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Cannabis sativus L. is an annual, deciduous, dimorphic, flowering plant that is distributed all over the world. Despite its tremendous and handy usage in medicinal and other areas, the cultivation, production, and trade of cannabis are illegal in most of the countries. It is so because of some of its harmful side effects on human health when consumed haphazardly or addictively. Following the declaration made by the UN Assembly, some countries, including the Republic of South Africa, Canada, Germany, Australia, Colombia, and Indonesia, have legalized the indoor cultivation and production of cannabis, as well as cannabis-based products. Cannabis can thrive in a wide range of climatic and ecological conditions. Cannabis can be propagated via seeds, cuttings, grafting, micropropagation, etc. The plants are mainly cultivated for their chemical constituents like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol, cannabinol, etc., which are extracted from their dried flowers. This study illustrates the production technology, current legal status, and botanical characteristics of Cannabis sativus. [Fundam Appl Agric 2023; 8(1.000): 458-474]

The global population tend to increase rapidly, especially in developing and underdeveloped countries. The increasing population demands more food items, ultimately prompting abuse of our resources. Additionally, the unsystematic usage of antibiotics, anti-toxins, anthelmintic, and synthetic acids in livestock farming has represented an unbelievable degree of wellbeing peril to humans. With much admittance to education and learning, safe and healthy food is preferred by the soaring populaces. Food from animal sources like poultry meat, generally organic, is supposed to serve the worldwide interest. In light of this, organic poultry farming is likely to become a fastgrowing industry in the coming days. Instead of intensive poultry, organic poultry meat is always demanding in the market due to higher consumer preferences. Likewise, the market price involved for such food is also higher due to the main issues taken for the production framework. The organic production system for poultry birds comprises strict sets of organic standards to be followed by organic poultry farmers. Different management issues such as health, hygiene, feeding, diseases, housing etc., are to be foreseen for utmost results during the production cycle. Better production practices improve poultry health and performance that benefits both the producers and the consumer without compromising poultry health and welfare. This review aims to delineate the pertinent data, including key necessities, current status, possibilities, and consumer discernment, and conclusively highlight the barriers to organic poultry production. [Fundam Appl Agric 2022; 7(2.000): 150-167]

The agribusiness has been confronting a wide array of complications encompassing; stasis crop yields, climatic variation, water inaccessibility, agrochemicals buildup, less supplement use proficiency, reduced soil organic matter which has subsequently influenced the worldwide food demand. For the annihilation of those aforesaid concerns, there is a prerequisite of a pioneer innovation, such as Nanotechnology to be incorporated in the plant breeding sector, which can alleviate those snags alongside securing environmental parameters. Basically, nanotechnology is an emerging innovation that is doled out at a sub-atomic level, particle by iota for fabricating a structure, apparatuses, or gadgets forced with a new sub-atomic collection that can sustain and remediate the current status of plant breeding. The application of nanotechnology in plant breeding comprehends; disease and vermin control, seed technology, plant genetic modification, monitoring of plant growth stages, incitement of hormonal impacts, and precise farming. Other than this wide relevance of nanotechnology, a few investigations show that nanotechnology imparts phytotoxicity effects, which can be a restrictive risk for the environment, beings, and natural boundaries. However, if we can vanish the potential risks and outcomes of this innovation, it can potentially reform the entire agricultural cosmos. Furthermore, this review apportions the synopsis of innumerable nanotechnological applications in plant breeding, recompensing specific consideration to its current utilization, and moreover, scans the opportunities, potential advantages, associative risks, deterrents, and conceivable prospective changes. [Fundam Appl Agric 2021; 6(4.000): 403-414]