It has advised cotton-growing states—except those that also grow tea—to ban the sale of the herbicide glyphosate, to curb unapproved…
Sorry Ramesh Chand, protectionism cannot salvage India’s edible oil economy
Officials see every scheme as a profit-making opportunity. Subsidised seed is sold at a mark-up to the printed price.
In a setback to Mahyco Monsanto Biotech, a division bench of the Delhi High Court has held that it cannot…
The draft rules provide for a committee to prevent cruelty. It comprises of eight core members and three optional ones,…
Kumble Vinod Prabhu, who is at the helm of the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPVFRA), says…
The realisation may have dawned upon seed companies that they erred by inviting the government to play the referee. They…
The conventional notion is that organic is tastier because it is been artificially boosted with chemical nutrients and other enhancers.
On May 11, last year, the GEAC, the apex authority for assessing the safety of genetically modified (GM) crops, declared…
How about planting bamboo extensively along the banks of the Yamuna to sequester the carbon from Delhi’s vehicle emissions?
The state is pushing millets, or coarse cereals, as a smart food for the 21st century, with massive nutritional and…
Diversifying to dairy may give the farmers a way out of the debt trap. But, the larger focus has to…
Indian agriculture is facing headwinds from government policy. The dairy industry is worried about restrictions on cattle trading. The menace…
Easing the law on trade and transport of minor forest produce has helped link tribals with wholesale market directly.
For most consumers, ‘organic’ is probably a code for ‘safe’ or ‘residue-free’, not necessarily produce grown without chemical fertilisers and…
In 2001, when unapproved Bt cotton seeds were planted in Gujarat, the GEAC ordered the crop destroyed. But it got…
Maharashtra’s Principal Secretary for Agriculture has asked the ministry of environment what action the state government should take against cultivators…
Pesticides are sold below the marked price because of competition
