News (Agriculture)

A drought-impacted farm in Dharashiv district, Maharashtra.
Climate Change

Twin crises in a year: Drought forces families to leave Maharashtra‘s Beed district, months after devastating floods

Himanshu Nitnaware
5 min read
Farmers in Maharashtra's Marathwada region say failed crops, drying water sources and mounting debts are forcing people to migrate for work
Farmers wait for Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state officials to inspect drought-affected crops in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Climate Change

Maharashtra reels under drought-like conditions, nearly half of tehsils likely to be classified as affected

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Kharif crops such as soybean, cotton and pulses are expected to suffer heavy losses in several districts
Eucalyptus monoculture plantation in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley linked to water table drop of 4.5 metres in 45 years
Environment

Eucalyptus monoculture plantation in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley linked to water table drop of 4.5 metres in 45 years

Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
New report alleges greenwashing by largest biochar-producing company and severe environmental harm
More than half of India under dry or drought conditions as monsoon withdrawal begins

More than half of India under dry or drought conditions as monsoon withdrawal begins

Shagun
4 min read
‘Half of world’s smallholder farmers, using just 12% of arable land, could meet additional food needs’

Half of world’s smallholder farmers, using just 12% of arable land, could meet additional food needs

Shagun
3 min read
One of the 10 solar pumps across Tulyachapada.

How solar-powered water access helped bring 96 acres under cultivation in a Maharashtra village

Krystelle Dsouza
8 min read
Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

Rains have been so plentiful in drought-prone Bundelkhand that kharif crops have suffered; but there is hope for the rabi season

Bhagirath
3 min read
India’s protein demand set to triple by 2070: Emissions could soar, but the transition won’t look like West’s

India’s protein demand set to triple by 2070: Emissions could soar, but the transition won’t look like West’s

Shagun
6 min read
India to upgrade 300 Krishi Vigyan Kendras even as old gaps in staffing and funds remain

India to upgrade 300 Krishi Vigyan Kendras even as old gaps in staffing and funds remain

Vivek Mishra
3 min read
As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

As Kutch and Saurashtra teeter on the edge of drought, farmers demand release of Narmada water; however, there is a catch

Raju Sajwan
5 min read
Combat desertification COP17: Seat at table for Indigenous Peoples & coordinated push on land, climate, biodiversity — both left waiting

Combat desertification COP17: Seat at table for Indigenous Peoples & coordinated action on land, climate, biodiversity — both left waiting

Shagun
4 min read
New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function

New FAO global assessment recognises loss of soil biodiversity as major threat to soil function

Rajeshwari Sinha
4 min read
Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worsening

Combat desertification COP17: Experts question why nutrition and land are treated as separate disciplines globally as report reveals soil degradation to be worsening

Shagun
5 min read
Millet cultivation is thriving in a small Nagaland village, 40 km from Kohima

Millet cultivation is thriving in a small Nagaland village, 40 km from Kohima

Ketholeno Neihu
4 min read
Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issue

Combat desertification COP17: US Draws red line against any drought instrument; says drought national, not global issue

Shagun
5 min read
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