Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 15, 2017Lots of Innovation Happening in Agriculture, Farmers Need to Profit from Them: Shilpa Divekar Nirula By admin I see challenges on the demand and supply side, but also tremendous potential for India to be a food…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 27, 2016New Industry Association, FSII, Emerges From Seeds of Division By admin Agri-biotech research companies upped the ante with at least 10 of the prominent ones breaking away…Read more 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
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonMarch 5, 2016Monsanto's India CEO Makes Veiled Threat; Asks Govt to Desist from Cutting Trait Fees By admin Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech (MMBL) has sent a message to the government that it will not be keen on…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 12, 2015With 'Agvisory' Services, a Multinational is Going Beyond Seed Technology to Providing Solutions By admin It is mid-morning. Lalan’s tomato crop has been afflicted by early blight. The farmer from Madhya…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonSeptember 9, 2015Three Years After Monsanto’s Bt Gene Went Off Patent, Govt Wakes Up, Wants ICAR to Act By admin The Indian government has woken up to the fact that Monsanto’s bacterial gene that creates…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt cottonGM CropsMaizeSeptember 8, 2015Monsanto India's CEO Finds Regulatory Uncertainty Unsettling; Is ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ By admin On 2 September, 2015, commodities trader and hedge fund manager Jim Rogers decided to throw in the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyHybridsMaizeApril 11, 2015Maize Should Become Part of National Conversation like Pulses and Oilseeds: Monsanto India CEO By admin The country’s production of maize has increased from 14.5 million tonnes to 24.4 milion tonnes in…Read more 0 0 0 Share