Agricultural Research

Agriculture

Guidelines for the implementation of international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture for facilitated access under multilateral system

Ministry of Environment & Forest and Climate Change vide its notification No. S.O.

Publication Date:

16/02/2015

Source: Ministry of Agriculture

Tags:

Agriculture, Plant Biodiversity, Food Security, Plant Breeding, India, Food Crops, Agricultural Research

Agriculture

Agrochemical control of plant water use using engineered abscisic acid receptors

Rising temperatures and lessening fresh water supplies are threatening agricultural productivity and have motivated efforts to improve plant water use and drought tolerance. During water deficit, plants produce elevated levels of abscisic acid (ABA), which improves water consumption and stress tolerance by controlling guard cell aperture and other protective responses1, 2. One attractive strategy for controlling water use is to develop compounds that activate ABA receptors, but agonists approved for use have yet to be developed.

Publication Date:

04/02/2015

Author(s): Sang-Youl Park, Francis C. Peterson, Assaf Mosquna & et al

Source: Nature

pp:

1-17

Tags:

Agriculture, Climate Change, Global Warming, Drought, Agricultural Research

Agriculture

State-of-the-art soil

A charcoal-rich product called biochar could boost agricultural yields and control pollution. Scientists are putting the trendy substance to the test.

Publication Date:

15/01/2015

Author(s): Rachel Cernansky

Source: Nature

Vol:

517

pp:

258-260

Tags:

Agriculture, Charcoal, Soil Capability, United States Of America (US), China, Farm Residues, Agricultural Inputs, Agricultural Research

Agriculture

Funds crunch hits agriculture mission

NMSA dovetailed with five existing programmes

Publication Date:

06/01/2015

Author(s): Meena Menon

Source: Hindu (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Agriculture, Climate Adaptation, Climate Mitigation, Food Security, Global Warming, Agricultural Research

Agriculture

New variety of aromatic paddy out

A variety of aromatic paddy called A.T.306 has been introduced by the Amblantota Paddy Research Institute.

Publication Date:

05/01/2015

Source: Daily News (Sri Lanka)

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Rice, Sri Lanka, South Asia

Agriculture

Research and development and extension services in agriculture and food security

Investments in agricultural research and extension have consistently demonstrated high rates of return in Asia and the Pacific. However, the recent global food crisis exposed the vulnerability of food supply systems and reversed many past achievements in the fight against hunger and malnutrition.

Publication Date:

01/12/2014

Author(s): Annie S. Wesley, Merle Faminow

Source: Asian Development Bank

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Food Security, Asia, India, Climate Change, Post Harvest Losses, Development, Private Sector

Agriculture

African Countries South of the Sahara Must Double Investment in Agricultural R&D, Report Finds

New report analyzes trends in investments and human resource capacity in African agricultural R&D; New online tools enable cross-country comparisons and rankings of key R&D indicators

Publication Date:

27/11/2014

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Agriculture, Africa, Agricultural Research

Agriculture

Field research

On November 4th voters in Colorado rejected a ballot initiative that would have required special labels for foods made with genetically modified (GM) ingredients.

Publication Date:

08/11/2014

Source: Economist (London)

Tags:

Genetic Engineering, Agricultural Research, GM Crops, United States Of America (US), Farmers

Agriculture