Pune: Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, who recently surveyed the damage caused by hailstorms, have recommended raising of permanent windbreaks or shelt

Kerala cannot afford to overlook the potential of Genetically Modified (GM) crops to emerge as a substitute for toxic chemicals used against plant parasites in polyhouse cultivation, Swapan K.

Thirty-five agricultural scientists, most of them associated with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR), on Tuesday mooted the continuation of field trials of genetically modified (GM) crops under their guidance, without a no-objection certificate (NoC) from the respective state governments.

“Agriculture is a state subject, and state agricultural universities and agriculture departments of respective states must involve themselves in field trials for GM crops without losing time.

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (Icrisat) is set to release its high breed short duration pigeon pea (tur dal) seed variety ICPH 3672 on a large scale in Karnat

Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday ruled out a sharp fall in foodgrain production because of an anticipated adverse impact of El Nino on the southwestern monsoon.

केंद्रीय कृषि मंत्री शरद पवार ने बुधवार को पूसा कृषि विज्ञान मेला का उद्घाटन किया। उद्घाटन के बाद कृषि मंत्री स्टॉलों को देखने गए। संस्थान की ओर से लगाए गए स्टॉलों पर उन्हें वैज्ञानिकों ने भारतीय क

Though Tamil Nadu has a long coastline and a good fish catch, maintaining quality of the catch is a serious issue.

A two-day seminar on developing fisheries in water-deficient regions got under way here on Tuesday. It aims to find various ways to enthuse the government into developing policies that address the concerns of fish farmers.

Though the state government today hosted AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi to brainstorm on farmers’ issues to be included in the 2014 Lok Sabha manifesto, the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress gov

The state government is coming up with an ambitious project of Hybrid Maize Seed Production in Banswara-Dungarpur, the twin districts of south Rajasthan.