How long do seeds live? A 100-year experiment in the Arctic to reveal the secret
Genebanks of six global research institutions including ICRISAT have begun a 100-year experiment at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in a quest Read more...
Auctions in markets herald higher incomes for Malawi’s crop-livestock farmers
Farmers in three districts of Malawi are able to earn more than they did from selling goats, thanks to a simple intervention Read more...
Access to, and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources critical to global food and agriculture scenario, say experts
Genetic resources are universal and meant to be shared equitably; national biodiversity policy should be framed around this key idea. Experts in Read more...
Understanding Indian legal framework for protecting intellectual property in crop research
The Plant Variety Journal of India will here on publish Distinctness, Uniformity and Stability (DUS) testing results of crops in India. The Read more...