"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 ...
A landmark trial in Canada will set a precedent for Monsanto's ability to protect its patents on genetically modified crops, says Scott Morrison. Monsanto, the US life sciences group, has been having ...
In January, it was hard to imagine how European agriculture would ever balance the needs of farmers, consumers and the planet. Tractors were blocking motorways in protests across the continent. Yet, ...
Once upon a time, the Codex Alimentarius Commission was an obscure scientific body busily conducting its affairs far from the public eye on issues of little concern to the public at large. No more.
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 ...