A pair too rare

Gaolao breed of cattle is cherished for its capacity to carry load and quality milk, but only 3,000 of them are left

Dengue cases in 2012 highest in four years

216 people across the country died of the disease

Soy seed racket busted in Maharashtra

Regional manager suspended

A problem of plenty

The increasing population of Antarctic fur seals threatens the ecology of the region

Cottonseeds to check malnourishment?

Republic of the Congo gets its first ever marine protected areas

Three zones include nesting grounds for leatherback turtles, critical habitats for Atlantic humpback whale

WHOSE SEED IS IT ANYWAY?

The rich world’s mania for patenting seeds and pushing the UPOV agenda do not aid food security or biological diversity

Who is protected?

The Lok Sabha passed Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Bill with complete amendments on August 9, 2001, twenty months after it …

Wildlife harvesting

Sustainable harvesting of chiru may help save the Tibetan antelope

Back from plant heaven

South Africa tries to bring cycads, plants that coexisted with the dinosaurs, back to life

Pit bull attacks in South Africa — a historian sheds light on the issues

Breed specific legislation is being strongly pushed for currently, but history suggests it does not work

Spoilt for choice

Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?

To ensure food for tomorrow

Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken

Up against GM

Low Pulse

Spiralling prices of pulses have shown India’s dependence on imports. Pulses are integral to India’s diet but not its food policy. As …

So long, Suvin

The finest and longest staple cotton in the world, and part of India's cotton heritage, is on the verge of disappearing

Orange tumbles

Nagpur orange’s survival hinges precariously on its return to sustainable cultivation. Farmers have woken up to this, but will the government?

Untangling India’s Bt cotton fraud

ICAR’s top research institutes and GEAC exposed in Bt cotton research scam

Wheat rust fear looms large over south Asia

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In short

Food crisis grips Bangladesh after flood and cyclone Sidr

Burden of beast

Mounting economic pressures cast a dark shadow on the future of camels and their traditional breeders in Rajasthan

The goat gamble

It has been a slow and steady shift over decades. Forced by declining returns from farming in ecologically fragile areas, small farmers have been …

Punjab's depleting groundwater stagnates agricultural growth