Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonJune 8, 2022Is There Life After Insect-Resistant Bt Cotton? A Podcast With M. Ramasami of Rasi Seeds By vivian fernandes Raw cotton or kapas prices have doubled since last year. At the Rajkot regulated mandi, the minimum…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonMarch 21, 2019Harish Damodaran on How Radha Mohan Singh's Orders Denying Pricing and Licensing Freedom are Reversing the Cotton Revolution By vivian fernandes In an article in the Indian Express, Harish Damodaran writes that the government’s contempt for…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonAugust 23, 2018Like ‘Jai Vigyan’ Vajpayee, PM Modi Must Show Commitment to Science-based Agriculture By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on a prime minister who approved India’s first – and only…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyApril 12, 2018Delhi High Court Sets Aside Mahyco Monsanto Biotech's Patent; Shocks Agribiotechnology Industry By vivian fernandes A two-judge bench of the Delhi High Court has set aside Monsanto’s patent on the transgenic…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsMarch 15, 2018Some Bt Cottonseed Companies Invited Govt to Do Price Control; Now They're All Regretting It By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on the perils of inviting the government to control cottonseed prices…Read more 0 0 0 Share
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 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 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 PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 5, 2017A Yavatmal Farmer's Account of Why About a Score have Died in the District While Spraying on Cotton Plants By admin About 20 persons have died of pesticide poisoning in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district and more than…Read more 0 0 0 Share
