Several years ago Dutch farmers who switched to organic farming were a small band of believers whose products were restricted to specialist health food shops. These days, organics are going

The Maharashtra government has finally introduced the much awaited crop insurance scheme in the state with immediate effect, according to agriculture minister Ranjit Deshmukh. The scheme which was

Britain will host an international conference in February on the safety, scientific and consumer concerns about genetically modified food, a Government spokeswoman said yesterday. The meeting

An estimated 400m people worldwide suffer from Vitamin A deficiency, mostly as a result of inadequate diets. In principle, this deficiency could be alleviated through the introduction of a recently

The soyabeans China imports from the United States include genetically modified variety of beans, a U.S. trade group official

Agriculture minister Kim Sung-hoon saidSouth Korea would start to label genetically modified organisms (GMO) before April, 2001. The country will first label GMOs on corn, soybeans and bean

India has emerged as the largest milk producer of the world producing 74.3 million tonnes annually. However, as much as 80-90 per cent of India's milk and dairy industry is in the unorganised sector,

The predominantly coconut producing state of Kerala is in the grip of the dreaded "Mandari" disease which threatens to break the backbone of the state's fragile economy. Experts say that the havoc

The agriculture extension department (AED) of the Barisal region (Bangladesh) has undertaken a massive programme for the cultivation of winter crops in 11 southern districts under the region during

The sugar industry is in the process of change, but the poverty and degraded life of sugarcane cutters remains the same. The low wages offered for the harvesting season ensure that only migrant