This State of Indian Agriculture 2011-2012 released by the Agriculture Ministry calls for wide-ranging reforms in agriculture sector to enable it to meet the growing demands and meet challenges posed by the human & environmental factors.
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) recently launched a plant protection project to carry out a researc
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) of Central government recently launched a plant protection project to c
Tianshi (Bangladesh) Company Ltd has introduced a new variety rice aiming to fulfill the lack of nutrition to human being, especially effective to the children and mother.
The government should remove all constraints in the research and development work of biotech crops and lift moratorium on commercial release of Bt-brinjal, agri-biotech scientists and industry bodi
The GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, has bagged ‘Mahindra Samraddhi India Agri Award-2012’ in recognition of its services in the field of agriculture education.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh plans to increase the government's R&D spending and create incentives for the private sector to increase spending on science and technology as well.
Issues related to the safety and security of our food supply top the news on a regular basis. Yet the news media continue to undermine the entry of students into the study of agriculture. (Letter)
European farmers are likely to fall behind in the competitive world grain market as EU consumer hostility to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drives away research and prevents cultivation of h