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Today's youth must increase food production, adapt to increasing extreme weather events: FAO

Agriculture can provide employment to millions of youth, boost global GDP by 1.4%: FAO

04 Jul 2025

2 min read

State rehabilitation minister Makrand Patil revealed that 767 farmer suicides were reported between January and March this year.

Maharashtra saw at least one farmer die by suicide every 3 hours in first quarter of 2025

Himanshu Nitnaware

03 Jul 2025

2 min read

It’s vital for food safety to irrigate crops with water that is free of disease-causing microbes.

Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg

Loandi Richter-Mouton

03 Jul 2025

4 min read

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Today's youth must increase food production, adapt to increasing extreme weather events: FAO

Agriculture can provide employment to millions of youth, boost global GDP by 1.4%: FAO

04 Jul 2025

2 min read

State rehabilitation minister Makrand Patil revealed that 767 farmer suicides were reported between January and March this year.

Maharashtra saw at least one farmer die by suicide every 3 hours in first quarter of 2025

Himanshu Nitnaware

03 Jul 2025

2 min read

Central government issues regulatory framework for promoting agroforestry

Central government issues regulatory framework for promoting agroforestry

Himanshu Nitnaware

01 Jul 2025

2 min read

Golden spice gets government support

National Turmeric Board: Golden spice gets government support

30 Jun 2025

3 min read

Agri scientists warn against “premature release” of gene-edited rice

Agri scientists warn against “premature release” of gene-edited rice

24 Jun 2025

2 min read

Lost in maize

Lost in maize

16 Jun 2025

2 min read

Food Planet Prize: ‘Green fertiliser’ with potential to disrupt global nitrogen fertiliser industry wins $2mln

Food Planet Prize: ‘Green fertiliser’ with potential to disrupt global nitrogen fertiliser industry wins $2mln

15 Jun 2025

3 min read

Foreign-origin apple threaten India's indigenous orchard economy

Foreign-origin apples threaten India’s indigenous orchard economy

27 May 2025

3 min read

Women workers pluck tea for nearly nine months each year.

Brewing crisis: How climate change is unravelling India’s tea heartland

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

18 May 2025

4 min read

Punjab bans hybrid paddy seeds in groundwater crisis response — what’s at stake?

Punjab bans hybrid paddy seeds in groundwater crisis response — what’s at stake?

17 May 2025

3 min read

Scientist behind Brazil’s ‘Micro Green Revolution’ wins 2025 World Food Prize for reducing fertiliser use

Scientist behind Brazil’s ‘Micro Green Revolution’ wins 2025 World Food Prize for reducing fertiliser use

15 May 2025

2 min read

Banana: Climate change could take a toll on world’s most popular fruit, warns report

Banana: Climate change could take a toll on world’s most popular fruit, warns report

14 May 2025

2 min read

Blogs

It’s vital for food safety to irrigate crops with water that is free of disease-causing microbes.

Decades of South African research reveal key strategies to reduce water contamination in fruit and veg

Loandi Richter-Mouton

03 Jul 2025

4 min read

Despite vast potential, biologicals not widely used by farmers. Here's how they can increase food safety

Despite vast potential, biologicals not widely used by farmers. Here’s how they can increase food safety

01 Jul 2025

3 min read

The Dharamgarh sheep breed is ‘an ATM’ for tribal smallholder farmers of Odisha’s Kalahandi district

There is an urgent need for conservation and genetic registration of Odisha’s Dharamgarh sheep breed

Sana Datta Vasuki Satyanarayana

26 Jun 2025

4 min read

The future of Makhana is bright—and hopefully, it is just getting started

The future of Makhana is bright—and hopefully, it is just getting started

20 Jun 2025

5 min read

Traditional Ladakhi greenhouse in winter at ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Leh

Greenhouse innovations are giving new life to farming in Ladakh

19 Jun 2025

6 min read

Biofuels can support India’s green transition. But using food crops or subsidies for fuel creates difficult trade-offs

Fuel at the cost of food security isn’t sustainable

17 Jun 2025

2 min read

Participatory videos can be a tool to revolutionise farmer-led extension in natural farming

Participatory videos can be a tool to revolutionise farmer-led extension in natural farming

11 Jun 2025

4 min read

India should establish independent biosafety institute to assess merits of farm products developed through modern biotechnology

India should establish an independent biosafety institute to assess merits of farm products developed through modern biotechnology

02 Jun 2025

5 min read

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