National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) has launched a massive fiver-year project in mission mode collection an conservation of germplasm of different agriculturally important crops

The centre has not taken any decision to commercialise the controversial bt cotton, currently under field trial, though the seeds tested does not contain the dreaded terminator genes, adviser and

The Central Institute of Medicinal and romatic Plants (CIMAP) has developed menthol based pest repellent to protect stores grains. the formula developed has been patented, CIMAP sources said. Stored

Farmers are worried after the insect called stem borer(gabaro) attcked and badly affected sugarcane, the main crop of Sarlahi

Pakistan's rice research community believes moths of dry weather are likely to help this year's crop, with fewer chances of a repat of the devastating pest attacks that have wrecked output of cotton,

Thailand will not become involved in or promote the application of genetically-modified organisms in food until scientists can come up with solid evidence to prove that GMOs are safe for consumers

The prestigious World Food Prize for 1999 was on Wednesday awarded to Dr. Walter Plowright of the United Kingdom for this work on the development of a vaccine to rid the world of rinderpest, one of

Health ministers are set to approve a hard-line labelling regime for genetically modified foods with even minute traces of GM ingredients. All packaged GM food will have to be labelled

The rural belt of the Capital is in the grip of severe drought. Crops in the 150-odd villages in the Capital have been ruined causing a loss of about Rs 35-crore to farmers. The bad monsoons have

Mr. Fiddaman and three other farmers whose willingness to take part in government run trials for genetically modified crops was made public last week have been targeted by protestors who have already