Gurdev Khush : Internationally known rice scientist Gurdev Singh Khush has suggested that the government should ban planting of rice in Punjab and other northern states during the hot month of May as

Warning the Government of India that Punjab is certain to face yet another wheat storage crisis in the millennium, chief minister Badal has demanded urgent steps to quickly move existing grain stocks

Kerala has sought a special assistance of Rs. 100 crores from the Centre to tackle the coconut mite disease, which is threatening to destroy the crop in 11 districts of the

The Centre has decided to set up the National Seeds Board (NSB) with a view to restrict the misuse of those genetically modified (GMO) seeds which are considered hazardous to human and environmental

The international conference of farmers organised by La Via Campesina, a federation of more tha 100 farmers' organisations across the globe, has adopted the "Bangalore Declaration" affirming its

About two dozen cows and oxen have died in the past one week at Sridoongarh township in Churu district of Rajasthan apparently because of excessive eating of polythene

Almost all cotton seeds sold at Baoding Seed Market in Hebei Province are genetically engineered to resist bollworms. China has embraced the new crops faster than any other Asian nation. China's rush

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was decorated with the prestigious international "Ceres" medal by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) eulogizing her role in promotion of food security

Despite requests from the British government, India has yet to send original sealed samples of the 11 indigenous varieties of basmati for the creation of a globally accepted database of their genetic

The UK Government will use the redirection of EU farming subsidies to spend