India

 Seeds of discontent?

India s first legislation aimed at protecting farmers rights raises many apprehensions

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Seeds, WTO, Farmers, Crop Biodiversity, Genetic Engineering, Patents, Legislation, NGO, Delhi
Climate Change

 Sowing a doubtful future

WORTHY GRAINS FROM THE BILL: • Gives farmers a legal sanction to sell the varieties they have evolved over the years • Farmers are also recognised as breeders

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Farmers
India

 Powered by grass

are the tiny grass blades capable of lighting up our houses? Farmers in Switzer

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Energy Policy, Farmers, Energy Technology, Electricity, Grasses, Switzerland
India

 Keep on the grass

Alpine pastures are

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
Anju Sharma
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Grasslands, Mountains, Alps, Agriculture, Legumes, Animal Feed, Milk Products, Food Policy, Farmers, Grasses, Tourism, Subsidies, GATT, Switzerland, India, Food Security
India

 Who is protected?

The Lok Sabha passed Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill with complete amendments on August 9, 2001, twenty months after it was first moved in the Parliament.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Plant Breeding, Seeds, Farmers, Biodiversity, GATT, Legislation, Human Rights, Parliament, Community Groups, India, Food Security
Forests

 Forestland benefits

Under the Lok Vaniki scheme, a farmer can extract benefits from his land by selling its produce, including timber

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
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Forests, Land Degradation, Joint Forest Management (JFM), Wood, Forest-Based Industry, Trees, Farmers, Medicinal Plants, Public Participation, Madhya Pradesh, Dewas (D)
India

 Trials for the future

Monsanto gets ready to test modified soyabean in India

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
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Soyabean, Canada, Farmers, Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, Research
India

 Cereal killer

By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India’s most malnourished sections

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
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Deccan Plateau, Dryland Farming, Food Crops, Rice, Wheat, Food Supply, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Economy, Farmers, Finance, NGO, India, Karnataka, Punjab, Food Security, Crops
India

 Rice: the real cost

It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over the dryland friendly grains

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
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Deccan Plateau, Dryland Farming, Food Crops, Rice, Wheat, Food Supply, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Economy, Farmers, Finance, NGO, India, Karnataka, Punjab, Food Security, Crops
India

 Persistent in folly

Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their value in the international market is rising

Publication Date: 
14/05/2001
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Deccan Plateau, Dryland Farming, Food Crops, Rice, Wheat, Food Supply, Nutrition, Malnutrition, Economy, Farmers, Finance, NGO, India, Karnataka, Punjab, Food Security, Crops

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