Corn, wheat and rice yields will start to suffer from climate change in 2030, according to a study led by the UK's University of Leeds based on climate models and research on crop productivity.

Sri Lanka has banned the sale of Monsanto's "Round Up" glyphosate weedicide after a study found that the weedicide is responsible for the increasing number of chronic kidney disease patients.

There is a greater possibility of an El Nino weather pattern emerging this summer, Japan's weather bureau said on Monday, after previously forecasting a 50% chance of the phenomenon that is often l

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.

Rice production in the eastern region of India can touch 670 lakh tonnes by 2017-18 from 580 lakh tonnes now while that of West Bengal can reach 173 lakh tonnes by 2017-18 from 148 lakh tonnes now.

However, according to experts, with nearly 80 per cent land in Punjab still under rice and wheat cultivation and the farmers not very receptive to the idea of resource management, the real challenge is to focus on conservation agriculture.

“There can be no big jumps in the production (of food grains) as the productivity level is already high,” says Dr SS Gosal, Director of Research, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).

Budget allocates Rs.1 crore for modernisation of farms, Rs.90 lakh for animal husbandry sector.

26,500 cr to be spent on managing costs and losses of the public distribution system

Implementation of food security law will cost . 88,500 crore in 2014-15 almost same as the total food subsidy last year, giving a push to the UPA government’s ambitious plan to meet the basic food requirements of every individual.

Despite the country is enjoying surplus crops especially of wheat and rice, the food security seems extremely chaotic, as high inflation, declining income, unequal distribution of resources and sta