Searched for
HYBRID RICE
UP govt to give 1 pc recovery rebate on non-hybrid paddy; 15 lakh farmers to benefitThe government of Uttar Pradesh has introduced a 1% recovery rebate for non-hybrid paddy, reflecting the earlier support provided for hybri...- Punjab hybrid rice ban to cost farmers up to Rs 10,000 per acre, says industry body FSIIThe Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) is urging central intervention against Punjab's ban on hybrid paddy seeds, warning of subst...
- India must speed up hybrid technology adoption in pulses, oilseeds to reduce imports, says PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to PMIndia must accelerate the adoption of hybrid technology in pulses and oilseeds to address production deficits, despite challenges faced by ...
- From Kalanamak to Manipur Chakao, why it's high time to revive coloured riceIndia once cultivated diverse nutrient-rich rice and millet varieties. The Green Revolution shifted focus to hybrid crops, leading to a dec...
- Kaveri Seeds becomes world’s first seed producer to have over a lakh acres in productionThe bulk of the newly acquired seed production area is dedicated to the non-cotton sector and mostly towards high-margin hybrid rice, maize...
- Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmersRural women were growing inbred rice, a self-pollinated home-grown rice, in a traditional way. Now, they are trained to grow hybrid seeds e...
- Bayer launches new rice hybrid seed Arize AZ 8433 DTBayer has developed hybrid seeds, where pest tolerance has been achieved in the seed through innovative technologies based on marker-assist...
- Chinese farmers agitated over failure of hybrid rice varietyA strain of hybrid rice in China that promised strong yields saw plunging output last year, angering farmers who clashed with the distribut...
- Technology for producing hybrid seeds vital: FAO-UNPraising the government for its "deep interest" in developing hybrid rice varieties, he also lauded it for being an active participant at a...
- India needs hybrid seeds to increase rice production: International Rice Research InstituteTaste is one of the main reasons Indian farmers are not taking to cultivation of high-yield hybrid rice varieties developed by scientists.
- Swiss agro group Syngenta completes acquisition of DevgenThis acquisition is the "biggest" in Syngenta's history and will address the problems of many farmers across India and South Asia, Syngenta...
- Hybrid rice area to be increased to 25% by 2015 in India: ExpertThe Union Government is aiming to increase the area under hybrid rice cultivation to 25 per cent of all rice cultivated area by 2015.
- Government schemes like NFSM, RKVY help improve average productivityThe agriculture ministry has initiated several development schemes and programmes like NFSM, Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and its sub sche...
- Forgotten rice varieties turn premium foodScarce crop varieties, remnants of India’s rich agricultural heritage, have become the new luxury food. Wealthy health-conscious urban peop...
- Govt to give subsidy on non-certified hybrid rice seedsTo boost rice production, the government has decided to give a subsidy on hybrid seeds that are not certified but are truthfully labelled, ...
- Govt to encourage the cultivation of hybrid riceIn an effort to enhance rice productivity, the Manmohan Singh government has, in a policy shift, decided to encourage the cultivation of hy...
- Monsanto India aims at developing hybrid seedsMonsanto India has started a country-wide campaign to attract Indian talents into the development of high yielding and hybrid rice and whea...
- Experts push hybrid rice to solve soaring food pricesHybrid rice, produced commercially by crossing different varieties to attain higher yields, could hold the key to resolving a looming food ...
- China to up grain production with japonica riceChina plans to step up cultivation of japonica hybrid rice to increase grain production to ensure food security.
- Hybridisation may boost rice output by 20%Productivity of rice per hectare in the world’s second-largest producer of the cereal may have plateaued but applying hybridisation technol...
Load More
