Agri-biotechnologyApril 19, 2025India Risks Reverting to Being a Cotton Importer With No New Borer Control Technology By vivian fernandes Raw cotton imports in the first six months of the last financial year were more than exports. This…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefingOctober 4, 2022Sex 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
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
Agri-biotechnologyMay 22, 2022Genome-Editing Guidelines Ambiguous Says Deepak Pental; No, Says K V Prabhu of Drafting Committee By vivian fernandes In an interview to Vivian Fernandes, geneticist Deepak Pental says the genome editing guidelines are…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 12, 2020Eight Farmers from Eight States Endorse Bt Cotton and Call Upon the Govt to Make GM Technology Available in Other Crops By vivian fernandes Farmers endorsed Bt cotton technology and asked the government not to deny them access to improved…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyJuly 20, 2020Govt is the Biggest Bottleneck to Achieving Self-Reliance in Seeds and Fertiliser: Ashok Gulati By vivian fernandes Agricultural economist Ashok Gulati sounds like a washing machine on perpetual spin in his in the…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 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-biotechnologyBiodiversityBriefingBt cottonAugust 20, 2017Prabhakara Rao's NSAI Proposes JV to Stack Seeds With Proprietary GM Traits and Obtain Biosafety Approval, Says Consent Not Required Under PPVFR Act By admin The National Seed Association of India has proposed to the agriculture ministry a joint venture…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyAugust 8, 2017Pushpa Bhargava's Opposition to GM Crop Technology Doesn't Seem To Have Been Based on High Principle By admin I called up Pushpa Bhargava at about 6 pm on 16 January, seeking an appointment. I was curious to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
