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

The $6-billion Monsanto Enterprises will introduce a technology, called conservation tillage, for farmers which will help maintain land fetility. Monsanto, which had entered India 20 years ago, is

The Andhra Pradesh government has taken up an area expansion programme for onion crop during the 1998 rabi season. It is planning to bring in an additional 12,000 acres under the onion crop to

The ECNEC(Bangladesh) yesterday approved three projects, including one for strengthening the Seed Certification Agency at an estimated cost of Tk 23.76 crore, reports UNB. The total outlay of the

Govt : Nepal government expects the food production to go up this year but the 38 food deficient districts will reach self-sufficiency only after the completion of the 20-year Agriculture Perspective

A prominent American biologist yesterday suggested that Thailand should launch a labelling law requiring producers to inform the public of their genetically-altered foods so that consumers have a

Sugarcane farmers in Tamil Nadu, under the auspices of Tamil Nadu Farmers Association, may launch a 'stop cane cutting' agitation, demanding a hike in the state-advised procurement price for

The Kerala State Government has sanctioned Rs. 3.5 crores to the districts for control of infestation of parasite mites causing the shrivelling disease in

Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, without any consultation with agro-technologists, is alarmingly decreasing soil fertility and fast changing the arable land into deserts, a meeting of