The project focusses on Dalit and tribal women farmers in Chamba growing onion with the help of Solan University
How Haryana cut stubble burning this season
Loopholes galore in implementation of PM-Kisan
Sharp fall in farm suicides in 2016 claims latest NCRB data
Unseasonal Maharashtra rains damage crops on 7 million hectares: Govt
Kharif crop in Marathwada, Konkan and western Maharashtra affected
Farmers in Punjab are burning stubble as an act of rebellion
They are angry that even as they suffer from farm distress and do not get any proper returns on their labour and produce, the onus of stubble burning is put on them
WTO's assault on India
The US has serious problems with India, mostly related to programmes providing a lifeline to vulnerable farmers and ensuring food security of millions of impoverished people
What 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat tells us about the genetics of our daily bread
Researchers sequenced the genome of a 3,000-year-old sample of Egyptian emmer wheat; Comparisons with modern samples suggest a story of how the crop spread
IISF 2019: Experts advise sustainable, climate-smart, diverse farming
With reduced land holdings, increasing populations and climate change looming large, this was the solution to farmers’ problems, they said
Telangana farmers in trouble after unseasonal rains destroy crops
Most districts of the state registered a huge rainfall excess in September, which affected paddy, maize and cotton crops
Fall Armyworm controlled in Odisha
Timely intervention and sustained awareness programmes by state agriculture dept prevented crop loss
Guess what's helping Indian coffee: Blockchain
It took two seasons, but farmers have taken to Coffee Board of India’s blockchain-based portal
Himachal farmers have an affair with flowers
Farmers in Himachal Pradesh are ditching traditional food crops to grow aromatic plants that offer higher and assured returns
Deforestation, agriculture triggered soil erosion 4,000 years ago: Study
Increased sediment deposits and changes in land use showed the degradation of soil during the last four millenia
Fourteen start-ups selected for 2019 SEED Awards
Four Indian start-ups working on sustainable development among the awardees
Around 40 lakh farmers of Madhya Pradesh waiting for PM-Kisan’s first instalment
Data mismatch due to confusion regarding Aadhar card and bank account numbers were found to be the cause of confusion in many cases
Govt hikes Rabi crops’ MSP minimally
Increase in MSP of wheat is the lowest in the last six years
Several farmers in Bihar still waiting for PM-Kisan payments
State government accepts many claims are still pending
Farmers on hunger strike in Sambalpur due to non-payment of crop insurance
Insurance claims were to be paid nine months ago but insurer Reliance General Insurance Company did not accept the government report on crop loss
Global seed market crossed $45 billion in 2018: Report
Asia, Europe and Middle East-Africa main drivers of growth
Experts warn about the dangers of signing RCEP
At a media interaction in New Delhi, experts from civil society organisations enumerated damages that could be caused to various sectors of the Indian economy if India signed the deal
Soil erosion triggers ravine expansion in Gujarat
Ravines have increased by 60-70 per cent in four districts of Gujarat in the last 4-5 decades and this threatens agriculture and livelihood there
Farmers threaten to block essential supplies across India over RCEP
Farmer organisations burnt the effigy of Union minister Piyush Goyal at Jantar Mantar and called for protests across India in the coming days against the free trade agreement
Decline in mobility post-demonetisation spurred present economic crisis: Pronab Sen
While we hear a slowdown in demand in the urban corporate sector, the problem actually lies in rural India
This man saved his village from flash floods, reclaimed surrounding sal forests
He constructed the first check dam in Jamtoli village in Jharkhand to ensure heavy rains don't wash away farms
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