Artificial Insemination (AI) with improved semen has contributed significantly towards upgradation of local cattle and maintaining the genetic superiority of cross-bred cows. The...
Sanjana
AZOLLA – A sustainable feed substitute for livestock
The demand for milk and meat has been increasing and animal husbandry, as a profitable occupation, is expanding. However, there is a substantial decline in fodder production,...
Biotechnology – December 2001 – Issue 3.4
1 . Agricultural Biotechnology - The Science And Fiction A Santa Ram and M Indira 3 . The terminator Seeds and the Gene modified Organism A.N. Channappagoudar 4. "Golden Rice"...
Lessons in scaling up – September 2001 – Issue 3.3
4. Lessons from scaling-up of LEISA Editorial 6. Going to scale : What we have garnered from recent workshops Julian F. Gonsalves 11 A project design framework for scaling up...
Agricultural Biotechnology – The Science And Fiction
A Santa Ram and M Indira In the past two decades, biotechnology was perceived as a potential area that can contribute to agricultural sustainability. Biotechnology is a vast...
Golden rice
Manicka Velu, R. Sethu Raja Durai, R.P. Gnana Malar Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai Golden rice has been heralded...
The Terminator Seeds And The Gene Modified Organism
A.N.CHANNAPPAGOUDAR, Beloor Village, Post Kataraki, Koppal Taluk and District KARNATAKAPhone No : 5274076 The agricultural scientists have advanced beyond expectations in...
Balancing our Way to Scale: PTD for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture in South India
Y.D.Naidu and Edith van Walsum Introduction This paper is about collaborative action between institutions and individuals in South India, seeking to support small and...
Farmer to farmer information sharing .. most effective
Many innovations by agricultural scientists and dynamic farmers are not reaching the actual farmers or targeted groups due to lack of communication. So the benefits of such...