Letters
'Contract farming and PPP can rev agricultural economy'
Industry, experts say investments and policy changes are needed
ICAR chases patents for pickle
The National Research Centre on Meat has odd ideas on what can be patented
Green tribunal orders closure of 34 illegal packaged drinking water units in Noida, Greater Noida
Ban on use of groundwater for construction in the two NCR cities to continue
Time to nail pesticides
Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables
Pesticide-rich food
Agriculture department confirms high pesticide residues
Indians consuming rice and wheat low in food value, high in toxins: ICAR study
DTE and CSE hold webinar on magazine’s coverage of ICAR research
New protocol can reduce breeding cycle of pigeonpea by 3-5 years, important for nutritional security in drylands
Technique will help scientists develop climate-resilient, nutritionally superior and higher-yielding pigeonpea varieties faster
Union government launches framework to promote voluntary carbon markets in agriculture
Minister Arjun Munda requests full cooperation from all quarters to promote carbon markets in the interest of farmers
Come March and 199 district agromet units will wind up, as per Centre’s order
Scientists associated with agriculture advisories in different states express concern over decsion
Silent famine: Has India weakened its own nutritional security?
A study led by Indian Council of Agricultural Research scientists has found the grains that we eat have lost food value; instead they are …
Bangladesh's GM gamble
Anil Chandra Mahanta, one of the first 20 farmers to cultivate genetically modified brinjal in South Asia, does not understand the new technology.…
The roots of knowledge
BEYOND FARMER FIRST: RURAL PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRACTICE Edited by Ian Scoones & John Thompson …
Mushroom magic
In a recent breakthrough, an Indian mushroom has been found to be extremely effective in controlling heavy metal pollution
Boom time for lab bloomers
India hopes to earn Rs 200 crore every year exporting flowers mass produced in laboratories
Competing with wheat
Human-made triticale is nutritionally superior to wheat and could become a major foodcrop in the lower Himalayan region
Tissue-culture technology facilitates to hike yeild of tasty coconut
The tasty, popular coconut species of Thailand, kati, could not be produced in large scale because it is infertile. But scientists have now found …
Polly can't get at this wheat
Some wheat hybrids developed in India's agricultural universities are exceptionally good at keeping birds away
Defeat starvation
Sub-Saharan Africa is on the brink of starvation. In spite of efforts made by the government and private organisations, the agricultural scene …
Genesis
Over thirty years of continuous research later, scientists report the outcome of a hybrid wheat, which is billed to substitute the available …
Rice bowls shall brim
A new and healthier version of rice promises to produce and provide more for Asia's teeming millions
Soiled future
At a time when agricultural topsoil continues to be eroded, researchers make efforts to put an end to the crisis
Recipe for rice
The two recently-published incomplete rice genome sequences do not in any way undermine the ten-country effort at a complete sequencing of the …
Equal rights
The largest collection of germplasm in the world will be handed over to the Food and Agriculture Organisation to ensure equal accessibility
Government attention sets pulses spinning
Pulse production in India is touching an all-time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, …