The monsoon in Vidarbha had led to extensive damage to the cotton and jowar crop. In this region of Yavatmal last year due to unseasonal rains, hail storms and a pest attack the local economy was

The Cotton Corporation of India(CCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Punjab State Seeds Corporation for the production of 6,500 quintals of certified seeds of popular

Union agriculture minister Som Pal has severely criticised the Planning Commission's target for foodgrain production for 1998-99 at 210 million tonnes as 'unrealistic and unpragmatic'. He has

Genetic solutions are the answer to the problems of low yield and poor quality of crops, says an agricultural expert. Inaugurating the first national plant breeders congress at Tamil Nadu

The Agriculture Ministry has revised the target of foodgrain production for the current year to between 203 million tonnes and 205 million tonnes instead of the 210 million tonnes set by the

The Punjab Council of Ministers today approved the proposal of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development to introduce the Punjab Dairy Board Bill 1998, in the Vidhan

The World bank today approved a $130 million package for a diversified agricultural support project in UP taking its total approvals in the post-sanctions peroid beyond the one bilion-mark. The

FAO : The Asian economic crisis and lower prices of cereals has badly hit global agricultural trade, according to the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation.

The French parliament has recommended a two year moratorium on the introduction of genetically altered rape seed and endorsed the Jospin's government's cautious approach to the use of new types of

The Union agriculture ministry is perplexed over the reported presence of pests and diseases on crops at the start of the khrif season. It has also expressed its concern over the short supply of