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 PolicyBriefingAugust 11, 2018No Regulatory Vacuum on GM Food, Says Environment Ministry By vivian fernandes Is there is a regulatory vacuum as far as GM food is concerned? Pawan Agarwal, CEO of the Food…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 9, 2018Centre for Science and Environment's Study on GM Foods Lacks Rigour in Design and Analysis: DU's Genetics' Dept. Head By vivian fernandes We asked Pradeep Burma, Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics, Delhi University to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyAugust 9, 2018The Sale of GM Food Happens in a Regulatory Vacuum: FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal By vivian fernandes In a study released in the last week of July, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says it…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 27, 2018Rapeseed-Mustard Can Best Help Reduce India's Edible Oil Shortage if Area Expands and Yield Spikes By vivian fernandes High import duties cannot make mustard production sustainable in the country. Yield will have to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 25, 2018We Need GM technology to Develop Mustard Hybrids and for Orobanche Weed Control, says P K Rai of DRMR By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes interviews the Director of the Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyJuly 12, 2018PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2018Boost Production of Mustard for the Country's Edible Oil Security: Atul Chaturvedi of SEA By vivian fernandes Atul Chaturvedi is President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA). Until he retired last…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2018Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency Can't be Achieved by Revisiting High Tariffs of the Late 1980s By vivian fernandes Import duties on cooking oil have been raised four times since last August. But without productivity…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 9, 2018MSP Raises Alone Will Not Sustain Higher Farm Incomes Unless Yields Improve and Costs Fall By vivian fernandes The government’s MSP policy ignores the importance of enhancing productivity to reduce costs…Read more 0 0 0 Share