Wildlife activists in Sri Lanka are up in arms against agriculture minister D M Jayaratne's proposal to set up a gun factory that would supply arms to farmers to protect their crop from wild animals.

AP model to be adopted in UP :Following the apparent success of its "Ramakuppam model" in Andhra Pradesh, the Israel Govenment is planning to replicate the same in the barren wastelands of central

Grape aficionados can add a sweet, firm variety to their list within the next few years: black seedless grapes. Plant breeders at the US Agriculture Department's Research Service expect the grapes to

Food supplies in Latin America could fall short in future because funding needed for crucial agricultural research has been cut by donors in the industrialised countries, according to a new report.

The European Commission is expected to rule against a French moratorium on the introduction of a genetically modified crop. The ruling would apply to an oilseed rape developed by Plant Genetic

The production and use of effective micro-organisms (EM) has started in Pokhara in Nepal with the objective of protecting useful micro-organisms and minimising any negative effect arising out of them

A report on the recent mustard oil crisis prepared by the noted environmentalist, Dr. Vandana Shiva, was released today. The report "The future of India's Edible Oil Culture" was released by the

Gujarat is to set up a Rs 25- cr farm produce secured fund to safeguard interest of the farmers. The fund would act as a buffer in the event of the price

Farmers of the Malwa region have started selling their jewellery and livestock to raise the money required for harvesting the submerged paddy crop and deal with the economic crisis. The recent heavy

Foodgrains valued at more than Rs 200 crore procured by government agencies lying in godowns and in the open in various towns all over Punjab for the past several years were either damaged or at