No more toxic treatment
US-China trade war an opportunity for India to boost soya bean production
Can India augment its production and processing capacity to benefit?
Telangana govt puts restrictions on glyphosate sale
The objective is to curb the illegal use of herbicide-tolerant BT cotton
‘The Amazon recycles water’
Down To Earth speaks to environmental scientist Deborah Lawrence on the Amazon blazes
GM maize: Argentine province rejects Monsanto's EIA report
A major setback for world’s largest agro biotech
Excessive July rains destroyed 800,000 hectares of crops in Maharashtra
Marathwada, Vidharba regions heavily affected
Duping pests
Pesticides are not the only way
Low MSP for cotton may ruin many Maharashtra farmers
Untimely rains have damaged cotton and soyabean crops all over the state
Large-scale germination failure in soybean, Maharashtra farmers hit hard
Could speed up decline of the crop in the region
Gamble for guar, soy
Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading
Procurement prices low in Maharashtra since 1996; farmers bear the brunt
Low minimum support price has led to severe agrarian crisis in Maharashtra
Scientists move a step closer to drought-tolerant soybean variety
Scientists at the Indore-based Indian Institute of Soybean Research studied 16 genotypes of soybean while searching for drought-…
Foreign food trade impacts importing countries’ environment too
Soybean farmers in a country that imports soybean have to switch to other crops on a land where there is leftover nitrogen after crop harvest
Why Brazil’s new pesticide rules should worry India
The country’s dilution of rules for pesticides such as glyphosate could spell a health crisis in India, which consumes its beans
European Parliament opposes import of three herbicide-resistant GM crops
The three GM soybeans are engineered to tolerate spraying with glyphosate or a combination of glyphosate and other herbicides
Lucrative rabi: Mustard farmers may reap good prices despite bumper output
Higher MSP, dearer imports expected to keep rates firm for local oilseeds
Beer, wine contaminated with glyphosate: US study
Report flags widespread contamination of farms leading to significant glyphosate levels in beer and wine
India looking at record edible oil imports; August 2023 demand 35% higher than last year
Poor rainfall, along with a sharp drop in domestic prices in August, has boosted demand for edible oil
Monsanto wins against Indiana farmer
US Supreme Court says that planting and harvesting Monsanto’s patented seeds amounts to making additional copies of the company's patented …
Punjab and Haryana are unable to get out of paddy-wheat cycle; why is that?
Experts say low returns and post harvest losses and management inefficiences among major roadblocks for crop diversification
Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine — and what that means for the global food system
Ukrainian grain is important for feeding the world and the the Black Sea is a vital route to getting it to people who need it.
Saffola study, a marketing ploy?
Saffolalife’s online survey on risk of cardiovascular diseases could help Marico which positions its Saffola oil brands as healthy for heart
Monsanto does it again
The biotech seed giant sues a farmer for planting unbranded commodity seeds bought in the open market for patent infringement
Water starved village caught in Bt debate
Bhamb Raja rues Bt seed major Monsanto and farmers activists exploit its plight to achieve their own goals
Maharashtra farmers demand better price. Chief minister offers aid package
Considering the acreage of soybean, cotton and paddy, the aid would be a paltry Rs 941 per ha