Uttarakhand’s tulip garden offers glimpse into state’s largest germplasm collection

The garden is minor part of state’s largest germplasm collection of rare, endemic vegetation, put together by Uttarakhand forest dept in …

Global Eco Watch: Bumblebees bite leaves to make plants flower early

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Rejoinder: ‘One CGIAR won’t alter international germplasm collections’

The One CGIAR transition process was born of a recognition that the evolving, interconnected global challenges facing our food systems require a …

India's genome saviours

Farmers and organisations who have won government recognition this year for conserving seeds of indigenous crops and plant species

A people’s festival to protest CBD conference

Non-profits to represent united resolve to protect the country’s natural wealth and bio-cultural heritage from powerful economic interests

'Organic cotton production and consumption should become a mass movement'

Vivek and Juli Cariappa are Krishi Pandit awardees and dedicated organic farmers based in H D Kote taluk in Mysore. They have been practising …