Avian influenza that hit poultry all over the globe in recent years has left the Indian shuttlecock manufacturing industry crippled.

The disease that forced various countries to cull lakhs of birds in an effort to restrain spreading the flu is still haunting the traders.

Purpose of this policy paper is to invoke general awareness about the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in agriculture and its impact on human health and terrestrial environment. Growth promoting properties of antibiotics in farm animals were first discovered in the late 1940’s in chickens and pigs.

Carbon emission occurs during various stages of life cycle of food products. Greenhouse gases (GHG) emission from 24 Indian food items showed that animal food products (meat and milk) and rice cultivation mostly contributed to methane (CH4) emission, while food products from crops contributed to emission of nitrous oxide (N2O). Emission of CO2 occurred during farm operations, production of farm inputs, transport, processing and preparation of food.

Dibrugarh, Sept. 26: Poultry farming is expected to get a major boost in Dibrugarh through a centrally-sponsored scheme to upgrade the district poultry farm at Khanikar, 5km from town.

Four poultry sheds are being repaired to shelter new breed of parent birds.

Invest 1,000 Crore On Manufacturing Units

NESTLE India on Wednesday announced that its first research and development facility would be set up in the country to focus on

NEW DELHI, 15 SEPT: Honey processed and packed by reputed domestic and international brands according to an investigation by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is

Erik Eckholm

Piglets hop, scurry and squeal their way to the far corner of the pen, eyeing an approaching human.

Utsa Patnaik

Our policymakers would rather let food grains rot than feed the poor. What explains the near-comatose lack of response to a long-brewing crisis of increasing hunger?

The most valuable resource that a country has is its people.

S Sujatha COIMBATORE

JAI Jawan Jai Kisan! Poultry farmers across India are seeing a golden goose, after the defence ministry said the country

Presentation by Dr S K Saxena, Director, Export Inspection Council (EIC) on issues to be addressed to revoke export of honey in to EU.

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