As China expands its production of genetically modified crops, it is taking steps to offset areas of GMO opposition that have hampered the technology’s adoption. Though China was the first country to commercially grow GM crops, beginning with virus-resistant plants grown in 1988, it...
Jan 31, 2022, ‘A Day of Betrayal’ – Trade Unions, Sectoral Associations supports SKM The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral Federations/Associations supports Samyukta Kisan Morcha’s (SKM) initiative to declare January 31, 2022, as...
Jharkhand plans to build 100 ‘Krishak Pathshala’ (farm schools) in the next three years to educate farmers Within the next three years, Jharkhand plans to build 100 ‘Krishak Pathshala’ (farm schools) to teach farmers in scientific ways of capacity development. The...
Drones for precision farming: govt grants ₹10 lakh to ICAR institutes, KVKs, AUs As part of its goal to encourage precision farming, the government will award grants of up to ₹ 10 lakh to ICAR institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), and state agriculture universities for the buying of...
The first box of mango arrived in the market yard and was sold for ₹18,000 On Sunday, Pune residents cheered the arrival of the first box of their favorite summer fruit, mango, at Market Yard. The first box of five dozen Devgad Alphonso mangoes arrived from Sindhudurg and was sold for...
