Will Turning Vegetarian Save The Planet?
The numbers look pretty unarguable. So much so that – as a senitive meat-eating, trying-hard green – I have to ask if Safran Foer is being too soft: can any meat-eater at all call themselves an environmentalist? Livestock agriculture produces more greenhouse gas emissions than every train, truck, car and aeroplane put together. The resources [...]
RP Bids To Regain Spot Among Top Coffee Exporters
After watching its neighbors become global coffee heavyweights, the Philippines is taking tentative steps toward regaining its status as a formidable grower of the bean. However, that era is a long way back for the Philippines, among the top five coffee exporters in the world in the 1880s after Spanish friars brought beans with them [...]
GM Food Unsafe? No Evidence Yet: Chinese Experts
Chinese food and agricultural experts said no evidence has proved genetically-modified crops are unsafe for people and the environment. Huang Dafang, director of Biotechnology Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said Friday that the genetically-modified crops are of great significance to the sustainable development of agriculture and China’s competitiveness in global arena. [...]
The GM Tomato That Stays Fresh For SIX WEEKS – But Would You Want To Eat It?
Tomatoes could stay fresh for an extra month thanks to a genetic breakthrough The curse of the soggy tomato could soon be a thing of the past … or so scientists say. They have created a fruit which is said to stay fresh for 45 days – three times longer than the conventional version. But [...]
Cattle Play Vital Role In Economic Development’
Cattle play an important role in rural economic development and hence cattle breeders should take extra care about their health advised taluk Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department Assistant Director Dr Ramanand. He was speaking after inaugurating the free check up camp for unyielding cows, on Saturday, at Yadarur village, organised by the Animal Husbandry [...]
GM Crops May Ease Drain On Soil – Researchers
The world needs genetically modified crops both to increase food yields and minimize the environmental impact of farming, Britain’s top science academy said on Wednesday. The Royal Society said in a report the world faced a “grand challenge” to feed another 2.3 billion people by 2050 and at the same time limit the environmental impact [...]
Agriculture Technology Should Be Affordable To Small Farmers
The technology for agriculture sector should be sustainable and affordable to small farmers too, Secretary of the Union Ministry of Agriculture, T. Nandakumar, said here on Friday. Inaugurating Agri Intex, the annual agriculture exhibition organised by the Coimbatore District Small Industries Association, he said, “Agriculture should be recognised as a knowledge sector that would adopt [...]
Flood Resistant High-Yield Rice Developed
A team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas that are affected by flooding. The team, primarily from the University of Nagoya, reported their findings in Thursday’s issue of Nature, the science magazine. The genes, called SNORKEL genes help rice [...]