Will Turning Vegetarian Save The Planet?
Feb 24, 2010 Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables
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 trai
RP Bids To Regain Spot Among Top Coffee Exporters
Feb 15, 2010 Agriculture, Crop Protection
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 Span
GM Food Unsafe? No Evidence Yet: Chinese Experts
Feb 6, 2010 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Technologies
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 o
The GM Tomato That Stays Fresh For SIX WEEKS – But Would You Want To Eat It?
Feb 4, 2010 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Fruits & Vegetables
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’
Nov 29, 2009 Agriculture, Animal Disease, Economy
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
GM Crops May Ease Drain On Soil – Researchers
Oct 30, 2009 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Ecology
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 20
Agriculture Technology Should Be Affordable To Small Farmers
Oct 5, 2009 Agriculture, Crop Protection, Technologies
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 Associ
Flood Resistant High-Yield Rice Developed
Aug 20, 2009 Agriculture, Crop Protection
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 sci
