The nod given to field trials of more than 200 genetically modified (GM) seeds by the Union Agriculture Ministry smacks of vested interests of the Congress-led government, claimed Bharatiya Janata

Experts from the National Agri Food Institute and the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, led by officials of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), have developed a new high-yielding a

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

देश की बढ़ती आबादी को खाद्य सुरक्षा मुहैया कराने को बड़ी चुनौती मानते हुए केंद्र सरकार ने कहा है कि अनुवांशिक तौर पर संशोधित फसलों (जीएम क्रॉप्स) समेत आधुनिक तकनीकों से अनाज और खाद्य उत्पादन बढ़ाना

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).

Country's private seed companies sought government permission to produce and market genetically engineered (GE) variety Bt Brinjal, officials said.

Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) is seeking regulatory approvals for field trials in genetically modified (GM) rice and cotton lines that can grow under water-stressed and saline environme

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

The government has allowed commercial cultivation of Bt cotton, while moratorium has been put on Bt brinjal

The spread of farm extension services and mechanisation will get a fillip with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approving the implementation of the National Mission on Agricultural