The seeds of trouble

Privatisation of tea and rubber plantations has endangered the flora and fauna in southern Sri Lanka

Wood substitutes threaten plywood industry

A CPWD proposal to ban use of timber in construction has generated friction between manufacturers of wood substitutes and plywood, with each side …

Dal hybrid beneficial but costly

The hybridisation of tur dal has made it higher-yielding and less vulnerable to disease. But only rich farmers will be able to buy the seeds.

Crop species disappearing in Garhwal

A survey reveals a drastic fall in Garhwal Himalayan crop diversity. Compounding the seriousness of the situation is the lack of scientific …

High-yield Heera

Moneymakers

Guatemala

INDIA

PLANTATION BLUES

BRAZIL

UGANDA

Super sensors

Trade mark for tea

Another step forward for the Darjeeling tea logo scheme

MORE CASH CROPS

ECUADOR

Poignant Images

Farmers see red, again

‘Farmers are not casino players’

Micha X Peled, US-based Israeli filmmaker, has won 22 international awards for his globalisation trilogy, the last of which was a film on …

Optimistic target

Power plant resurrected

Beating the heat

Import Ban

Peru's war on 'biopiracy'

Farmers in Peru irate over US patents on 'natural viagra'

Left high and dry

Drought-like spell in J&K spells doom for saffron farmers

Organic route