Fall of the bees

Population of bees, the main pollinators of food crops, is declining. This can constrain food supply, warns a UN report

Stolen treasures

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Cropping up

GENES, CROPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT by John Holden, James Peacock and Trevor Williams Publisher: Cambridge University Press Price: Not stated

What price subsidies?

Bacteria teach crops how to endure drought

A hardy bacterium that can adapt to water-scarce conditions offers clues to how crops can survive dry periods

Teak planter warned

INDONESIA

Axing the eucalyptus

Green sees red

Surging success

With agriculture playing a dominant role in nations' economy, efforts -should be directed at making it more productive One way of doing it would …

INDONESIA

Poor monsoon

Nine new crop varieties

Bamboo shock

The Mizoram government gears up to face the menace of bamboo flowering

Another setback

Eating the banana (tree)

Virtually every part of the banana tree finds use in kitchens across south, east and northeastern India. Here are a few recipes from Bengal

Bytes

Troubled tycoon

Drought damage

Tax the rich and help the poor survive

Food versus fodder

Increasing livestock in the Asian countries could result In lower foodgrain production

THAILAND

A big shot at nylon

Police fire kills 1, and Goa's Thapar DuPont nylon venture takes a dive

Dry spell

DYING FOR RAIN