Agriculture PolicyNovember 11, 2022Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Protection Authority and Seed Industry, Pepsico at Loggerheads By vivian fernandes India has a unique law for the protection of plant varieties but the authority administering the law…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 2, 2020Rather than Fear a Sell-out to Companies, Punjab Farmers Must Welcome Them for Crop Diversification By vivian fernandes A Punjab farmer leader said at a press conference on Sunday, 29 November, that one of the reasons…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 19, 2018Centre for Science and Environment is Wrong: Import of GM Food is Allowed and it isn't Unregulated By vivian fernandes Vivain Fernandes counters the allegations of Delhi’s Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 23, 2016Food Price Inflation Should Be Fought With Sound Policies, Not Policing By admin At a meeting on 7 June to check food price inflation, the consumer affairs ministry announced a slew…Read more 0 0 Share
Contract farmingMarch 6, 2015Gujarat Contract Farmers Smile As Potato Prices Crash By admin At Vinayak cold storage in Deesa, a town in Gujarat’s northern Banaskanta district, tractors…Read more 0 0 0 Share