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El Nino arrives as India races to prepare farms for impact

Around 200 districts flagged for El Nino impact as weak monsoon forecast puts agriculture ministry in crisis mode

By
Shagun
5 min read
Conflict in the backyard: Community patrols cut crop damage in north Bengal, but south Bengal’s farmers remain exposed

Conflict in the backyard: Community patrols cut crop damage in north Bengal, but south Bengal’s farmers remain exposed

By
Jayanta Basu
6 min read
Conflict in the backyard: In Jharkhand, a single night of elephant raids can wipe out months of farm work

Conflict in the backyard: In Jharkhand, a single night of elephant raids can wipe out months of farm work

By
Niraj Sinha
6 min read
A solar fence installed around a farm to protect crops from wild animals.

Conflict in the backyard: In Odisha, wild boars push farmers from paddy to kewra cultivation

By
Hrushikesh Mohanty
4 min read
Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters

Conflict in the backyard: In Himachal, damage from wild animals exceeds natural disasters

By
Rohit Prashar
5 min read
Andhra Pradesh natural farming programme wins 2026 Food Planet Prize

Andhra Pradesh natural farming programme wins 2026 Food Planet Prize

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Conflict in the backyard: In Karnataka, the forest has entered the field

Conflict in the backyard: In Karnataka, the forest has entered the field

By
K A Shaji
6 min read
Conflict in the backyard: Is ‘Fortress Conservation’ at the root of Kerala’s human-wildlife clashes?

Conflict in the backyard: Is ‘Fortress Conservation’ at the root of Kerala’s human-wildlife clashes?

By
K A Shaji
7 min read
Solar fencing installed around farmland in Lama village, Banda district in Uttar Pradesh through a state scheme. Dharamraj says the fencing helps protect crops from stray cattle but is less effective against wild boar, which can slip underneath the wires.

Conflict in the backyard: Government schemes fail to stop crop raids by stray cattle and wild animals in Uttar Pradesh

By
Bhagirath
4 min read
Babulal Pal (R), a farmer from Parai, and his father Bhavanidin live in a makeshift hut in the fields to protect crops from animals.

Conflict in the backyard: In Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand, crop-raiding animals now bigger worry than drought

By
Bhagirath
4 min read
Soil biological health — a blind-spot in Indian agriculture: Experts call for urgent attention

Soil biological health — a blind-spot in Indian agriculture: Experts call for urgent attention

By
Rajeshwari Sinha
4 min read
Can technology make India’s crop insurance payouts more accurate?

Can technology make India’s crop insurance payouts more accurate?

By
Chhavi Mahaur
4 min read
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