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Israel-Iran war hits India’s basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

Israel-Iran war hits India’s basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

3 hours ago

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The Sunita Narain Show: Why we need to scale up India’s dairy cooperative model

The Sunita Narain Show: Why we need to scale up India’s dairy cooperative model

15 hours ago

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Solar promises in parched fields: Is PM-KUSUM India’s quiet agricultural revolution

Solar promises in parched fields: Is PM-KUSUM India’s quiet agricultural revolution

Anusreeta Dutta

02 Mar 2026

5 min read

News

Israel-Iran war hits India’s basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

Israel-Iran war hits India’s basmati exports; exporters seek immediate relief

3 hours ago

3 min read

Milind Watve speaking at AAD 2026.

Complete hunting ban has reduced animals’ fear of humans, fuelled crop losses, says scientist Milind Watve at AAD 2026

Nandita Banerji

25 Feb 2026

3 min read

Future Thali: New interactive digital tool aims to spark conversations between consumers and their plate

Future Thali: New interactive digital tool aims to spark conversations between consumers and their plate

25 Feb 2026

4 min read

ACSAM ends with calls for smart and inclusive farming across Africa

ACSAM ends with calls for smart and inclusive farming across Africa

20 Feb 2026

3 min read

Scientists may have found an answer to dreaded Panama disease in bananas

Scientists may have found an answer to dreaded Panama disease in bananas

20 Feb 2026

2 min read

Crop breeding: Against the clock

Crop breeding: Against the clock

18 Feb 2026

2 min read

Concerned about rising temperatures, farmers convened a meeting in Sri Ganganagar.

Rajasthan farmers fear wheat losses as February temperatures surge 5-6°C above normal

Amarpal Singh Verma

16 Feb 2026

3 min read

India opens farm imports in ‘calibrated manner’ under India-US trade deal

India opens farm imports in ‘calibrated manner’ under India-US trade deal

08 Feb 2026

3 min read

India’s agroforestry starved of finance despite ambitious 50 mln ha target by 2050

India’s agroforestry starved of finance despite ambitious 50 mln ha target by 2050

07 Feb 2026

2 min read

Farmers in Rajasthan’s Bamanwas Kankar Gram Panchayat are still divided about the merits of organic farming; others believe it will take a year or two for it to become more prevalent

DTE Ground Report: A village in eastern Rajasthan has vowed to do away with chemical farming; but organic agriculture will take time to catch on

05 Feb 2026

3 min read

Traditional rural Indian senior woman milking buffalo in the farm. She is wearing a traditional clothes salwar kameez and covering her head with dupatta.

India-US trade deal: Centre says agriculture and dairy protected, but lack of text fuels uncertainty

05 Feb 2026

4 min read

An ambitious mission on cotton announced in the last budget still exists only on paper. Here is why

An ambitious mission on cotton announced in the last budget still exists only on paper. Here is why

04 Feb 2026

2 min read

Blogs

Solar promises in parched fields: Is PM-KUSUM India’s quiet agricultural revolution

Solar promises in parched fields: Is PM-KUSUM India’s quiet agricultural revolution

Anusreeta Dutta

02 Mar 2026

5 min read

Putting farmers first: How Bharat-VISTAAR turns digital infrastructure into real-world decisions for Indian agriculture

Putting farmers first: How Bharat-VISTAAR turns digital infrastructure into real-world decisions for Indian agriculture

Giriraj Amarnath

24 Feb 2026

3 min read

Regulating biopesticides: Mandate surveillance, time-limited approvals, safeguards against industry capture

Regulating biopesticides: Mandate surveillance, time-limited approvals, safeguards against industry capture

Narasimha Reddy Donthi

20 Feb 2026

5 min read

Coffee cherries.

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes — researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

19 Feb 2026

6 min read

Regulating the living: India’s biopesticides challenge

India’s biopesticide regulation must protect farmer rights, grassroots practices

Narasimha Reddy Donthi

18 Feb 2026

5 min read

Unmasking the methane myth: Why India’s cows emit far less than we think

Unmasking the methane myth: Why India’s cows emit far less than global estimates

16 Feb 2026

5 min read

India’s agricultural research began in Bihar’s Pusa. Comparing its bird diversity with colonial records can guide Indian agro biodiversity today

India’s agricultural research began in Bihar’s Pusa. Comparing its bird diversity with colonial records can guide Indian agro biodiversity today

11 Feb 2026

3 min read

Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water

Why too much phosphorus in America’s farmland is polluting the country’s water

28 Jan 2026

5 min read

Videos

The Sunita Narain Show: Why we need to scale up India’s dairy cooperative model

The Sunita Narain Show: Why we need to scale up India’s dairy cooperative model

The western approach to the sector is no different from what it has done to the rest of the economy

15 hours ago

1 min read

India-US Interim Trade Deal explained: Agriculture, tariffs and farmer concerns

India-US Interim Trade Deal explained: Agriculture, tariffs and farmer concerns

10 Feb 2026

1 min read

India launches gene-edited rice: Promises and perils of innovation

India launches gene-edited rice: Promises and perils of innovation

13 May 2025

1 min read

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewall ends 4-month hunger strike, MSP demand continues

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewall ends 4-month hunger strike, MSP demand continues

09 Apr 2025

1 min read

Government to remove 20% onion export duty

Government to remove 20% onion export duty

28 Mar 2025

1 min read

The Green Kitchen | Kali Gajar: The timeless legacy of black carrots

The Green Kitchen | Kali gajar: The timeless legacy of black carrots

03 Mar 2025

1 min read

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