The Janata Dal Government set up expert panel to monitor genetic farming, which is being opposed by one of the Karnataka's militant farmers association.The state Governemnt also said that it would

Even as Karnataka Agriculture Minister C. Byre Gowda declared yesterday that trials of the terminator gene technology would not be allowed in the state, Monsanto, the MNC accused of conducting these

The controversy over the "terminator" gene came to the fore with the multinational group subsidiary, Monsanto India, claiming that it had never used the gene protection technology or the terminator

Cause of great concern : Continual presence of locusts in Rajasthan has not only become a concern for the Union agriculture ministry but also become a subject matter for discussion in the on-going

The "Terminator" seed controversy has reached the boiling point with the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha--the staunch anit-MNC ryots--outfit-- demanding withdrawal of the Monsanto developed seed within

Repeated failure of crops for the past four years has been forcing the farmers of Nandgarh Kotra, Gehribarasingha and Harkrishanpura (Bathinda) village to sell their livestock and jewellary for

Three NGOs today demanded that the Central Government make public all the details relating to Monsanto's trials involving genetically engineered seeds in various states, including Andhra Pradesh and

Movement of precious groundnut came to a grinding halt on Monday when farmers failed to bring their produce to any of the 54 marketing yards in the entire Saurashtra region firing the first salvo

Anti-trust talks under way : Monsanto Co and the US Justice Department are negotiating to resolve anti-trust concerns over seed technology related to the company's proposed $ 2.3 billion acquisition

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Japan plan to restrict organic-label certification to raw products with a three-year history of cultivation without agricultural chemicals, and to