Such an occurrence could put world food safety at risk

Although the average farm income per month saw a rise in the last four years, it is still not enough to help farmers cope with the current agrarian crisis

The ban is delayed and addresses only a part of the problem of toxic pesticides in India

Instead of encouraging them on paper, the government has to create a few model FPOs in the country and provide institutional support to them

It's a reason to worry because this caterpillar can also destroy crops like rice, cotton and sugarcane

2011 से 2013 के बीच आंध्र प्रदेश, कर्नाटक और तेलंगाना में इन राज्यों के कुल भौगोलिक क्षेत्र का क्रमशः 14.35, 36.24 और 31.40 प्रतिशत भूभाग धरती को बंजर बनाने वाली प्रक्रियाओं से प्रभावित हुआ है

From seed banks to rainwater harvesting, one village on the Brahmaputra has spread innovative agriculture through the region – as farmers battle against worsening floods and droughts

A Parliamentary Standing Committee report says the potential of the fisheries sector in India needs more exploring

The Green Revolution may have prevented the fate that was forecasted for a world bursting at the seams and unable to feed itself. But unlimited population growth means that doomsday could be well within sight

Rashtriya Kisan Mahashangha demands farmers's involvement in deliberations over use of MGNREGA in farm sector

A transformation in the food system is underway with 100 consumers funding traditional millet farmers

Poor policy measures, rising input costs and limited market are affecting growth of organic farming in the country

The price of the totapuri mango has crashed due to low demand for its pulp, leaving farmers to dump produce on roads

The most expensive farmer welfare scheme in Telangana is providing land-owning farmers monetary assistance even before they plant the first seed but is excluding most beneficiaries

A slew of measures like horticulture, beekeeping, polycropping and creation of water harvesting structures guarantee income augmentation among rural poor

जाफना में जन्मे के. रत्नराज सिंघम ने हजारों तमिल शरणार्थियों की आर्थिक मजबूती के प्रयास किए हैं। स्पीरूलिना की खेती के जरिए वह तमिल शरणार्थियों के बीच उम्मीदों की फसल उगा रहे हैं। 

In Uttarakhand, farmers are slowly shifting away from hybrid seeds to traditional varieties.  They find the traditional seeds better resilient to climatic conditions of the region and well suited to organic cultivation. These seeds produce better fodder as well.

Maharashtra’s dairy farmers are on an indefinite strike to seek Rs5/litre subsidy to make up for crashing prices

A vicious cycle of debt and loan waivers is worsening the plight of the marginal and tenant farmer

The WHO says it causes cancer and studies link it to many diseases. Countries have been struggling to ban or restrict its use. But a new movement to ban this chemical is gaining ground

Processing is difficult and rural women often feel the burden of this onerous task. To help them, both states have set up processing units

10 million farmers have dropped out of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in just a year

मैं आपके पूर्वजों के घुमंतू से सभ्य समाज का हिस्सा बनने तक की यात्रा का गवाह रहा हूं। सभ्य समाज का प्राणी बनने के आपके संघर्ष को मैंने आंखों से देखा है।

Application of Nitrogen Phosporus Potassium with farmyard manure increases the minerals' availability in the soil as compared to other treatments

They say that Kalahandi district’s divisional forest officer issued a transit permit to take bamboo out of forest land when he has no right to do so

Last year, herbicide tolerant cotton was blamed for the deaths of farmers due to inhalation in Vidharbha region

राज्यों में इस साल और लोकसभा के अगले साल होने वाले चुनाव में किसानों के मुद्दे अहम भूमिका निभाएंगे। 

Indian scientists have identified biomarkers to reflect the impact of heat stress on meat characteristics and productivity in goats

Conflict is one of the main driving factors of hunger; strengthening sustaianble agriculture can promote peace, says the UN Food and Agricultural Organization

Cotton, oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals are among the worst-hit crops

If procurement of farm produce increases with the announcement of a new MSP, farmers’ post-harvest losses may increase manifold

India has not been able to achieve self-sufficiency in palm oil production despite 40 years of efforts. Down To Earth travelled to some of the oil growing states to understand why

Declining demand for transport fuel will lead to reduced demand for ethanol in the US and EU—main markets for ethanol

While the Modi cabinet claims that land rent is included, calculations suggest otherwise

Thanks to a high yield sugarcane variety, India witnessed bumper harvests in the last 3 seasons, but sugar prices have fallen and sugarcane farmers have been incurring heavy losses

While the restructuring of the earlier Mission is good news, there is much more that needs to be done

Per capita meat consumption will grow most strongly in the developed world

Although production has grown strongly across commodities, demand growth is decelerating

