Experts have blamed overuse of pesticides for 25-30 per cent loss in Nepal's agricultural output. "The gross agricultural production

Despite a multi-million campaign against opium growers in Pakistan, production of the 1998 opium crop is expected to be all time high. According to

Research by the Scottish Agricultural College may lead to an environmentally friendly alternative to fungicides. The work centers on "film-forming polymers" which form a barrier on the surface of the

The seed exchange scheme introduced by Karnataka to encourage farmers to produce quality seeds of different crops, will be strengthened this year. The scheme introduced as a pilot project on

Both the ruling Shiv Sena and the Opposition Congress (I) have found a new issue to continue their mutual accusation of suicide by 55 farmers in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra supposedly due to debts

Irked by the delay in payments of cane bills by the sugar factories, many cane growers in Uttar Pradesh have opted for mentha cultivation as a more lucrative crop. Mentha is a basic ingredient for

Bangladesh will receive US$19.99 million from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) under a loan agreement signed in

European Union nations formally adopted controversial proposals on the labelling of genetically modified foods in spite of opposition from Denmark, Sweden and

It could soon be common practice to put insect larvae on your roses to kill off aphids such as greenfly and blackfly. Scientists have discovered a natural, environmentally friendly ally in the fight