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

Monsanto: The amount of land planted to genetically modified(GM) crops around the world is expected to leap this year by more than 40 per cent, a senior official from Monsanto Co. said on

A new package of technologies for saving upto 25 per cent water in rice cultivation is being developed by scientists at the International Rice Research institute(IRRI) in the Philippines and the

Plant breeders of the Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) have achieved a breakthrough in piercing through the yield barrier of the commercially important basmati rice. They

The Union Agriculture Ministry has opposed a US proposal to bring trade in genetically engineered crops on the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

International farmers group IFAP said Paris and Washington should stop sparring ahead of next month's Seattle trade talks and focus instead on how they can help poorer countries enter the global

The Australian government and farm leaders today slammed the passage into law of the United States farm bill, but cotton producers were looking for a possible backdoor

A case of mad cow disease, or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopthy, has been detected in a herd of cattle in the Western Franch region of mayenne, the Agriculture Ministry announced on Monday.