A Cambodian woman works with corn harvest at Koh Thom district, Kandal province about 60 kilometers south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday. Corn is the main crop in Koh Thom, where residents are among the vast majority poor of Cambodia's 14 millio n people. Photo: AP
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Low acreage not to dent cotton production
New Delhi (PTI): Cotton production may not witness a significant fall despite reduction in acreage by about five lakh hectares in 2008-09, thanks to better yield expected from increasing cultivation of genetically modified Bt-cotton. Area under ... More

India was ready to soften on industry for agri deal in WTO
New Delhi (PTI): India was willing to accept the proposals on tariff reduction for industrial goods as a trade-off for protection of its interests in agriculture at the recently held Geneva meeting of the WTO. While Indian negotiators had some ... More

Can biofuels be sustainable?
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