Worrying dip in global biodiversity

The proportion of livestock breeds at risk of extinction is increasing and plant diversity in farmers’ fields is decreasing, says a recent …

GEAC approves field studies of GM mustard on honey bee

Similar approvals for Genetically Modified mustard were also given in March this year by the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee

Climate disruption

Global warming has compromised Africa's ability to feed its population. It's time African nations adapt to the changing scenario

Seeds of decline

Frequent pest attacks, rising seed costs and declining returns are forcing farmers to abandon India's first genetically modified (GM) crop, Bt …

Pawar's daughter on panel that will examine biotechnology Bill

Supriya Sule joins Parliament panel on science and technology; panel to submit report on Bill that gives easy access to GM crops in three months

Hard time for honeybees

Entomologist May Berenbaum of University of Illinois in USA has inspired a character in TV series, X-Files. The winner of this year’s Tyler …

Rajasthan ignores seed advice

It distributed Monsanto’s hybrid maize seeds that were not recommended for the state

GM mustard: Crop’s release would irreversibly damage the environment, SC told

Advocate Prashant Bhushan, representing Aruna Rodrigues, presented arguments against the crop

To protect India’s bees, we need to understand their impact on agricultural practices

 Farmers worry about effect of genetically modified crops on honey bees

Hudhud causes heavy rains across Chhattisgarh

Extensive agricultural damage expected

Fortified protection

Jharkhand may be declared drought-hit again this year

Paddy planted in just 44% of target area this year, 37% rainfall deficit recorded till now this monsoon

Centre hikes Kharif crops’ MSP; paddy at Rs 2,183 per quintal

Paddy MSP up by Rs 143 for 2023-24; expected margin to farmers at least 50%, claims Centre

Budget kick: Keep these factors in mind while setting up a Bio-CNG plant

Political and institutional support must be gained through a sustained and deliberate communication process in which Bio-CNG’s economic and …

GMO rice from India withdrawn in EU: Indian coalition asks for action

500 tonnes of genetically modified rice were discovered in a consignment that India exported to the European Union countries in June 2021 

India’s food self-sufficiency is conditional to drought-hit districts

For over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand

Genetically modified food: Whose health, whose business

People are concerned about the possibility of eating GM food.  Can we not expect the government to ensure that they have the right to choose?

Brinjal blues

Amid countrywide protests against Bt brinjal, Bangladesh government announces plan to expand cultivation of the genetically modified crop

March against Monsanto

More than a million people around the world marched against biotech giant Monsanto on May 25. The event was held across six continents, in 36 …

Piecemeal proposals

The recommended grain policy may help tackle the problem of plenty, but food insecurity will remain (Read full article)

Chhattisgarh will not allow GM crops

Chandrasekhar Sahu, agriculture minister of Chhattisgarh, is passionate about making farming a viable proposition for farmers. He has written …

Rabi crop acreage witnesses a decline, pulses fare the worst

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat among states affected; change in rainfall pattern likely reason

Two leaves and a bud

Biobusiness

Cotton Curse: How pink bollworm developed resistance to Bt Cotton

Entomologists say early and late sowing, long-duration crops and not planting other varieties against advice may have contributed to resistance …