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 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
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 15, 2017"Nuziveedu Seeds' Fight is on the Point and Interpretation of Patent Law; its Business Interest is Secondary" By admin This is with reference to the news articles authored by Vivian Fernandes, on the ongoing litigations…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 17, 2017UAS Dharwad Scientist Complains She's Been Thwarted in Developing a Competitor to Monsanto's Bollgard II By admin A scientist of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad says she is being hindered from…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyMarch 30, 2017How the RSS has Mauled Monsanto Despite its Cottonseed Technology Being Very Popular with Farmers By admin Tens of millions of dollars were within reach for M. Prabhakara Rao as he prepared in April 2015 to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJanuary 27, 2017Genetic Engineering is Not a Practical Technology for Crop Plants: Pushpa M Bhargava By admin VF: You are a biotechnologist. Why are you opposed to genetic engineering of crop plants? PMB…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingDecember 28, 2016Weather was Favourable for Agriculture in 2016 but Policies were Not By admin Monsoons were favourable for agriculture after two years of deficient rainfall, but policies to…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyOctober 17, 2016Dear Nitish Kumarji, There Are Quite a Few Slips in Your Letter to PM on GM Mustard By admin Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inveighed against genetically-modified (GM) mustard. In a…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonOctober 1, 2016Opposers Might Move Supreme Court Against Release of GM Mustard for Cultivation By admin Leftists made common cause with right-wingers at a workshop in Delhi on 30 September comprising…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingSeptember 15, 2016Bayer to Buy Monsanto in $66 Billion All-cash Deal By admin Bayer has offered to acquire Monsanto in an all cash $66 billion deal which represents a 44 percent…Read more 0 0 Share