Farmers in Kerala have been plunged into panic with the recently resumed anti-paddy field conversion stir of the Kerala State Karzhaka Thoshilali Union (KSKTU), the farm workers wing of the ruling

Transgenic crops released for commercial cultivation in developed countries such as the US and AUstralia, are expected to reach the farmers in India by the year 2001. According to Prof. P. Anand

UK panel concern over EU delay: The European Union should speed up approval procedures for genetically-modified crops, a committee of Britain's House of Lords said on Thursday. In a report, the upper

The focus of agriculture development in Orissa is on chalking out new strategies for soil and water conservation, the two areas considered vital to boost foodgrain production. The growth on the two

India wins round 1 : The US company RiceTec has withdrawn its application for the right to use its flagship brand "Texmati" in the United Kingdom. This marks the first win for India over foreign

Benefits of genetically engineered crop species, immune to pest attacks and now being developed by scientists in India, might reach farmers by 2000-01, according to an expert. The technology

Biotechnology can help feed an increasing world population : Biotechnology is a powerful tool to feed an increasing world population, but its "positive and negative potential" should be carefully

Life sciences firm Monsanto Co. has said it agreed to produce glyphosate, the active ingredient in its Roundup herbicide, for Dow Chemical Co., Monsanto's fifth such licensing agreement in recent

A group of more than 500 Indian farmers is preparing to come to the United Kingdom to protest against the British Parliament, multinational companies and banks for their "greed and free-market

Developing a water-efficient agriculture has received increasing attention from dry north and northwest China, with heartening results. The key to having a water-efficient agriculture, agronomists