It is not known as to when three food security missions for rice, wheat and pulses to be implemented by the states, would be launched. Addressing Members of Parliament on May 17 at the Library Building within Parliament House complex, the internationally renowned agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan who is now a nominated Member of the Rajya Sabha, displayed a diagram which this writer had seen about 28 years ago in a booklet entitled "From Begging Bowl to Bread Basket" authored by the...

The dispute over Russia s ban on the import of Indian rice, citing health safety concerns, is symptomatic of the issues that plague international trade in agricultural products. The worst part of it all is that these issues crop up primarily in cases where the importing countries have set their own limits, different from the prevalent global norms, which the exporting countries find difficult to meet. Other countries are also involved in protracted wrangles over tolerance limits for...

The company recorded a 45 percent rise in its net profit and a 48 percent rise in sales in the first five months of this year alone. Bisi International, which grows and markets corn, rice and vegetable seeds, earned Rp 573. The sale of corn seeds amounted to 42 percent of company profits, while rice and vegetables seeds contributed 21 percent and pesticides and chemical fertilizers 32 percent. Junaidi said that since the company was established in 1983, it had produced and sold 92 superior...

Used for ages in Ayurveda to treat a variety of complaints, Kerala's medicinal rice 'Njavara' is now found to have anti-carcinogenic property which fights cancer. A breakthrough in molecular research by scientists of the Kerala Agricultural University here indicated the presence of Bowman-Birk trypsin inhibitor protein in 'Njavara', which has not yet been identified in other varieties of rice in India, according the University Vice-chancellor K R Viswambharan. A breakthrough in molecular...

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MTI said Cambodia presents numerous business opportunities for those investors willing to research and proceed prudently into this market. MTI offers market entry options in Cambodia. MTI offers market entry options in Cambodia. MTI Consulting said last week it had embarked on a strategic research mission to Cambodia as part of the organization s South East Asian market expansion programme. Sahan Kulatunga, MTI s Country Representative for Malaysia and Regional Business Analyst for South...