the UN interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said its investigation had confirmed Beirut's claim that Israelis were taking fertile topsoil from south Lebanon across the border into Galilee. According to

An indigenous 'paddy harvester', designed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), was introduced to the farmers of Madurai region at a training-cum-demonstration session organised by the

The government is planning to set up an Agriculture Insurance Corporation of India (AICT) as a subsidiary of the General Insurance Corporation (GIC) . The corporation will be capitalised with a

Paddy growers in Punjab groaning under the fury of nature and the apathy of government have another worry this year. Large paddy areas in Gurdaspur and Amritsar and certain areas it Ludhiana have

The Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today announced a five-point programme to boost food-processing and agro-based industries for ensuring farmers' prosperity through maximisation of value

The Cabinet decided to discontinue the Experimental Crop Insurance Scheme and instead allow operation of the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme. It directed the agriculture ministry to prepare a

For several years now, integrated pest management (IPM) as an effective alternative to the use of chemical pesticides has been propagated, but ironically its translation into practice reaches a

Farmers in Victoria's Wimmera district have lost hundreds of millions of dollars worth of crops to a disastrous late October frost. While the extent of the damage is only now becoming apparent, it is

Rice experts at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have opposed the large scale import of hybrid rice seed for three years. "It is an unwise decision to import a big volume of hybrid rice

Despite unseasonal rains, the sugarcane production in Maharashtra is expected to surpass the target and create a problem of plenty. The Maharashtra State Cooperative Sugar Federation is already