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Mutant wheat found growing in US fallow field -Suvodh Varma

-The Times of India A patch of wheat found growing in fallow field in Oregon, USA, has sent tremors across the world with some East Asian countries cancelling wheat import orders from the US, and the 27 member European Union to raise testing levels for US imports. The reason is that the wheat patch was found to be a genetically modified variety developed and tested by biotech giant Monsanto between 1999 and...

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A Case for Reframing the Cash Transfer Debate in India by Sudha Narayanan

Cash transfers are now suggested by many as a silver bullet for addressing the problems that plague India’s anti-poverty programmes. This article argues instead for evidence-based policy and informed public debate to clarify the place, prospects and problems of cash transfers in India. By drawing on key empirical findings from academic and grey literature across the world an attempt is made to draw attention to three aspects of cash transfers...

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Panel to suggest pesticide alternatives

The State government has set up a committee to suggest alternatives to the pesticides banned by it on Saturday and draw up revised crop-management packages. The committee consists of the Director of Agriculture; the heads of the Department of Extension and the Department of Research of Kerala Agricultural University; the Additional Director (Co-production) of Agriculture Department; and the Chairman of the State Biodiversity Board. It has been asked to submit the...

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Pesticide overdose in pineapple farming by KS Sudhi

KFRI study finds serious health and environmental hazards in some districts Overuse of pesticides in pineapple farming is feared to have caused serious health and environmental hazards in some districts in the State. Overuse of pesticides, herbicides and Weedicides has been reported from Kuttikanam in Idukki and the Mundakkayam and Erumeli areas in Kottayam, where pineapple is grown in rubber estates as an intercrop. A field verification study by the Kerala Forest...

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Bottlenecks in organic farming by SS Chahal

Indian agriculture was mostly organic before the advent of the Green Revolution. However, the widespread adoption of nutrient-responsive and high-yielding varieties greatly promoted the use of inorganic fertilisers, Weedicides and insecticides. The compulsion to grow more for food security has led farmers to overlook food quality norms and an indiscriminate use of natural resources. Based on three principal factors viz., mixed cropping, crop rotation and use of organic fertilizers, the National...

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