The World Bank President, Mr. James Wolfensoh, and 50 other prominent national financial community have overwhelmingly endorsed a proposal to offer subsidised crop insurance for small farmers in poor

Following cultivation of paddy, the next step for a better yield of rice is hybrid rice. The yields of existing varieties being sown have stagnated. The porductivity has been hovering around 31-32

The dispute over ownership of land betwen triabls and non-tribals in the West Godavari district (Hyderabad) flared up with triabls kidnapping 25 non-tribal farmers on Tuesday and taking another 100

U.S. farmers paid premium prices this spring to sow many of their fields with genetically engineered corn and soyabean see, but now as the fall harvest nears, more of the international buyers they

The Consultative Committee of the Common Fund for Commodities (CCCFC) has recommended for approving the proposal from the Jakarta-based Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) for integrated pest

Nitrogen fixng rice may son become a reality if the progress achieved by an international group being coordinated by Indian scientist is any indication. Agricultural scientists all over the world

Nealry 2,000 hectares of paddy crop in villages under the Baghapurana police station in the district has been damaged due to a mysterious disease, according to farmer at Moga yesterday.

The Punjab Agricultural University has released four new varieties of different crops-- wheat variety PBW 396, Kabuli gram L-551, Linseed-LC 2023 and Raya-PBR 97.

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has stepped up its war on the devastating coffee wilt disease, which has reportedly affected almost 10 million trees in the districts of western and

Four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from different countries have joined hands in taking the fight against the Basmati patent acquired by Rice-Tec , a US company, to Lichtenstein, the home