Say it with flowers.
Byline: RONNIEL C. DE GUZMAN It's that time of the year again when love is in the air. Those with the penchant to give their love express it in many different ways. Some go for exquisite gems and jewelry, some go for nice outfits or...

Reddy takes guard as PM visits AP.
HYDERABAD: As if the Khammam firing episode was not enough, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy will face his boss Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday and will have a lot of explaining to do. While the PM's key agenda during his trip to Hyderabad would...

Indo-Pak bid for Basmati in trouble.
Byline: Nitin Sethi NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan's dream to seek a joint Geographical Indicator (GI) mark for Basmati seems to be receding fast with turf wars erupting between traders from both sides of the border as well as within India. A GI on Basmati...

GMA, DA chief open food terminal in Taguig.
Byline: MARVYN N. BENANING President Arroyo and Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap yesterday opened a Barangay Food Terminal (BFT) at the FTI Complex in Taguig City to provide 50,000 residents cheaper rice, noodles, and other commodities. The President and Yap, along with Taguig Mayor Sigfredo "Freddie"...

Govt ready to counter inflation charges.
Byline: K.A.Badarinath NEW DELHI: Congress-led UPA Government seems to be ready with a battle plan to take on the opposition onslaught over steep increase in prices of vegetables, fruits, food items and other essential commodities apart from consumer durables as well as industrial inputs. A...

A new food system.
Winter is upon us and I can no longer enjoy visits to the farmers' market to buy locally grown produce. I miss the berries and the zucchini blossoms, but more than anything I miss the spinach....

Biotechnology research up on 4 crops.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA A move that has long been due, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is carrying out biotechnology research projects for four major Philippine crops -- rice, coconut, papaya, and abaca -- that have huge potential for export growth and job generation. Agriculture...

Duty to stay, US wheat can't sneak in.
Byline: Mahendra K Singh & Nitin Sethi NEW DELHI: US wheat will not find a backdoor entry into India any time soon. The government has deferred the decision to do away with the import duty on wheat flour from the prevailing 30%, which would have made it...

Help Catubig project begins.
TACLOBAN CITY -- The government has started work on the multi-billion-peso Help for Catubig Agricultural Advancement Project (HCAAP) in Catubig and Las Navas, Northern Samar, the Project Monitoring Team of the Regional Development Council told the agency's first quarter meeting for 2007 recently in Dulag, Leyte. HCAAP...

Rs 70 crore model vegetable market.
LUDHIANA: After industry now it's the turn of agriculture to record major advances in this 'Manchester of India'. The construction of Punjab's first 'model vegetable market' in the city spread over 55 acres has reached the final stages and will be completed at an investment of about Rs 70...