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Sudipta Datta

Chandigarh: The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation (Markfed) signed a memorandum of understanding with Bayer CropScience, an innovation leader to introduce technologies to promote rice cultivation in the state.

Nagaon, Aug. 20: A new submergence-tolerant variety of rice that promises to ease the creases from the faces of Assam

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government has signed an MoU with J. K. Agri-Genetics Ltd. for increase in seed production, development of new breeds and transfer of technical knowledge in the agriculture sector.

State Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) S. Ahmed and J. K. Agri-Genetics CEO S.K. Gupta signed the MoU at Pant Krishi Bhavan here.

Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai August 19, 2010, 0:41 IST

Monsanto India (MIL), the leading hybrid seed and technology provider, plans to launch two high-yielding hybrid variety of maize, next year.

The premium seeds Dekalb 9108 and Dekalb 9106 will be available during spring and the kharif seasons in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, respectively.
Dekalb is now available in 14 high-yielding hybrid variet

Transparency and professionalism needed in GM policy
Business Standard / New Delhi August 17, 2010, 0:07 IST

A Hamburg-based lab, Eurofins, has alleged high levels of pesticide residue in Indian rice, basmati and non basmati. This is likely to start a long-drawn legal battle and for the time being jeopardise around $300m in basmati exports alone to Europe.

The Central Government has consented for setting up of International Millet and Wheat Research Centre at Khamaria near Jabalpur. This Research Centre will be set up with cooperation of Mexico. Here research will be conducted for producing hybrid quality seeds of Millets and Wheat.