As Rajasthan government stops buying mustard, farmers resort to distress selling

Rajasthan contributes 50 per cent of total mustard production in India, but Centre-State dispute is hurting farmers' interest

Soy seed racket busted in Maharashtra

Regional manager suspended

The humble gourd is falling out of favour

Gourd has sculpted the culture and traditions of rural India for ages 

Global seed market crossed $45 billion in 2018: Report

Asia, Europe and Middle East-Africa main drivers of growth

Genetic resistance

Oilseed bonanza

Indian markets may soon be flooded with high-yielding hybrid seeds of mustard and rapeseed

Follow up

State and scandal

South Asia

Panicum sumatrense: Kutki Millet

Also called little millet, it has very small seeds which are covered with an indigestible husk that needs to be removed before the grain can be …

Cross-country push: How few firms dominate African seeds market

Several parts of Africa has seen vocal protests against encroachment on food sovereignty

Good food: Seeds of health

Seeds hold the promise of life, and hence they are so carefully stored in seed banks across the world

75% of world’s seeds are preserved by small farmers, mostly women

Women produce more than half of all the food grown globally and yet they lack access to resources, knowledge and market, all of which can affect …

Here is why you should plant babool

The tree can grow well on degraded land, can survive droughts and floods, and has numerous medicinal properties 

Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on

An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India

Plant protection authority sets right its potato blunder

A public campaign forced it to revoke registration of PepsiCo’s potato variety, but the agency needs to reset its priorities

Farmers' rights are a hot potato

The fallout between US major PepsiCo and Gujarat’s potato growers underlines the looming threat to farmers’ rights in India over …

Indigenous appeal

Farmers in West Bengal are going back to indigenous rice varieties, with a little encouragement

Unravelling the mysteries of biotechnology

Decrease in the need for chemical inputs will depend on the direction research takes, as private companies are interested only in profits.

Far too many irrelevant details

Handling of Forestry Seeds in India Ram Prasad and A K Kandhya Publisher: Associated Publishing Company Price: Rs 450

Three sides to every story

Arthur Dunkel's legacy of proposals on patent, science and investment laws continues to be perceived differently. Even in individual countries, …

IPR claims by big companies; farmers' food security under threat

Patents on seeds by corporations leave farmers unable to save or share seeds

Hybrid gains

A rice hybrid developed in India can help reap an extra Rs 2,500 per ha

Dose of phosphorus

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