In January, it was hard to imagine how European agriculture would ever balance the needs of farmers, consumers and the planet ...

IATP seeks major new policy directions and corresponding investments at the local, national and international level for a ...

The rise of factory farms in the U.S. didn't happen by accident. Corporate influence over our political system has created ...

"Historic evidence shows that Basmati is a distinctive cultivar developed by the farmers of India and Pakistan at least 250 years ago, and grown in many parts in these two countries ever since," says ...

New guide allows consumers to avoid name-brand products containing GE foods. WASHINGTON -- In response to the Food and Drug Administration's failure to require labeling for genetically engineered (GE) ...

A tribunal set up to redress injustices under the auspices of the North American Free Trade Agreement has rejected a Canadian businessman's attempt to rescue his business after a Mississippi jury sent ...

Bangalore, June 6: In yet another secret operation, the US based multinational seed company, Monsanto, has shut down its R&D unit in Bioinformatics at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Close on ...

Large parts of the world's agricultural soils are deficient in minerals such as zinc. This limits food and feed production and leads to nutrient deficiency diseases in humans and livestock. In the ...

On Oct. 21, representatives of the world’s governments will gather in Cali, Colombia for two weeks of negotiations, side ...

I was travelling through some villages in Wardha district recently, talking to farmers. Wardha is situated in the cotton growing belt of Maharashtra and its farmers are quite aware about agricultural ...

Some years back, Oman made an unusual request to India. The oil-rich Middle-East country was looking for four pure-bred animals of the cattle breed - Tharparkar -- found only in the dry and arid ...