Union agriculture minister Nitish Kumar has said the government will soon introduce the plant varieties and farmers' rights protection Bill in Parliament.

The only way to resume economic activities in the cyclone-ravaged areas of Orissa is to launch a massive rabi crop programme and the proper utilisation of the millions of trees uprooted by local

The proposed Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Bill (PVP & FR) provides for "compulsory licensing" of protected varieties in cases where the breeder concerned reneges on meeting the

The Jammu and Kashmir government has proposed to launch shortly a new crop insurance scheme on the pattern of national agricultural insurance

First Nature dealt the cotton growers of Punjab and Haryana a cruel hand when the crop failed for seven successive years. This year, when prospects looked good, prices have crashed to a 12-year low:

Seeds imported from nine different countries and grown in the UK could be contaminated by genetically modified material, the UK government admitted. Oilseed rape, maize and soya imported by British

While the unseasonal rain during April and May has brought respite from the heat, it has damaged one-third of the wheat crop in eastern Uttar

study: Despite heavy pesticides use, farmers are experiencing considerable yield losses in paddy from various biotic and abiotic pressures. In Andhra Pradesh, it is estimated that the yield loss is

Of all members of the Royal Family, the Duke of Edinburg has taken the best-informed interest in science and technology and has offered a robust opinion on genetically modified crops.

Prolonged drought in China's northern plains and the threat of locusts may cause this year's wheat harvest to drop to the lowest level since 1995, industry sources said on