Mechanisation and commercialisation of agriculture has led to a drastic fall of cattle wealth in the country and some of the pure breeds are facing extinction, say environmentalists. The Siri cattle

Extensive use of Nawab 72, a variety of cotton seed illegally brought in from Pakistan three years ago, has severely damaged cotton crops which are infected with leaf-curl

The first suicide by a farmer in sugar-rich southern Maharashtra was reported three weeks back. Yet Sharads, the widow of debt-ridden Shankar Jujar, who killed himself in desperation, is still trying

Four former prime ministers, leaders of political parties and several eminents citizens today stressed the need to immediately formulate a comprehensive policy on agriculture in the wake of suicides

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) developed eight more new high yielding varieties of

The salinity ingress in 60 per cent of the 1,100 kilometres long Saurashtra coast is increasing at the alarming rate of half to one kilometre a year, affecting agriculture in the whole region,

Suttind Seeds of Delhi has released a new cabbage hybrid named Bharati which can stay unspoiled in the field for 40 to 45 days after maturity. Farmers can choose to sell it at the best available

The Alternative Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC), University of Roorkee has recommended irrigation measures involving a cost of Rs. 16 crores for the Darjeeling tea gardens to effect a 10 to 15 per cent

Plants could become a valuable source of raw materials for certain industrial chemicals and polymers, according to a team of international scientists from Australia, Sweden and Britain who have

The European Commission bowed to pressure from European Union countries and agreed that genetically modified food will only have to be labelled when its presence is