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August 10, 2019

B.S. Dhillon, 16 Other Ag Scientists Tell Govt to End "Ambiguity and Indecision" on GM Crops

By vivian fernandes
Seventeen reputed agricultural scientists* have come out in support of genetic modification (GM)…
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July 25, 2019

Keep Milk and Milk Products Out of Proposed Free Trade Deal with 16 Countries

By vivian fernandes
Dairy products must be kept out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as cheap…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
July 17, 2019

The Irony of a State Contracting Debt To Make Its Zero-Budget Natural Farmers Debt-Free

By vivian fernandes
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the budget that India will go ‘back to…
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Briefing
July 16, 2019

Agrichemicals Industry Must Reassure Consumers that Residue-Free Food is Affordably Safe

By vivian fernandes
The agr1chemicals industry must not live in denial but take measures to reassure consumers that the…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
July 16, 2019

Agricultural Progress will be Driven by Science, Not Sentiment for the Golden Past: R. G Agarwal of Dhanuka Agritech

By vivian fernandes
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee added the bit about ‘Jai Vigyan,’ to his predecessor, Lal…
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July 7, 2019

Protest Planting of Unapproved HTBt Cotton: What's the Way Out?

By vivian fernandes
The government cannot approve the cultivation of HTBt cotton because the technology is…
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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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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
June 23, 2019

NITI Aayog to Sound Out Chief Ministers on Keeping Essential Commodities Act in Abeyance: Ramesh Chand

By vivian fernandes
One of the four items on the agenda of NITI Aayog’s Governing Council meeting held on 15 June was…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
June 8, 2019

ICRISAT's DG Takes a Swipe at Subhash Palekar's Zero-Budget Natural Farming at NAAS Lecture

By vivian fernandes
Subhash Palekar’s Zero-Budget Natural Farming came in for criticism tangentially from Peter…
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May 14, 2019

Haryana Bt Brinjal Controversy: Govt Must Allow Farmers Access to Technology So They Don't Need to Use Illegal Seeds

By vivian fernandes
Why are farmers compelled to use illegal herbicide-tolerant Bt cotton or unapproved Bt brinjal…
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