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August 23, 2018

Like ‘Jai Vigyan’ Vajpayee, PM Modi Must Show Commitment to Science-based Agriculture

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Vivian Fernandes reports on a prime minister who approved India’s first – and only…
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August 11, 2018

No Regulatory Vacuum on GM Food, Says Environment Ministry

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Is there is a regulatory vacuum as far as GM food is concerned? Pawan Agarwal, CEO of the Food…
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August 9, 2018

Centre for Science and Environment's Study on GM Foods Lacks Rigour in Design and Analysis: DU's Genetics' Dept. Head

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We asked Pradeep Burma, Professor and Head of the Department of Genetics, Delhi University to…
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August 9, 2018

The Sale of GM Food Happens in a Regulatory Vacuum: FSSAI CEO Pawan Agarwal

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In a study released in the last week of July, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) says it…
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July 27, 2018

Rapeseed-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…
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July 25, 2018

We Need GM technology to Develop Mustard Hybrids and for Orobanche Weed Control, says P K Rai of DRMR

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Vivian Fernandes interviews  the Director of the Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard…
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July 12, 2018

PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids

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Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
July 10, 2018

Boost 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…
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July 10, 2018

Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency Can't be Achieved by Revisiting High Tariffs of the Late 1980s

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Import duties on cooking oil have been raised four times since last August. But without productivity…
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July 9, 2018

MSP Raises Alone Will Not Sustain Higher Farm Incomes Unless Yields Improve and Costs Fall

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The government’s MSP policy ignores the importance of enhancing productivity to reduce costs…
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