Bangladesh wants hybrid paddy, experts wary

Rajasthan opens farm gates

State ties up with Monsanto, other biotech giants to restructure agriculture

Whose germplasm is it?

NBA struggles to frame case against Mahyco in first biopiracy case

Odisha sal seed pickers face Amphan, COVID-19 double whammy

Sal seed procurement was delayed because of Cyclone Amphan

The Monsanto way

How the US multinational won state governments and influenced policy

A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto

American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them

Gujarat drops Monsanto's hybrid maize

State was supplying the seeds under brand name Prabal to tribal farmers

Budget 2008: missing the big picture

Doomsday vault in Arctic to save crop diversity

YAWN!

The Indian Science Congress 2001 represented the state of science in India

Drought-tolerant maize launched in African countries

Global seed vault opens

Cooling begins in doomsday vault

Doomsday vault good and ready

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Echinochloa Frumentacea: Barnyard Millet

Also known as vari or sama, this millet is a good choice for the upma recipe because the size and consistency of the grain is somewhere between …

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 …

COVER STORY: Why are governments across Africa on a legislation spree to regulate seeds market

Countries and economic blocs across Africa are on a legislating spree to regulate the continent’s seed markets, ostensibly to overcome …

Technology needs stewardship

Keshav Raj Kranthi, an entomologist by training, is director of the Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur. He has developed an extensive …

Idea of farmer wisdom is relentlessly manipulated

As a visiting American academic, Glenn Davis Stone has put in over 60 weeks of field research on the impact of Bt cotton on farmers in Andhra …

Why farmers in Uttarakhand prefer indigenous seeds over hybrids

In Uttarakhand, farmers are slowly shifting away from hybrid seeds to traditional varieties.  They find the traditional seeds better …

Kernel power: Why the seeds of tamarind, the ‘date of India’, pack a punch

The small, brown seeds of tamarind are not just a rich source of protein but also versatile in use beyond food items 

Why companies are lobbying to push for hybrid paddy seeds in India

Most of India still cultivates rice from pure-bred seeds, something which prevents companies backed by multinationals from expanding their market

Navara rice controversy: Plant Variety Act doesn’t protect farmers’ interests, say experts

A farmer’s plea to register a traditional rice variety has once again raised concerns about loopholes in the Protection of Plant …