Karnataka’s Farmers Will Have to Produce Marketable Quality To Gain From Pioneering Reforms
Manoj Rajan has plenty on his hands. He has three visiting cards for the three hats he is wearing. …
Corporates Must Promote Conservation Agriculture in Punjab To End the Menace of Stubble-Burning in Fields
Winds blowing smoke and soot mainly from Punjab’s smouldering paddy fields have added to Delhi’s…
Will Evaluate GE Mustard for Impact on Honey Bees After Release, Says National Research Coordinator on Pollinators
This is that time of the year when migratory bee keepers bring their colonies down from apple…
Govt Accuses Activists Opposing GM Mustard of Blatantly Lying in Supreme Court Affidavit
The government has asked the Supreme Court to “dismiss with exemplary costs” the…
Akshayakalpa's Dairies in Tiptur are Designed for Entrepreneurial Farmers Who Aspire for High Incomes
Animal welfare has high priority in the dairies affiliated to Akshayakalpa, a private company set up…
No Country Makes All Information on For-Approval GM Crops Public, Says Rao of Biotech Advocacy Group
Activists are not satisfied with a 130-page summary of the bio-safety assessment report of GM…
Dear Nitish Kumarji, There Are Quite a Few Slips in Your Letter to PM on GM Mustard
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inveighed against genetically-modified (GM) mustard. In a…
Soybean Crop Brings Cheer to MP's Farmers but Falling Prices a Concern
After two years of bad crop, Deenabai Rathod is quite pleased that she has harvested 50 quintals of…
Farmers Care More About Access And Pricing of Seeds Than Ownership: J S Chauhan
Activists and left-wing ideologues talk about ‘seed sovereignty’ or the right of farmers to own…
Punjab Ag University is Testing Many Varieties and Hybrids of Bt Cotton: Research Director Gumber
Can you tell us something about the trials at Faridkot research station on longer-staple desi…