Mr. Justice B.S.A. Swamy of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) to continue growing cotton crop in its research fields till the end of the season and

In a significant blow to oil seeds exports, Europe has refused to buy Indian groundnut this year due to fear of an aflatoxin virus. Europe normally contracts 50,000-70,000 tonnes of handpicked

Harried Bangkok shoppers crowding busy supermarket checkouts are blissfully unaware they are about to become entangled in a genetic food fight of global proportions. Consumers in Asia and across the

The farmers of Afghanistan have had a bumper harvest. But of opium, rather than grain or other more commendable crops. Some 4,600 tonnes of opium have been produced this year, more than twice the

Farmers are set to receive a multi-million pound emergency pound package, after UK ministers bowed to growing pressure to help the crisis hit industry. Days after warning there was no more state aid

FAO: Food emergencies persist throughout the world, mainly due to the effects of adverse weather, civil strife and chronic economic problems. Currently, 37 countries face food emergencies in varying

The US has warned it may take the European Union to the World Trade Organisation over its resistance to genetically modified foods if the two sides cannot resolve their differences on the

A Brazilian judge said he upheld a ruling against Monsanto Co that could shelve plans to launch sales of genetically modified (GM) soybeans this year. Federal judge Antonio Souza

Britain's advertising watchdog has backed the safety claims made in a newspaper campaign by Monsanto Co but criticised the biotechnology giant for falsely suggesting its genetically modified(GM)

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has geared up to promote animal health in a big way in order to protect Indian farm export from technical barriers for trade under the World Trade