In light of the growing demand for silk, partially fuelled by the fall in Chinese silk imports, silk cocoon production in Karnataka has been increasing. Silk in India...
A recent report ‘The Promise of Seasonal Storage’ released by DNV GL, a global quality assurance firm, proposed the use of seasonal storage technology for year-round use. Seasonal...
The government is to launch a mahua based alcoholic beverage, called Mahua Nutribeverage, for the first time. The marketing is to be done under the tribal affairs ministry’s...
The University of Agriculture and Horticulture in Shivamogga has developed a new paddy variety, Sahyadri Megha to tackle the decrease in paddy cultivation area. Sahyadri Megha The Sahyadri...
Kerala’s Mayyil village panchayat’s ‘Sampoorna Nellu Krishi’ campaign has revived paddy cultivation in the region through use of scientific farming practices. Total Rice Campaign Total Rice Campaign or...
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was upgraded recently after flooding of its entrance tunnel in 2017. The newly water-proofed vault currently houses over a million seeds. Svalbard Global...
The World Food Day (WFD) is observed every year on 16th of October to mark the foundation of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in...
Herbicide-tolerant mustard refers to genetically modified (GM) mustard varieties that are engineered to withstand the application of specific herbicides, particularly those that inhibit weed growth. In India, the...
HT Mustard DMH-11 (Herbicide-Tolerant Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11) is a genetically modified mustard hybrid developed in India using transgenic technology. It represents one of the most debated genetically modified...
Monocropping, also known as monoculture, is an agricultural practice in which the same crop is grown repeatedly on the same piece of land year after year. It is...
Monoculture plantations are large-scale agricultural systems where a single crop species is cultivated extensively over a prolonged period. This practice is commonly associated with commercial crops such as...
Sericulture also referred to as a silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Bombyx mori (also known as the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is...
