Cholera broke out in a pig farm in Yongin, about 50km south of Seoul, yesterday, prompting government officials to take emergency measures to stem the spread of the water-borne disease. The Ministry

Australian and New Zealand health ministers last night called for the mandatory labelling of genetically modified foods. But it was likely that some foods containing genetically

The sight of protestors clad in masks and protective clothing uprooting crops on farmland across Britain has become a feature of August's traditional harvest. And direct action by environmental

Scientists in Switzerland claim to have developed a strain of rice genetically engineered to provide enhanced iron and vitamin A - potentially addressing two important nutritional issues in

Rice has been genetically altered to help tackle two of the leading causes of death in the developing world, an international conference was told on Monday. It has been modified to improve the supply

The European Union was urged to act to improve the "single market" for agricultural equipment and products after an analysis found wide variations between countries in farm costs. Farmers in the UK

Evaulation of new molecules made by the Directorate of Wheat Research of the Central Government for the control of weeds in the wheat crop with special reference to phalaris has shown that Monsanto's

farmers' protest may cause setback to research: The attack by Karnataka farmers on Monsanto's genetically engineered cotton crop may cause a serious setback to research on developing new food crops

The furore over the genetically engineered cotton crops being cultivated on a trial basis at 40 sites by the US multinational, Monsanto, has taken a predictable turn with the burning of the crop by

The burning of plants grown on experimental fields in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh by farmers' organisations represents a grave threat to scientific research in agriculture. The experiments are aimed

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