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The International Rice Research Institute accused of biopiracy

The Argentine Movement for Organic Production (mapo), a group of 300 organic farmers, has recently filed a complaint against the Agriculture Department demanding that it should stop approving the

Entry of high yielding hybrid rice has spelt doom for traditional diversity in the Konkan belt. Thanks to a science academy, the ancient legacy now stands a chance of survival

Dying paddy crops leave Kashmir valley farmers high and dry. The state government chips in late to combat the crisis

The Union government and the Gujarat government are at loggerheads over the damage control exercises to deal with the illegal cultivation of transgenic Bt cotton in the fields of Gujarat. The Union

A failure of our scientific preparedness. Where are our scientists?

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged farmers to take steps for preventing soil erosion by stopping conventional plou

Child starvation could increase unless research is improved

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