Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to commercialize a genetically modified food crop – Bt eggplant. Bangladesh granted approval for the release of four varieties of Bt eggplant on October 30, 2013….
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Experts Emphasize Stewardship For Sustenance Of Bteggplant Project In Bangladesh
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: After its approval in 2013, the number of farmers adopting Bt eggplant in Bangladesh is steadily increasing, from 20 farmers in 2013-14 to 6500 in 2016-17 and is likely to continue to grow in the coming years. With other GM products in the […]
Wheat surveillance activities in South Asia up 16%; streamlined efforts, enhanced toolbox
Wheat is one of the most important crops in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region, second only to rice. South Asia has the highest wheat-dependent low-income community in the world and produces about 19 percent of the world’s wheat.
Seeds Systems Initiative In Nepal Successfully Concludes First Wheat Season
Samantha Hautea Wednesday, June 28, 2017 The inaugural wheat season for the Seed Systems for Nepal Initiative has successfully concluded, with a total of 14 metric tons of ‘disease-free’ wheat seed produced by 150 farmers using the new seed processing unit inaugurated earlier this year […]
The truth of GMO will prevail
As my father always says, “The truth will always prevail.” Faruk has proved that with his Bt brinjal field. Faruk works as a driver in a rental car company. Last year I visited a number of Bt brinjal fields with my colleagues to see genetically […]
Train the Trainer program – TEEAL Bangladesh
October 2016, Bangladesh 1. Train the Trainer Program at Patuakhali Science & Technology University (PSTU): PSTU is the new agricultural university in Bangladesh. It has 8 faculties covering entire gamut of agricultural education and research. It is only one university in south-west (Barisal region) Bangladesh. […]
Standardization of stem rust field notes and germplasm evaluation, with discussions on stripe and leaf rust
2-12 October, 2016 8th Annual training on “Standardization of stem rust field notes and germplasm evaluation, with discussions on stripe and leaf rust” at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Research Station, Njoro, Kenya Durable Genetic Gains in Wheat project (DGGW) in cooperation with CIMMYT trained […]
55th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet, 2016
October, 2016 The 55th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ meet was held at CCSHAU, Hisar during 21 – 24 August, 2016. This was a mega event and about 400 participants from various reputed institutes in the world participated. It served as a forum […]
Sharada Thapaliya Bhattaraii
Dr. Sharada Thapaliya Bhattarai is a Veterinarian with strong academic background and diverse working experience of 25 years which incorporates her expertise of animal sciences in areas of livestock research, education, extension, public-private partnerships, livestock industry development as well as project coordination and management. She […]