Agriculture PolicyBriefingJanuary 14, 2016Tajamul Haque Committee Drafts Law To Permit Tenancies Without Owners Losing Title By admin In June 2011, farmers of two mandals in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh took a vow before…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsGM EndorsementsJanuary 12, 2016NITI Aayog Strongly Endorses GM Technology; Makes Case for GM Mustard By admin NITI Aayog has made a forceful case for genetically-modified seeds in its paper on ‘Raising…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsJanuary 9, 2016If Govt Can Remove Ban on Jallikattu, Why Cannot It Lift Stay on Bt Brinjal? Asks Jairam Ramesh By admin While declaring a moratorium on the commercial introduction of Bt brinjal on 9 February 2010, you…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsJanuary 3, 2016Abolish Cheap Farm Loans, Subsidize Crop Insurance Instead, Says RBI Commitee By admin Gradually abolish interest subsidy on crop loans and use that money to subsidize an insurance scheme…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
Agriculture PolicyBriefingDecember 30, 2015Food Safety Authority Recommends Lifting of Decades-Old Ban on Sale of Khesari Dal By admin The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is of the opinion that the ban on sale and…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
