Seed processing, transport disruption likely to affect kharif sowing season
he lockdown is set to have a major impact on the upcoming kharif sowing season and could result in a severe food shortage in the...
Continue ReadingDr. Darshan Brar, leading IRRI breeder, passes away at 76
Dr. Darshan Singh Brar, former head of IRRI’s Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology (PBGB) Division, passed away from a heart attack on the evening of...
Continue ReadingCovid-19 lockdown: Seed industry demands easy inter-State movement
The Indian seed industry urged the Centre and State governments to make inter-State movement of seeds and other agri inputs easier, as the months between...
Continue ReadingThe Nutrition Challenge And The Magic of Microgreens. | Karan Mahajan | TEDxMIETJammu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ffve0SnVw&feature=youtu.be Please do not look to this talk for medical advice. This talk only represents the speaker’s personal views and understanding of nutrition and lacks...
Continue ReadingISF on the Movement of Seed Under the COVID-19 Crisis
With COVID-19 spreading throughout the world, the International Seed Federation (ISF) released this statement on the subject of moving seed internationally: The world faces a...
Continue ReadingLorven Seeds – Distributors & Dealers Annual event
Lorven Seeds (India) Pvt. Ltd celebrated successes – annual Distributors & Dealers conference with the families at Leonia resorts on 1st March 2020. Their Managing...
Continue ReadingPPV & FRA Awareness Programme organised by Seedsmen Association, Hyderabad
Seedsmen Association, Hyderabad organised an “Awareness/Interaction Meeting on PPV & FRA” on 5th March 2020. About 100 participants including representatives of different seed companies and...
Continue ReadingIndian farmers reap profits from machine-harvestable Chickpea
Machine-harvestable chickpea variety ‘Phule Vikram’, which was launched two years ago in India, is helping farmers circumvent labor shortage during harvest in major chickpea producing...
Continue ReadingGovernment to review cotton seed price
The industry has sought a 10 percent increase in price because of rising input costs. Some manufacturers have sought pricing freedom. Last year, the government...
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