Dennis Normile 20 August 2014 China’s Ministry of Agriculture has decided not to renew biosafety certificates that allowed research groups to grow genetically modified (GM) rice and corn. The permits, to grow two varieties of GM rice and one transgenic corn strain, expired on 17 August. The reasoning behind the move is not clear, and […]
04-September-2014 Production and price risks affect the income of farmers, which has adverse effect on their capacity to invest in advance crop varieties, techniques of production and capital formation in farm sector. Inaugurating a Seminar on concept of farm income insurance scheme at Ahmedabad today, Union Minister of Agriculture, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said […]
Aug 28, 2014 Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has lauded the efforts of the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) in developing a technology for neera production. Inaugurating the neera plant at the College of Agriculture (CoA), Padannakkad, the Chief Minister said neera production was bound to enhance the profits of coconut farmers in the State and the […]
Aug 29, 2014 KOCHI: India’s organic trade is predicted to touch RS 6,000 crore ($1 billion) by 2015 as states are promoting organic crops in a big way with increasing awareness on good health. States like Kerala are planning to declare one of its districts as fully organic in a few years
‘BioFach India’-India Organic 2014
August 27, 2014 Aiming to provide a common platform for buyers, sellers and other stakeholders in the organic sector, Kerala will be hosting Asia’s biggest International Organic trade fair ‘BioFach India’-India Organic 2014 at nearby Angamally from November 6-8.
In the Raipur meeting on BGREI on 10th August, it was reported by your representative that the National consultation will be held in the 3rd week of September’2014. As per reports made in the meeting all Round Tables will be completed within 8th September’2014. Please fix the date for Natl. Consultation and intimate the respective […]
In taking forward the open source seed systems initiative we had a small group meeting on Open Source Seed Systems in RIS Habitat Centre in Delhi last month with Ravi Srinivas who is author of one of first paper on open source seed systems. At that meeting we had decided it to follow up on the […]
As per intimation from the Agri-Directorate, WB, the Agri-Minister Sri Purnendu Basu, MOS Agri Sri Becharam Manna, Agri-advisor to the CM Sri Pradip Majumder and the Director of Agri Dr. Paritosh Bhattacharjee is visiting implementation areas of DRCSC in Bankura & Purulia. After the visit there will be a meeting of these agri officials alongwith […]
The consultation will be held on 10.09.2014 at Agartala and will be attended by the state Agri Minister Sri Aghore Debbarman, Dy.Speaker of Tripura Assembly Sri Pabitra Kar and other important govt. officials. The venue will be notified later. – Raj Krishna Mukherjee Development Research Communication and Services Centre 58A Dharmatola Road, Kasba, Bosepukur, Kolkata […]