Biotechnology

Agriculture, inclusive growth, top priority in 12th Plan

State Planning Commission prepares draft approach paper

Publication Date:

05/12/2011

Tags:

Wastelands, Agroforestry, Farmers, Livestock, Biotechnology, Electricity, Crops, Economy, Sustainable Development, Agriculture

Agriculture

Firms pledge Rs 53,000 cr at agri biz meet

State Bank of India commits investment of Rs 40,000 crore to fund projects

The State’s maiden international investment meet, exclusively for agriculture sector, on Thursday attracted proposals of over Rs 53,000 crore by 31 players in agri-business projects amid protests by farmers against private investment in farm and allied sectors.

Publication Date:

02/12/2011

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Bangalore (T), Farmers, Agro-Based Industry, Land, Bellary (D), Belgaum (D), Tumkur (D), Ministry Of Agriculture, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Biotechnology, Agriculture

Agriculture

Biosafety assurance for GM food crops in India

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences has come out with the latest policy paper on Biosafety Assurance for GM Food Crops in India that contains science-based recommendations and concrete actions for safe, inclusive and judicious harnessing of GM technologies for accelerated and sustained crop production.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Tags:

GM Crops, India, Food Crops, Biosafety, GMOs, Seeds, Farmers, Biotechnology

Who will control the green economy?

This new report connects the dots between the climate and oil crises, new technologies and corporate power. It warns that the world’s largest companies are riding the coattails of the “Green Economy” while gearing up for their boldest coup to-date – not just by making strategic acquisitions and tapping new markets, but also by penetrating new industrial sectors.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: ETC Group

Tags:

Sustainable Development, Industry, India, Global, Economy, Marine Ecosystems, Biomass, Seeds, Pesticides, Fertiliser Industry, Mining, Forests, Biotechnology, Livestock, Food Process Industry

Reducing poverty and hunger through food policy research

In the wake of the food crises of the early 1970s and the resulting World Food Conference of 1974, a group of innovators realized that food security depends not only on crop production, but also on the policies that affect food systems, from farm to table. In 1975, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) was founded.

Publication Date:

01/12/2011

Source: International Food Policy Research Institute

Tags:

Food Security, Poverty, Food Policy, South Asia, India, Africa, Agriculture, Nutrition, Food Prices, Biotechnology, Malnutrition

Agriculture

Bio-fortified crops hold the key to food security, says expert

‘It has become imperative in view of climate change'

Publication Date:

25/11/2011

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Food Security, Crops, Climate Change, Rice, Biotechnology, Malnutrition, Population, Economy, Poverty, Global Warming, Agriculture

Agriculture

Voice against BRAI Bill gets stronger

KOLKATA, 23 NOV: As many as 10 former Supreme Court judges, several members of Parliament, over 200 organisations and one lakh citizens have asked the Prime Minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, to scrap th

Publication Date:

24/11/2011

Source: Statesman (Kolkata)

Tags:

Biotechnology, Parliament, Supreme Court, GM Crops, Farmers, Seeds, Genetic Engineering

Agriculture

State joins campaign against BT regulatory authority

Karnataka has joined the movement against the implementation of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) which is to be tabled in the Parliament’s winter session.

The Bill formulated by the Science and Technology Ministry is a blatant attempt to bulldoze public resistance and genuine concerns over genetically modified crops, said Ananth Hegde Ashisar of the Western Ghats Task Force.

Publication Date:

19/11/2011

Source: Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Tags:

Biotechnology, GM Crops, Western Ghats, Parliament, Health Effects, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Agriculture

Agriculture