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Pest resistance is forcing India’s crop-protection firms to rethink product strategies: Insecticides India MDResistance to chemicals and formulations is an evolving challenge, particularly in crops where the same pest pressures persist over multipl...
From farm ponds to AI chatbots: India's blueprint for revitalising dryland agriculture
These large-, mid- and small-cap stocks can give more than 20% return in 1 year, according to analystsOver the next few trading sessions, the direction of the Nifty and Sensex will be determined by two things. One is, of course, the US-Iran ...
India's agro-chemical companies seek data protection law to expedite farm innovationAgro-chemical firms urge government to protect regulatory data in a new bill. This protection would encourage new pesticide molecule develo...
10-minute balcony gardening: 8 low-maintenance home plants that need less water and are perfect for busy peopleCreating a thriving terrace garden doesn't have to take hours of work. With the right plant choices, even busy people can grow fresh herbs,...
ICAR @98: Science, innovation and sustainability for Viksit Bharat 2047Achieving Viksit Bharat 2047 requires agriculture to move beyond production towards value addition, food processing, exports, bio-based ind...
Biologicals "at forefront" of agricultural shift, says Syngenta India chiefSyngenta India's head Susheel Kumar highlighted the transformative potential of biologicals in ensuring food security at the BioAg World Co...
Pest control market to reach $3 billion by 2032, market still largely unorganised due to low entry barriersThe demand for pest control services in India has surged due to increased hygiene awareness post-pandemic, though the market remains unorga...
Tea Mosquito Bug Crisis: Planters Association urges immediate government interventionThe United Planters Association of South India (UPASI) has urged the government to immediately intervene and take appropriate steps to cont...
Government plans to restrict use of glyphosate herbicide“No person shall use glyphosate except through Pest Control Operators,” the draft notification read. The ministry has given 30 days for obj...
How world's biggest producer of cotton is now threatened by bollwormsMost farmers in Saurashtra, like in other cotton growing states, fear that the pink pest may eventually slash cotton production in India.
Mahindra Agri eyes 2-fold jump in sales at Rs 1,500 crore in FY18Part of the M&M, it today launched an advanced insecticide 'Tromph' to be used mainly in rice and cotton crops and aims to have 20 per cent...
- Non-compliance of guidelines led to resistance of cotton pest
Bengaluru, May 31 (IANS) India introduced genetically-modified cotton (Bt-cotton) containing Bt-toxins capable of killing the cotton pest w...
Coffee Board to promote coffee among Defence forcesThe board will also actively pursue efforts to boost consumption in the non-traditional regions in north India, particularly those having l...
Failure of Bt cotton forces government to promote native seedsA decision to revive cultivation of indigenous varieties of cotton was taken in a meeting yesterday, headed by Agriculture Minister Radha M...
Govt working on solution to control pink bollworm cotton pestThe second generation Bt cotton variety, Bollgard II, introduced by Monsanto in 2006, is supposed to be resistant to Pink Bollworm pest.
- Icrisat identifies climate resilient germplasm to support chickpea breeding
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics has identified 40 germplasm lines of chickpea with resistance to extreme w...
- Bayer Crop Science told to compensate Maharashtra farmers for poor BT cotton yields
Maharashtra govt has ordered Bayer to pay 45 lakh to 164 farmers as one of its BT cotton hybrids did not deliver the promised yield.
- Monsanto expects a surge in demand for maize
Changing weather patterns, and growing demand for animal protein will drive future growth in India for Monsanto.
- Indian agrochemical industry expected to grow to 1.7bn by 2012
The Indian Agrochemicals Industry is expected to grow at 7.5 per cent, to reach over USD 1.7 billion by 2012, driven by various factors inc...