European Union officials last Friday looked unlikely to reach a decision on whether to approve three new genetically modified organisms(GMOs), the European Commission said. Representatives from the

The Rice Research Institute (RRI), Kala Shah Kaku, plans to launch extra-long grain and aromatic 'millennium basmati' variety before the next sowing season.This was stated by Information Deputy

The global rice trade may drop 13.5 per cent to 24.53 million tons this year from last year's record 28.05 million on better weather in Asia and bumper crops in South America, a US-based research

Asia can look forward to a new generation of genetically altered rice, resistant to pests, floods and bateria, following the success of field tests, a scientist at the International Rice Research

When children in the Japanese city of Kawagoe on Tokyo's outskirts sit down for their school lunch, nothing on their plate must contain genetically changed food, local officials have ruled. The

European and US officials agreed on Wednesday to set up a committee with farmers, scientists and possibly even religious leaders to offer worried consumers advice about genetically modified

By the year 2010, Asia may no longer be a net exporter of rice. Indeed, by 2020 Asia may become a net importer if the production and consumption trends persist, Dr. Ram C. Chaudhary of the

A laboratory will be set up in six months to test and certify processed food does not contain genetically-modified organisms, the Department of Medical Sciences announced yesterday. While the

A scheme to grow chemical-free vegetables for Bangkok will be launched in 30 provinces as a co-operative venture between the Agriculture Ministry and the city administration. Pilot farming will