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

The controversy revolving around the so-called 'terminator gene' technology is not a reality said Terry J Bunn, director & head of South Asia, Monsanto Enterprises Ltd. Bunn tookover the reins of

The parliamentary standing committee on agriculture has asked the government to expedite the launch of the technology mission on cotton. The committee has expressed 'disappointment' that though the

'Let them eat cake' : The U.K. biotech industry has threatened to switch genetically modified crop trials to other parts of Europe if the government cannot protect trial sites from destruction by