The Indian Crop Protection Association (ICPA) has made a representation to the Centre, urging an early amendment to Section 9(4) of the Insecticides Act, 1968, which deals with the so-called "me too"

The Government has initiated technological and legislative measures to stop the entry of dangerous crop materials such as Terminaor seed in India. The Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and

India is still trying to build its case against the US patent to the Texan company Rice Tec Inc for basmati rice, Commerce Ministry sources said today. An expert group formed by the Government to

In a landmark judgement benefitting about 1.5 crore canegrowers of UP, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has directed all the 118 sugar mills in the state to pay cane prices to farmers

Rice grains rich in iron would go a long way to improving the nutrition of large numbers of people. With an estimated 30 per cent of the world's population suffering from some level of iron

Tony Blair refused to bow down to mounting political demands for a three-year ban on the growth of genetically modified crops. William Hague, the Conservative leader, called for the moratorium until

Percy Scheiser, a farmer in central Canada has been growing canola for the valuable oil in its seeds. Now, he said, "for doing what I've always done," he is being sued by Monsanto Co., the

In a move which may well negate India's efforts to protect its genetic biodiversity , the world's largest rice company, the US-based Uncle Ben's has begun selling basmati in collaboration with the

The High-tech doodhwallahs are coming, The Israel Dairy Board and the Punjab government are close to signing a $26-million agreement to set up industrial dairy farms in Punjab. The Israelis are also

The Malabar regional Co-operative Milk Producers' Union Ltd (MRCMPU), the north Kerala arm of Milma, is organising an international seminar here on 'integrated approach for animal health care' from