India

 Bt fails in China

The developing countries' wide acceptance of genetically modified seeds owes much to China

Publication Date: 
30/08/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agricultural Research, Seeds, Pesticides, Pest Control, Biological PC, Cotton, Insects, Biotechnology, China, United States Of America (US), India
India

 Monsanto at the receiving end of Bt cotton pricing policy

Monsanto losing price war with state governments

Publication Date: 
14/07/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Seeds, Cotton, GMOs, Genetic Engineering, Patents, Governance, India, Andhra Pradesh
India

 US rejects developing nations proposal on TRIPS

Rejects TRIPS amendment

Publication Date: 
14/07/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Trade, Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), United States Of America (US), India
India

 Draft national policy for farmers is a good begining

Draft national policy on farmers focusses, not farming

Publication Date: 
14/06/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Unemployment, India, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab
India

 Checking in Quietly

Bad regulation equals contaminated imports

Publication Date: 
14/05/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Pesticides, Pesticide Residues, Flora, Imports, Thailand, India
India

 Patent folly

New amendment threatens to kill cheap, generic drugs

Publication Date: 
14/05/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
WTO, Drugs, Drug Industry, Patents, Legislation, India
Industry

 Wheat and chaff

Grain import policy quixotic, lacks logic

Publication Date: 
14/05/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
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Tags:
Wheat, Trade, Industry, Private Sector, China, India, Food Security
Agriculture

 Not so special

India floundering after WTO ministerial

Publication Date: 
14/05/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, WTO, Rural Development, Subsidies, NGO, Hong Kong, India, Developing Countries, Food Security
Industry

 A future food hub?

on april10, 2006, the Orissa Assembly gave its consent for contract farming in the state.

Publication Date: 
14/05/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, Contract Farming, Farmers, Orissa (Odisha)
India

 Legally modified

Government plans for GM food labelling in India

Publication Date: 
29/04/2006
Sourav Mishra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Food Standards, Food Contamination, Crop Biodiversity, Legislation, Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR), India

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