Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will soon undertake the second round of field trials for pink bollworm-resistant (PBW) ...

After a decade of stagnant stock performance, Kaveri Seeds has staged a strong comeback. The company, once heavily reliant on ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

The cultivation of indigenous cotton crops in India could create a more resilient, ethical and climate-conscious supply chain ...

“Because of that, the yields are also depressed and so the farmers prefer their saved planting materials to the Bt cotton seed,” the AFA official says. Where does he see the cotton growing pro ...

This is in line with the government’s rationale that while Monsanto has patent rights to the Bt cotton gene, once it is introduced into a plant seed, the product becomes subject to the Plant ...

Elmore’s "Seed Money: Monsanto’s Past and Our Food Future" does not read like a sanctioned history of Monsanto. Nor does it sizzle with prosecutorial zeal. Govt keeps Bt cotton price unchanged ...

A pesticide-free technique which is economically viable, environment-friendly and gives more yield gains ground in Punjab, ...

Nagpur: Farmers from across Vidarbha, especially Yavatmal, have urged the govt to make available the latest Herbicide-Tolerant BT cotton (HTBt) seeds to improve the crop yield in the coming season.

the ministry will establish 720 demonstration sites of Bt cotton in the counties where the none-BT seeds will be grown. “These demonstration sites will be used for teaching farmers and extension ...

Under the fresh norm, royalty for the new genetically modified (GM) traits was capped at 10 percent of the maximum sale price of BT cotton seeds for the first 5 years. Eligible seed firms get ...