Picture walking through an extended field of lush, green crops, their leaves dancing in a soft breeze. Now, imagine this field thriving despite the challenge of pests, drought, or diseases that would normally decimate such a harvest. This has now been made a reality for many farmers around the world through agricultural biotechnology. But what is agricultural biotechnology, and why ...
Cultivation stands right at the core of human civilisation, while agriculture feeds billions through manifold foodstuffs and fibre production in almost all parts of the world. A number of challenges have been thrown up by the growing world population, changed climatic conditions, lack of certain resources, and voices raised for sustainability in front of the agricultural industry. This has called ...