GM and the superhero

Regulatory battle

Industry and activists have expressed conflicting opinions on GM crops. GEAC has a difficult decision to make

Self -defending spuds

Potato plants that poison pests

Cultivating Europe

Middle Eastern farmers carried agriculture to the West

Rajasthan scraps seed pacts

ICAR tells Rajasthan to wait for guidelines on benefit sharing, biosafety

Act of omission

Public institutions do not seek permission from the biodiversity authority before genetically manipulating crops

Scientists identify proteins linked with wheat infection

Karnal Bunt, the infection, reduces yield and quality of grains as they start giving off foul fishy odour and taste

These three areas in and around Delhi give tell-tale accounts of the state of affairs pan-India

Three areas narrate three different stories. Palanpur village, in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, has been a subject for researchers …

Not so hard to crack

A rare fungus threatens Indian walnuts

Maybe it’s ALIVE

Keeping plucked vegetables and fruits in daylight helps them stay alert, produce nutrients

Removing toxins makes kesari dal safe food

A new, non-toxic variety of kesari dal is being field-tested in different parts of the country by IARI scientists.

Agriculture is egocentric

Norman Uphoff, professor emeritus of government and international agriculture at Cornell University, US, likes to say that the system of rice …

G Nammalvar, messiah of organic revolution

G Nammalvar was one of a kind, a messiah of farmers who was revered as a saint-teacher by his followers. He was an agriculture scientist, a …

Who is watching GM crops?

As India gets ready to unleash a vast number of genetically modified (GM) food crops, politicians have joined activists in opposing engineered …

Dust off the rust

Adequate research-funding can check stem rust resurgence

Of plants and bees

Depleting honeybees threaten biodiversity

Putting out new shoots

Whether it's increasing yields, cutting growth time of plants, increasing their resistance to disease or preserving genetic resources, scientists …

Pesticide industry thriving on legal loopholes

The CSE's recent expos has blown the lid off the bottled water industry's tall claims on the purity of its products. Simultaneously, it has …

How useful is genome decoding?

Scientists decode pigeon pea at the cost of Rs 11 crore  

One crore people became unemployed in India in 2018

84 per cent of these job losses happened in rural areas

What the budget holds for the agriculture sector in Kenya

The agriculture sector, which has received a slightly bigger share of the budget, remains vital to the country’s economic recovery strategy

‘Rationalising subsidies, improving infrastructure could revive agri-sector’

For every million rupees spent on agricultural research, 328 people are pulled out of poverty. In contrast, the same amount spent on power …

Now an app to help farmers practice precision agriculture

By determining health of the crops using hyperspectral imaging of crop leaves, the app could help in rational use of fertilisers

How to inspire India's youth to take up farming?

Arguably, reviving India's agriculture is the country's most important agenda. But who will carry forward this primary livelihood activity? There …

Harvesting joy or sorrow?

Global warming would decrease crop production in developing countries but increase it in the industrialised world