KRISHNAGIRI: Quality seeds are essential for rain-fed farming, Dr. A.K. Mani, Professor and Head, Regional Research Station of the Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Paiyur said here on Thursday.
Solid foundation

India witnessed unprecedented food production in the 1970s and the 1980s, and this phenomenon was dubbed as the Green Revolution. The country was transformed from a food-deficient nation to a food-sufficient nation. The seeds of the Green Revolution were sown when Dr M.S. Swaminathan invited Dr Norman E. Borlaug to India in 1963.

Jan. 28: Enviroenthusiasts will fast for a day on January 30 to build up a nation-wide consensus against Bt brinjal.
The Central government is planning to legalise commercial production of Bt brinjal next month, after it completes public hearing this week. If Bt brinjal enters the market, it will be the first genetically-modified food crop to be introduced in India for human consumption.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: On Sunday, at the Martyrs Square in the city, environmentalists, farmers, political and cultural leaders in the State will go on a fast to stop the Ministry of Environment and Forests from giving permission for commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal. The fast will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister Mullakkara Ratnakaran at 10.30 a.m.

Mulberry tea, which is being relished in some parts of the world, is set to reach our teapots soon. Scientists at Jammu and Kashmir

The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has a new argument against genetically modified crops

THENI: Technology driven fruit production, integrated approach, mechanisation, enhancement and utilisation of wastelands and efficient post harvest management and technology would meet the challenges faced by horticulture, said H.P. Singh, Deputy Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

Gram sabha meetings convened on Republic Day

Ananya Dutta

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has said the government will not take any hasty decision on allowing cultivation or sale of Bt Brinjal in the State.