Report : The effects of the green revolution appear to be wearing thin in Punjab and Haryana as a committee of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has observed deline in productivity of

Grameen's high profile managing director in Bangladesh was finally able to resist the temptation to team up with Monsanto, one of the most powerful, but anti-people, bio-tech corporations in today's

The Union agriculture ministry has referred the draft insecticides act amendment bill to the Union law ministry for examination and concurrence for introduction in parliament. The central govenment

Three varieties of sugarcane developed by the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)show tolerance to red rot disease which eludes solution through plant protection measures, Dr. A. Abdul Kareem,

As part of a plan to further expand its presence in India, the $10-billion US-based agriculture giant Monsanto plans to unveil a limited launch of the insect-resistant cotton crop Bollgard by 1999

Bangladesh's Grameen Bank confirmed that it had pulled out of a planned joint venture with US biotechnology giant Monsanto after complaints from environmental groups. Monsanto and Grameen Bank late

The preliminary hearing of a claim for unlimited damages against five genetics campaigners by Monsanto, the US biotechnology company, will take place on Thursday 30 July 1998 in London. The

Hegde : India is yet to take up with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the issue of a Texas company, Ricetec, being given a patent for Basmati rice, the Commerce Minister, Mr. Ramakrishna Hegde,

Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) and provincial governments have finalised the cotton research programme for 1998-99. Since Punjab has the incidence of cotton leaf curl virus, it was decided

Centre has viewed with deep concern the emerging threat to cotton crop by the leaf curl virus. It is determined that the previous year's incidents of farmers committing suicide due to crop failure