The Union Forest Advisory Committee member, Dr Suman Sahai, has urged India and Pakistan to take up the patenting of 'Basmati' rice by America in the World Trade Organisation review meeting scheduled
In Japan where food is considered most delicious when eaten raw or as close to its natural state as possible, genetically manipulated food is seen as synthetic, unwholesome and definitely
The Union Food Ministry and the Food Corporation of Indian are ready with all arrangements for procuring 135 lakh tonnes of wheat in the coming rabi marketing
Sugercane growers on the state's side of the Maharashtra-Karnataka border, who were on the verge of burning their yield this season with no way to dispose, have a sigh of relief as the neighbouring
Coffee farmers on the slopes of this dormant volcano in western Nicaragua are turning their traditional farming methods into a marketing and profit edge in a new pilot project. In a cloud forest 700
Will genetic engineering help the hunger and poverty problem on the African continent? Although solving such issues would be high on the priority list for many African countries, claims from
India, which recently overtook the US to become the world's largest producer of milk, is helping other developing countries promote their dairy industries. The Indian experience of lifting milk
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in Japan plans to lift the ban on imports from the U.S. of five varieties of apples and two types of cherries. The ministry finalized last week
The economic and ecological miracle of regeneration in Alwar district is being brought about by using just three per cent of the rainfall. This small percentage is being used for irrigation, and has