Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 26, 2016India Must Learn From China; Use Its 25 M Neem Trees to Control Pests, Says Unido Adviser By admin India has 25 million neem trees but uses just five percent of their potential to kill pests.Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 26, 2016ICAR's K K Sharma Says Fear About High Levels of Pesticide Residues in Fruits, Vegetables is Over Done By admin During Onam festival last year, political parties in Kerala competed to provide pesticide-free…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 19, 2016Agri-biotech Tools Needed to Double Farmers' Profits Without Inflating Prices: Ram Kaundinya By admin ‘Doubling farmers’ profit is more important than doubling farmers’ income,’ said Ram…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 14, 2016McCain, Campco Model Would Boost the Cashew Economy By admin Just five kilometres from Mangalore (now Mangaluru) city centre, off the highway to the Jain…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2016After Azadpur Mandi, Vashi Loses Monopoly to Trade in Fruit & Vegetables By admin The Maharashtra government has resisted opposition from traders and removed fruits and vegetables…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2016Ananth Kumar Telling Companies to Cut DAP, MoP Prices Reverses Reforms of 25 Years Ago By admin The prices of Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Muriate of Potash (MoP) were decontrolled by Manmohan…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 6, 2016Will Environment Minister Anil Dave Support Agri-biotechnology and Approve GM Mustard? By admin The agri-biotechnology industry has reason to be anxious about the replacement of environment…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyGM CropsJuly 1, 2016Blog: Swadeshi Jagran Needed for Self-Sufficiency in Pulses and Nutritional Security By admin The United Nations has declared 2016 as the International Year of Pulses. Why should western…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJune 23, 2016Dept of Biotech's Roundtable on GM Crop Patents Fails to Find Middle Ground By admin (1) Representatives from the agri-biotechnology industry stressed the need for a predictable and…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 23, 2016Food Price Inflation Should Be Fought With Sound Policies, Not Policing By admin At a meeting on 7 June to check food price inflation, the consumer affairs ministry announced a slew…Read more 0 0 Share