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Seeds, breeding, crop protection, biologicals, fertilisers and animal health, always with the regulatory status and jurisdiction.
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Inputs & crop science, Global4 worst facts about chicken and poultryA poultry farming primer turns into an account of industrial broiler production, covering rapid-growth breeding, heart failure and leg problems, transport and slaughter practices.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalBest ways to plan your cropA crop planning guide covering choice of crops and seed, soil preparation, fertilising and watering, pest control, harvesting and storage, and crop rotation.
- Inputs & crop science, TelanganaHyderabad: Agriculture Minister lays foundation for tissue culture labTelangana agriculture minister S Niranjan Reddy laid the foundation for a Rs 4.2 crore public sector tissue culture lab at Jeedimetla to supply plants to farmers.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalThe best practices for managing pests and disease in crops, including organic and conventional methodsSets out ways to manage crop pests and diseases, from prevention and monitoring to cultural, biological and chemical control, and compares organic and conventional approaches.
- Inputs & crop science, PhilippinesPhilippines assents to the production of genetically modified “Golden Rice”The Philippines has approved golden rice, developed by DA-PhilRice and IRRI to carry beta-carotene, as the first GM rice cleared for commercial propagation in South and Southeast Asia.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaExpert committee scrutiny initiated on proposal to ban 27 pesticidesThe government has set up an expert panel under TP Rajendran to review industry objections to its proposed ban on 27 widely used pesticides, with a report due in three months.
- Inputs & crop science, Himachal PradeshCultivation of heeng in India for the first time; a big transition for cold desertsFarmers in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul valley have started growing heeng (asafoetida) with agro-technology from CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, in a bid to cut India's imports of the spice.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaDilip Rath, chairman of NDDB, elected to the board of International Dairy Federation (IDF)NDDB chairman Dilip Rath was elected unanimously to the board of the International Dairy Federation at its General Assembly on November 2, 2020.
- Inputs & crop science, MaharashtraWith the onset of kharif season, Dadasaheb Bhuse requested 44.50 lakh MT fertilisers from CentreMaharashtra agriculture minister Dadasaheb Bhuse has asked the Centre to allocate 44.50 lakh tonnes of fertiliser for the kharif season, after irregular supply last year.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaExploring exceptional potato breeds for IndiaIndian potato varieties such as Kufri Jyoti, Kufri Pukhraj and Kufri Himgiri are bred for yield, disease resistance and different climates, while others suit processing into chips and fries.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalCheap, effective way to fight citrus greeningCitrus greening has no cure and can wipe out groves within a few years, so prevention rests on healthy planting stock, early control of insect vectors and strict farm hygiene.
- Inputs & crop science, AssamA new Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence (CoE) for vegetables established in AssamIsrael's ambassador Dr Ron Malka and Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation of an Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for vegetables in Assam.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalGarden elegance: 7 remarkable flowers for your gardenSeven plants for home gardens, roses, lavender, sunflowers, ferns, tulips, succulents and peonies, with notes on their appearance, uses and growing conditions.
- Inputs & crop science, Global5 amazing facts about bees and beekeeping: a beginner’s guideA beginner's guide to beekeeping covering the roles of queens, workers and drones, ordering bees, choosing between Langstroth and top-bar hives, and settling a new colony.
- Inputs & crop science, KeralaKerala: New Indo-Dutch centre of excellence for vegetables, flowers set to open An Indo-Dutch centre of excellence for vegetables and flowers in Kerala's Wayanad district was inaugurated, focusing on precision farming, planting material and training.
- Inputs & crop science, United StatesTerra Vera: the technology for producing technology-free cropsTerra Vera says its system can replace pesticides in ridding crops of viruses, bacteria and fungi, and has expanded to California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalThe latest advances in biotechnology, and how they are revolutionizing the way we grow and harvest cropsGenetic engineering, CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, nanotechnology, precision agriculture and vertical farming are changing how crops are grown, alongside concerns about environmental and health effects.
- Inputs & crop science, Kerala5 points for an amazing rubber plantationExplains how rubber is grown in Kerala, covering the climate, soil and planting it needs, latex tapping, and processing latex into sheets for sale.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaCrop diversification is a sure requirement in IndiaCrop diversification lets farmers spread risk and move to more profitable crops; in India, livestock and fisheries took a growing share of farm income between 1990-91 and 2002-03.