Two decades ago Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh was bereft of any mango orchards. Today, 50,000 acres in this drought prone area is covered by mango plantations. Of this, orchards in 30,000 acres

Farmer indebtedness is on the rise in Haryana and Punjab as most of them are preferring moneylenders over commercial banks, according to an official study by Ministry of

The agriculture ministry plans to take action against mosquito mat manufacturers who have violated the Insecticide Act, 1968 by allegedly using perfumes not mentioned in their Registration

How the West is trying to steal what is ours

United Breweries(UB) has released a new variety of barley, Vijay M 130, that promises to significantly improve its bottomline. The first truly malting variety in India,it will translate into "a few

Nepal's efforts to increase the agricultural productivity through improved irrigation will be assisted by a US$30 million concessional loan approved by the Asian Development Bank

The South India Floriculture Association (SIFA) will soon set up a common platform to resolve any disputes between the breeders abroad and the growers here regarding payment for patented varieties.

Twenty-three farmers and farm labourers, between the ages of 21 and 55 years, committed suicide in a Punjab village, Chotian, with a population of 3,000, over a four-year-period from 1994 to 1997.

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet is understood to have discussed yesterday the pros and cons of revoking the Indebtedness Relief Act to check the spate of suicides by cotton farmers in the

India's row with the US over a Texan company being given patent for basmati rice is being watched eagerly by the European Commission(EC) since it could have wider ramifications, a top EC official has