minister, Trashes GM Mustard By admin At the agritechnology meeting at Udaipur from 7 to 9 November, the multimedia presentations and the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 24, 2017GEAC Alters Minutes of 11 May Meeting on GM Mustard; Changes Stance from "Recommended" to "Pending Further Review" By admin The minutes of the 11 May meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) are silent…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 21, 2017'Prior Release of GM Traits Before Regulatory Approval is Mahyco's and Monsanto's Business Strategy' By admin Monsanto and Mahyco (Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company) tend to release their genetically-modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 19, 2017Extensive Cultivation of Herbicide-Tolerant Bt Cotton Reveals Official Tolerance of Illegality By admin The Andhra government’s flop and flip on extensive cultivation of unapproved genetically-modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
