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Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefing
October 4, 2022

Sex Scent Mating Disruption Effective in Checking Pink Bollworm Infestation in Cotton, Say Two Proponents

By vivian fernandes
Female sex scent dispensers can disrupt the mating behaviour of pink bollworm moths, greatly reduce…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
September 1, 2021

High and Rising Demand for Cooking Oil Makes the Oil Palm Mission Necessary, but Caution is Needed

By vivian fernandes
India needs to expand the area under oil palm but the government should rethink its decision to…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
June 8, 2021

Agroforestry Comes to the Rescue of a Pandemic-hit Tribal Community in Assam

By vivian fernandes
In 2020, as young people returned home to their rural communities displaced from their jobs in the…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
October 18, 2019

At a Sustainable Ag Demo Farm in Germany, a Farmer Says Crop Rotation Saves Him Herbicide and Money

By vivian fernandes
There is a perception in India that Western agriculture, like mining, is extractive in nature. It…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
October 18, 2019

Fearing Stricter Regulations Some German Farmers are Active on Social Media; Progressive Indian Farmers Must Take the Cue

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes meets three piggery farmers in Germany who are active on social media. They find EU…
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October 6, 2019

The International Rice Research Institute Gave Us the Green Revolution in Rice: What is it up to Now?

By vivian fernandes
I remember my grandmother, a widowed smallholder farmer sowing ‘Ayarate,’ a newly-introduced…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefingEnvironment
October 4, 2019

Scientists Must be Humble Enough to Tap Farmers' Insights Gleaned from Collective Experience: Professor of Agroecology Miguel Altieri

By vivian fernandes
Miguel Altieri is Professor of Agroecology at University of California – Berkeley in…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityBriefing
July 7, 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wants to Go Back to Basics with Zero-Budget Natural Farming. Does it Work?

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes has been following this government’s fascination with Zero-Budget Natural…
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April 4, 2018

No Conflict Between Patent and Plant Breeders' Rights, Says New Chairman of PPVFR Authority

By vivian fernandes
Creating awareness about the rights of farmers and plant breeders to the plant material they have…
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August 20, 2017

Prabhakara Rao's NSAI Proposes JV to Stack Seeds With Proprietary GM Traits and Obtain Biosafety Approval, Says Consent Not Required Under PPVFR Act

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The National Seed Association of India has proposed to the agriculture ministry a joint venture…
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