Friday, 3 July 2026
Combining higher yields with premium oil quality, the new varieties are expected to improve farm profitability, strengthen India’s edible oil value chain, and support national efforts to reduce dependence on…
Five-year work plan (2026–2031) to focus on climate-smart agriculture, horticulture, livestock, post-harvest management and food security. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India, and the Agriculture Department,…
The agreement brings together Resurrect Bio’s targeted approach to developing disease-resistance traits in crops with Bejo’s expertise in vegetable breeding Resurrect Bio, a UK biotechnology company developing disease-resistance traits for…
The technology offers a promising new opportunity for farmers seeking profitable alternatives and complements to existing shrimp farming systems. ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIBA), Chennai, has successfully demonstrated Blue…
This breakthrough opens the door for gene editing approaches like prime editing to rapidly introduce the early-morning flowering (emf3-1D) trait into elite rice varieties, enhancing heat resilience across tropical and…
More than $100 million will fund next-generation pest control technologies, surveillance systems, and sterile fly production The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has unveiled a sweeping new investment of…
The patented technology is designed to improve residue flow and debris management at the row-unit level, helping maintain seeding performance in challenging field conditions and varying crop residue environments. Clean…
Smart Seed Technology utilises biodegradable biopolymeric materials to create a multifunctional protective layer around seeds and delivers up to 30 per cent higher yields in groundnut and soybean crops. In…
Analysis of 59 datasets shows eDNA excels at detecting fish diversity but remains limited for biomass estimation Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is transforming biodiversity monitoring by allowing scientists to identify…
The newly inaugurated facilities include the Next Generation Agricultural Extension Learning Centre (NAEL Centre) at the Division of Agricultural Extension, the Processing Laboratory at the Division of Food Science and…
The POC1 platform exhibited editing efficiency similar to the widely used SpCas9 system in several rice genes and successfully generated gene disruption in altered paddy plants. Scientists at the ICAR-Central…
ICAR–IRRI collaboration delivers direct-seeded rice cultivars designed to reduce water consumption, lower labour dependence and strengthen climate resilience amid mounting agricultural pressures In a significant development for India’s evolving agricultural…
Through scientifically approved human slaughter techniques the animals are de-estuned before slaughter, reducing their suffering and stress and improving the hygiene and consumer safety of the meat. ICAR-National Research Centre…
New $10 million biosafety-enabled facility in Almería aims to reduce breeding timelines, combat emerging crop pathogens, and strengthen global food security through grower-centric innovation Syngenta Vegetable Seeds has inaugurated a…
