Corn Crop

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  This Corn-Husk Doll Maker's Shop Is A Must-Visit On Your Next Trip To Nepal

  Laxmi Nakarmi, along with her sisters started making corn husk art and dolls after getting inspired by an article

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  China Rolls Out Genetically Modified Corn Planting

  China will likely plant less than 1% of its corn fields with genetically modified varieties this year, said two people familiar with the plans, dashing hopes for a full market launch of the technology in the world's second-largest corn market.

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  Weak Monsoon Delays Cotton, Soybean Sowing In India

  Sowing of summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton, corn and pulses has been delayed in India due to the slow progress of monsoon rains in central and western parts of the country, raising concerns over output, industry officials told Reuters.

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  What is GMO? 6 Most Common Genetically Modified Foods

  Some of these foods sold at supermarkets also carry labels clearly indicating that they have been genetically modified. Here are six most common genetically modified foods that you may find at superstores.

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  US Scientists Discover Way to Create Protein Rich Corn

  According to a new report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a peer-reviewed US journal, a team of scientists have discovered a way to genetically engineer corn to produce a type of amino acid that is found in meat.

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  6 Reasons Why Bhutta Makes For An Amazing Snack This Monsoon!

  If there's anything that truly defines the essence of Indian monsoon, it is a bhutta, which is one of the oldest summer crop popularly savoured in the rainy season.

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  Vegetables Won't Feed The World

  There are two reasons we shouldn't shift away from a system where most calories come from staples and few from vegetables, even if we could: Vegetables are too expensive, and they require too much land.

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  15 Best Corn Recipes | Easy Corn Recipes

  Braving and bearing the brunt of summers can be quite challenging. From health to skin and hair, maintaining all can certainly be daunting. Corn is one such wonder crop that can get us rid of most of our probable nightmares this summer. Here are 15 of our best corn recipes with step by step process for you to easily cook at home!

• Erratic Monsoon Rain Below Average in Past Week

  India's monsoon rainfall has been below average in the past week after running through a phase above average since early August which helped finish the last leg of sowing of main summer crops such as rice, corn, sugar cane, soybean and cotton.

• Soon, Corns to Grow in Caves, Mines

  In view of growing concerns about genetically modified crops cross contaminating other crops, scientists have now devised a way to grow dwarf corn stalks in caves and abandoned mines without affecting their yield.

• France Definitively Bans Genetically Modified Corn

  France definitively banned the growing of genetically modified corn on Monday after its highest court and Senate both confirmed an existing ban.

• Top French Court Lifts Ban on Growing Monsanto GM Corn

  France's top administrative court on Thursday threw out a government ban on US agro-chemicals giant Monsanto from growing a type of genetically modified corn.A moratorium on MON810 corn -- one of just two types of genetically altered food crops whose...

• Monsoon rains 49 per cent below average in past week

  A shortfall in monsoon rains has widened to nearly 50 per cent of average in the past week, making a revival next week crucial for farmers to sow summer-planted crops such as rice, corn, cane, cotton and soybean.

• Monsoon rains pick up, cover almost half of India

  India's annual monsoon rains have covered almost half of the country, showing signs of a pick-up after falling short in the first 15 days of the season, weather officials said on Monday. The rebound eases concerns about the planting of summer-sown crops such as rice, corn, cane, cotton and soybean in a country that is a leading producer and consume...