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"Smart" breeding, where science and farmers' knowledge meet

Publication | October 28, 2014 at 17:25

GE crops are very limited in sophistication, being almost completely dominated by herbicide tolerance and insect resistance traits. Could the numerous tools of biotechnology deliver better outcomes? This report tries to answer that question.

Memorandum to the Agriculture Minister submitted by Greenpeace.

Publication | June 13, 2006 at 5:30

Memorandum to the Agriculture Minister submitted by Greenpeace on 13th June 2006

Future of Rice - Executive Summary

Future of Rice - Executive Summary

Publication | November 15, 2006 at 5:30

This report by Greenpeace is put together by Dr Emerlito Borromeo ( PhD degree in genetics), and Dr Debal Deb ( Ph .D . in Ecology) . The report raises fundamental questions on genetic engineering in agriculture -Do these high tech rice...

Genetically engineered Bt brinjal and the implications for plant biodiversity - revisited

Genetically engineered Bt brinjal and the implications for plant biodiversity - revisited

Publication | May 3, 2012 at 11:00

Concerns over the commercial release of genetically modified (GM), Bt brinjal, also called aubergine or talong, relate to biosafety. One major concern is the potential for transgene flow from Bt brinjal to wild, weedy and cultivated relatives. As...

Picking Cotton: The choice between organic and genetically-engineered cotton for...

Publication | June 14, 2010 at 20:29

There is widespread propaganda that genetically-engineered (GE) crops provide the silver bullet for poverty and hunger eradication. On the other hand, recent global analyses have concluded that ecological farming - using low-cost,...

Subsidising Food Crisis

Publication | July 6, 2009 at 18:22

After years of indiscriminate use, synthetic fertilisers are currently hampering the increase of food production in the country.

Impact of Water Resources Projects-Case Study Wardha

Publication | August 8, 2012 at 18:30

Vidarbha region in Maharastra has a long history of under development. Many measures to offset the agrarian crisis in the region like the Prime Minister's debt relief assistance in 2006 has focussed extensively on developing assured irrigation...

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