Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM CropsMay 21, 2016Radha Mohan Eats Crow After Striking Blow to Monsanto and the Agri-biotech Industry By admin The government has withdrawn the compulsory licensing order on Bt cottonseeds just five days after…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 19, 2016Fear of Foreign-Produced Agri-science Could Make India Dependent on Foreign Technology in the Long Run: CEA Subramanian By admin The Q&A session that followed Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian’s lecture on…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 18, 2016Indian Agriculture Must Build on Success of Bt Cotton, Private Research: CEA Arvind Subramanian By admin Since democracy is about numbers why are good policies for agriculture, which engages 49 percent of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 11, 2016Should Farmers Plant Desi or Bt Cotton? Nationalism Intrudes into a Scientific Debate By admin The currently fashionable belief that everything (well, almost) that is good and great emerged in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMay 8, 2016Farmers report higher profits from Desi Cotton in CICR's Initiative to Replace Bt Hybrids By admin Five of 36 farmers who planted desi cotton last year in districts like Akola, Wardha and Amravati of…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsMay 1, 2016GM Crop Technology is No Longer the Preserve of MNCs: Randy Hautea of ISAAA By admin Genetically-modified crops occupied 179.6 million hectares in 2015 and have delivered agronomic…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBiodiversityGM CropsApril 16, 2016Institute Advices 'Towards Organic' Agriculture for Food Bowl Areas; Silent on GM Crops By admin Since the government is engaged in a nationalist versus multinational battle on genetically-modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyGM CropsApril 1, 2016Farmers Implore Govt to Approve GM Mustard with 138,313 Petitions By admin Gunvant Patil. Photo by Vivian Fernandes Farmer leaders met ministers of environment and agriculture…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonGM CropsMarch 9, 2016Radha Mohan Plays Nationalist Card; Dares Monsanto With 70 Percent Cut in Technology Fees By admin The Agriculture Ministry headed by Radha Mohan has notified a sharp, 70 percent reduction in fees…Read more 0 0 0 Share
GM CropsFebruary 14, 2016Delaying Pink Bollworm Resistance: ICAR Opposes Blending of Bt Cotton with Non-Similar Seeds By admin Government approval for blending Bt cottonseed with non-Bt cottonseed to delay bollworm resistance…Read more 0 0 0 Share