Government scientists in US have found that the harmless natural oi that gives peaches their perfume also kills fungus and other pests in the soil and could replace methyl bromide, a widely used

outrage over Monsanto's underhand tactics : An international consumer group is calling for world trade authorities to withdraw a key endorsement of Monsanto's controversial growth hormone for

The Government has not accorded any approval for entry of Terminator gene technology into India and has already initiated measures to restrict its entry in the country, the Industry Minister Mr.

As many as 50 pregnant buffaloes, gifted to Thailand by the National Dairy Development Board(NDDB) were sent to the Bangkok by a chartered flight from here, accompanied by a veterinary

Many of Thailand's 17 million farmers-by far the largest segment of the nation's workforce-are already loaded with debt. And the future looks bleak. With major reservoirs at half their usual

Scientists and representatives from various Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) around the globe today demanded a ban on the Multinational Seed Company, Monsanto, for its genetically engineered food

The government is initiating a series of steps on the basis of the recommendations of a study group constituted by it, to ensure that things do not come to such a pass in the future again to force

The US-based chemicals and life sciences major, DuPont, today formally launched its global soyabean herbicide, "Kloben," in India. The herbicide, which is already "highly tested and widely used" by

The American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomed news that German joint venture AgrEvo had delayed sales of the Liberty soybean seed to U.S. farmers, which was initially planned for the spring of