experts : Even as India's sugar production is projected to increase two-fold by 2010 , industry experts have called for a collaboratative effort with the government for utilisation of water, an

Cadbury India is planning to source over 75 per cent of its cocoa requirement from Kerala. The company is now wooing their once estranged partner, Kerala farmers, to grow cocoa extensively as an

Scientists at CCS Haryana Agricultural university has welcomed the decision of the Union Government to increase the prices of urea and divert the subsidy towards other fertilisers. The scientists

The Maharashtra Government has decided to bear one year's interest of Rs. 42 crores on farm loans of cooperative banks and supply seeds worth Rs. 85 crores free to help farmers hit by natural

Alarmed by the growing discontent among farmers in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions in the wake of the recent suicides, the Sena-BJP Government has waived interest on loans taken by 20 lakh farmers in

The state government has announced a relief package for the farmers of the state who have suffered extensive crop damage this year, which has led to suicides by 45 farmers so far.

The government offered to conduct a CBI inquiry into the recent import of 1.5 million tonne wheat worth Rs 950 crore from Australia but made it clear that the inquiry would also cover the wheat

India's cotton crop is facing increasing damage as pesticies fail to contain the spread of caterpillars. The last cotton harvest in India was a poor one, with a drop in the national yield from 16.8m

The Centre has sought the views of the state governments on the existing crop insurance scheme as it begins a process to review the scheme, possibly to replace it by a new

Monsanto (India) Pvt Ltd. has initiated a national awareness campaign to eradicate parthenium, a noxious weed known to cause asthma, skin irritation, rashes and other nasal and respiratory allergies