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 cottonCottonGM CropsNovember 2, 2015NBRI Says Crafted Whitefly-resistant Transgenic Cotton; Potency Needs Testing in Natural Conditions By admin The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) has developed genetically modified cotton resistant…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt cottonCottonGM CropsJune 23, 2015The Choice of Bt Brands is Bewildering: K R Kranthi By admin K R Kranthi I recall you saying elsewhere there are too many Bt cotton hybrids: One thousand six…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyCottonApril 25, 2015Punjab Must Mechanize Cotton Picking: PAU College Dean By admin Cotton is Punjab’s third most important crop occupying 4.90 lakh ha according to latest official…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt cottonCottonFarmer Producer CompaniesGM CropsMarch 18, 2015Falling Cotton Prices, Rising Costs Underlines Need to Combine 'Tech With Mech' By admin Kanhaiyyalal Patel, 52, cannot hide his disappointment as he contemplates a cheque for Rs 76,154 …Read more 0 0 0 Share
CottonMarch 16, 2015As Workers Leave the Fields, Mechanized Cotton Sowers and Pickers are Driving in By admin An imported cotton-picking machine in action at state ag university in Parbani, Maharashtra on 12…Read more 0 0 0 Share
CottonFarmer Producer CompaniesWhat Farmers Say?February 16, 2015Focus on Producer Companies, Not Subsidies By admin Mukesh Patel, 47, believes the government must help farmers help themselves rather than think its…Read more 0 0 0 Share