Farmers blame powerful nexus of traders and government officials for fertiliser shortage
Bumper production, reduced import duty may hurt lentil farmers
Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme
Union Budget 2022-23: Allocations skewed towards cash-schemes in agriculture
CSE’s new report presents irrefutable evidence of the benefits of non-chemical agriculture
The report presents evidence collected and collated on aspects such as crop yield, cost of cultivation, income and livelihood, ...
Union Budget 2022-23: How will ‘Kisan Drones’ benefit farmers, experts ask
‘Spraying pesticides and fertilisers will help industries the most‘
Union Budget 2022-23: Agriculture sees little cause for cheer
Overall allocation for agriculture has risen marginally but schemes for crop insurance, MSP have seen a dip in funds ...
Union budget 2022-23: Big cut in fertilisers subsidy to worry farmers
Urea subsidy cut 17%; allocation for NPK subsidy reduced 35%
Union Budget 2022-23: No mention of doubling farmers’ income in Sitharaman’s speech
Omission of references to doubling farmers’ speech surprising given that 2022 is the target year for the scheme
Lucrative rabi: Mustard farmers may reap good prices despite bumper output
Higher MSP, dearer imports expected to keep rates firm for local oilseeds
Andhra Pradesh extends support to SC women farmers for natural farming push
The government will use its extensive network of women’s self-help groups to encourage the transition.
Breaking bad: 8 Gaya villages shift away from growing opium
Economically viable crops, skill development encourage villagers
Centre may reduce moisture content limit for wheat, paddy. Why this will hurt farmers
The government is trying to gradually withdraw from procurement operations, MSP regime with this move, feel farmers
Lanka President talks green agriculture, renewable energy, electric vehicles in Parliament address
Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal to promote use of bio-fertilisers in order to create an international market for non-toxic agricultural ...
Why did the Maya civilisation collapse? We don’t know yet, but drought was likely not the cause: Study
The Maya people could have turned to chaya and cassava to meet their carbohydrates and protein needs
Over a million paddy bags damaged in the open in Odisha due to rain, hailstorm
Most of the market yards had temporary sheds while several of them had permanent sheds
ICAR to research on, demonstrate and promote natural farming
The directive came within a week of Modi’s speech on the relevance of zero-budget natural farming
Low grant sanctions, disbursement: India wants to promote FPOs but where are the funds?
Eligibility threshold for FPOs should be reduced or support provided to meet the criteria, experts feel
The seed banker: This Nuapatna farmer strives to save traditional paddy varieties
Bijaya Jhankar grows nine traditional varieties of paddy that have a longer harvest duration of 130-150 days
As told to Parliament (December 21, 2021): Drought, salt-stress tolerant rice varieties to be introduced soon
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Union agriculture ministry prohibits use of TB antibiotics on crops
The draft order prohibits import, manufacture or formulation of Streptomycin and Tetracycline for use in agriculture from February 1, ...
India’s natural farming push: Obvious measures ignored, points out Standing Committee
The country’s organic / natural farming coverage remains poor despite abundant indegenous resources
Land, water resources are at breaking point: Report
Pressure on land and water systems compromising agricultural productivity, food security
Tantalising wait: Will India be able to harvest its own ‘heeng’
As Himalayan farmers grow the country’s first asafoetida plants, changing weather threatens to play spoilsport
Samyukt Kisan Morcha ‘suspends’ farm protests after letter from Centre
Farmers at Singh, Tikri and Ghazipur will start vacating the sites December 11, according to Samyukt Kisan Morcha