Agricultralists and fertilizer experts in Bangladesh urged the farming community to boost agricultural production through the use of environment-friendly fertilizers like Urea Super Granule (USG).

After four days of contentious talks, European Union agriculture ministers reached agreement on a wide ranging package of agricultural reforms aimed at trimming Europe's bulging farm

A new type of genetically engineered plant may hold the key to providing farmers with pest-free fields, researchers have said.The new breed of plants would emit a toxin that would kill insects that

Thailand, the world's top rice exporter, is in the process of developing drought-resistant rice and expects the strain to be ready for commercial use in five years, a senior Agriculture Ministry

Scientists here have identified for the first time a strain of a popular south Indian cotton variety that can be multiplied through tissue

The standard and quality of the tea being sold at present in the market, in most cases, leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Enquiries made by 'The Sentinel' revealed that what is sold as tea in the

Hopes of a possible decontrol of the sugar industry receded on Thursday with state food ministers opposing any move to wind up the public distribution system (PDS) for sugar and favouring

The Union Food Minister, Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, yesterday called for improved buffalo breeds in the country and mooted the Punjab model for making the buffalo farmer, an entrepreneur. Inaugurating

The World Bank yesterday intiated agreement to support India's $240 million (roughly Rs 1,000 crore) National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP). This involves a loan totalling $196 million from

The "Bull Mother Farm" and "Project Semen Station", twin projects of Madhya Pradesh Dairy Federation, located near Kerwa dam on Bhadbhada Road, are running loss since its inception, due to sheer