Several farmers in

Thousands of Mizoram farmers now face an impending financial crisis, thanks to the apathy of the state government

 Peru

Despite their long history and their prominence in the local diet, potato yields of small Andean farmers are generally low. This is largely due to pest and disease-related losses. Intensified potato

The National Human Rights Com-mission (NHRC) has asked the Andhra Pradesh government to submit a report regarding mass suicides by cotton farmers in the state. Recently, P Pullarao, a resident of

Weeds acquire strange resistance to herbicides. Nature seems to go haywire. And causing all the confusion are genetically modified organisms, reports Indira Khurana

Introducing GMOs must proceed with caution as these products have failed to deliver so far

Born in the laboratory, these plants possess traits which nature had refused to bequeath to them

Altered rapeseed can play havoc with the lives of bees

Facing resistance to the introduction of gmoùc>s in the North, business houses are waiting to take advantage of the South, including India, where laws are weak

The biosafety protocol is still a chimera

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