Mining

 Ecofriendly subsidies proposed

EU plans to give more weightage to environmental and public safety norms by amending agricultural policy

Publication Date: 
14/08/2002
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Tags:
Agricultural Systems, Farmers, Health Care, Subsidies, Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, Food Security, European Union (EU)
India

 Gearing up for Bt cotton

Farmers ready to sow GM cotton in Andhra Pradesh

Publication Date: 
30/07/2002
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Tags:
Agricultural Inputs, Pest Control, Cotton, Farmers, Crop Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
India

 Industry's Nemesis

A report by the National Institute of Occupational Health nails endosulfan. Is that why the pesticide establishment wants to keep it under wraps?

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
India

 The shape of things to come

A hard look at the implications of expensive seeds and technology on farmers, especially those in the third world

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
Biswajit Dhar
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Agricultural Research, Chemical Fertilisers, Rice, Farmers, Subsidies, Private Sector, Genetic Engineering, Patents, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Human Rights, India, Developing Countries
India

 The business of poisoning

Endosulfan constitutes only a small share of the pesticide market. So why is the pesticide industry paranoid?

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
India

 Rules and renegades

Pesticide regulations in India are lax. The industry has exploited the loopholes to corrupt the system. And the government has turned a blind eye to the problem

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
India

 http://www.agmarknet.nic.in

For Internet savvy farmers Few Indian farmers know the actual price and stock level of their produce in the market or mandi before they come to sell. Too many people, vested interests

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Tags:
Agricultural Inputs, Trade, Farmers, India, Internet
India

 Endosulfan Conspiracy

A hard-hitting exposé by CSE on how the pesticide industry connived with government officials and scientists in Kerala to lift the ban on the deadly Endosulfan. At stake here is the integrity of the state government"s decision, which could not only

Publication Date: 
14/07/2002
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Pesticides, Plantation Crops, Health Effects, Pesticide Industry, Farmers, Endosulfan, Research, Education, Legislation, Human Rights, China, India, Kerala, Kasaragod (D)
India

 Facilitator or barrier?

Doubts linger as India prepares to ratify two global plant pacts

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Farmers, Legislation, Human Rights, Governance, India
Agriculture

 Costly largesse

US unveils safety net for its farmers, shackling global free trade and posing a threat to environment

Publication Date: 
29/06/2002
Nitin Sethi
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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Food Policy, Fisheries, Trade, WTO, Farmers, Rural Development, Subsidies, Legislation, World Bank, United States Of America (US), India, Developing Countries, European Union (EU)

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