Senior Reporter, Down To Earth
Black soil in red: Climate change threatens world’s food basket
FAO report finds most black soils moderate to severely eroded due to land-use change, unsustainable practices
Future of food: World won’t be able to feed itself without wider systemic change, says FAO
Management of poverty and inequalities; geopolitical instability; scarcity; degradation of resources; and climate change will determine future …
Scientists discover new drought-resilient wheat gene, suitable for drier soil conditions
The next step for will be to test how this gene works in diverse agronomic environments from the UK to Australia
Onion price crash: Maharashtra farmers to protest next week unless government increases costs
Onion prices at Lasalgaon Mandi have fallen even below production cost after NAFED released stocks in the market
मध्य प्रदेश, गुजरात, त्रिपुरा में मजदूरों को सबसे कम दिहाड़ी, लिस्ट में केरल सबसे ऊपर
अध्ययन किए गए 20 राज्यों और केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों में से …
Cropping frequency decline due to climate change may impact food security: Study
Irrigation effectively offsets the projected production loss, but irrigated areas have to be expanded by over 5%
डाउन टू अर्थ, गहन पड़ताल: लम्पी बीमारी ने बिगाड़े हालात, ग्रामीण ही नहीं शहरी भी प्रभावित
मवेशियों में दो वायरस से होने वाली बीमारियां लम्पी रोग …
Livestock farming is a crucible for zoonotic disease; here is how
Artificial oceans of pigs and poultry in the hinterlands become mixing vessels for viruses from humans, livestock and wildlife, while other …
Climate change is making livestock susceptible to diseases; here is how
There is also growing evidence that changes in rainfall pattern, frequent floods and droughts and intense heatwaves have substantial effects on …
FAO warns of alarming signs as global food import bill set to rise to nearly $2 trillion
Negative repercussions for global agricultural output and food security are likely to extend into 2023, according to FAO
Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak shows livestock diseases are not just about animals; here is why
Down To Earth reports from Rajasthan and Delhi on how outbreaks like Lumpy Skin Disease have harsh economic and food security implications and …
Fertiliser industry to make $57 billion in profits this year as farmers, govts grapple with the bill
Analysis finds 189 per cent increase in costs for the key imported fertilisers in 2021
COP27: Drought-struck nations join hands to combat water woes
‘We are only as resilient to climate change as our land is’: 30 countries form alliance
कॉप 27: पहली बार कृषि एवं खाद्य प्रणाली पर होगी चर्चा, ग्रीनवाशिंग से दूर रहने की सलाह
ऐसे समय में जब जलवायु परिवर्तन की वजह से फसलों को बड़ा नु…
COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn experts
The first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at a UNFCCC COP has been unveiled at Sharm El-Sheikh
Water reserves go up; 50 reservoirs have 100% storage
Maharashta has 18 reservoirs at full capacity; Just 5 out of 143 major ones in India have 40% or below storage
Greener pastures: How Indian pastoralists are being aided to return to their traditional livelihood
Change is taking place in the way the Centre and state governments look at pastoralism; the belief that livestock management is done better …
Ground Report: Lumpy Skin Disease has created a livelihood crisis for India’s small dairy farmers
Livestock farming is the mainstay for most of India’s poorest farmers, especially in arid and semi-arid regions; they have no other source …
Wild spread of lumpy skin disease in Rajasthan may have been triggered by climate change
Vectors of the viral disease thrive during periods of heavy rainfall like the kind the state witnessed this year
White fly attack, untimely rains and drought; Rajasthan farmers stare at losses
Farmers are now banking on the Rabi crops as they lost hopes of a good income in the Kharif season
Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing
Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar
Was ethanol the reason for the ban on broken rice exports
A look at official data shows that the allocation of Food Corporation of India rice for ethanol was drastically increased in 2021-22, as compared …
Update overdue: Why climate change should be integrated into crop calendars at the hyper local level
India still sows according to a calendar created on the weather of the 1990s, though rainfall and temperature patterns have seen a major shift
इथेनॉल के लिए लगाई गई चावल के निर्यात पर पाबंदी?
बारिश न होने के कारण इस साल 120 लाख टन चावल का उत्पादन कम हो…
At least 26 of India’s 123 reservoirs are full: Central Water Commission
Storage at major river basins was normal, with Narmada, Sabarmati, Krishna and Cauvery basins having storage above 90%