Apart from not factoring in increasing input costs, the renewed emphasis on revised MSP is taking away the focus from key interventions that Indian agriculture needs

A pest that feeds on sorghum, millet and maize will cause severe destruction to crops if left unchecked, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization

Emissions from crop stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh are increasingly spreading towards central, southern states & eastern fringes of the Indo-Gangetic Basin 

With a projected 5-25% rise in input prices of fuel, agricultural rentals and agrochemicals, the new MSPs for kharif crops will not lead to any gains

Much of the groundwater in Malwa, Punjab has chemicals exceeding permissible limits, putting children at risk of a blood disorder

Harendra Singh Lodhiyal is a farmer who promotes sustainable and eco-friendly farming in Ramgarh block of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. He makes this biopesticide with locally available leaves and wild grass.

The interactive voice response system has been introduced in Anantapur district to cover groundnut farmers

As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, rice plants produce fewer vitamins and other key nutrients

As the continent feels the heat of climate change, it is time it adopts measures to better manage its water and land to build greater resilience to droughts

US retail giant Walmart is desperate to take-over the Indian market in retail and online segments. But will it go the extra mile to fill a critical gap in storage capacity for agricultural produce?

According to experts, farmers should be paid for the ecosystem services they provide

Poor soil fertility is a major constraint to improving farm productivity and farmer livelihoods in Africa

Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases

State taxes are affecting inter-state supply for ethanol, which could, otherwise, generate additional income for farmers

India can achieve this if it replaces 1 per cent of the area under food grains with horticulture

The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions

Union minister for science and technology said this step is towards expansion and upgradation of weather services

This is important since oilseed crop requires cold days and the number of cold days required for full plant cycle has shrunk owing to climate change

Thousands of villages in Maharashtra are water stressed but will not receive help from the Centre because they fall short of the new definition of drought

Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme will ensure that farmers have enough money for next crop cycle if their current crop is destroyed by natural calamities

Besides loan waiver and MSP+50 per cent as remuneration, the farmers are now demanding fixed income

While sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh owe about Rs 12,500 crore to farmers, the government’s measures were directed mostly towards tackling current price crash

Farmer protests continue to be at the centre stage with farmers in at least 15 states taking to the streets. There are three broad reasons for this growing discontent: government's failure to safeguard farmers against crop loss, fair price for their produce and forceful farmland acquisitions for developmental projects

The Zambian government has selected two projects— agriculture and electricity generation development—for receiving financial boost from the Green Climate Fund

A farmer’s plea to register a traditional rice variety has once again raised concerns about loopholes in the Protection of Plant Variety Act

Currently, some two billion people are affected by desertification and land degradation; 41 per cent of the landmass worldwide is prone to desertification

Amidst crop losses, researchers call for using genetically modified maize

Farmers need to be better informed where they can sell their crops for good prices so that they’re confident they can recoup the cost of investing in water harvesting

A new survey finds that one-third of this area is subject to pressure from human developments, potentially putting wildlife at risk

Designed to resist the bollworm pest, Monsanto's Bollgard II is seen as useless as the pink bollworm ravages cotton fields across the country

देश के कुल कृषि श्रमिकों में करीब 37 प्रतिशत महिलाएं हैं लेकिन, खेतीबाड़ी में उपयोग होने वाले ज्यादातर औजार, उपकरण और मशीनें पुरुषों के लिए ही बनाए जाते हैं। 

इस अध्ययन से पता चला है कि देश के कई जिले ऐसे हैं, जहां उत्पादन क्षेत्र अधिक होने के बावजूद प्रति हेक्टेयर उत्पादकता बेहद कम है। 

Soybean farmers in a country that imports soybean have to switch to other crops on a land where there is leftover nitrogen after crop harvest

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Popular welfare schemes will be the focus of upcoming elections, but the unilateral focus to provide benefits to individual voter leads to less and less investment in public capital

An FAO report highlights that livestock manure is one of the top sources of soil contamination

Government report terms this as the 'often overlooked' aspect of the agrarian crisis in the country

A six-year study conducted by UK researchers showed that these steps can help increase milk yield and fertility parameters and drop clinical mastitis rates

Banaras Hindu University scientists found that most wheat cultivars developed after 2000 are more sensitive to damage due to ozone, a byproduct of air pollution

Indian and American researchers have developed a weed removal device for precise application of herbicide that can reduce crop damage and contamination

Despite a ban on sale of pepper under Rs 500 per kg, its price has dipped to Rs 335 per kg owing to imports from Vietnam, Sri Lanka

Dietary shift from rice to coarse cereals, pulses, and leafy vegetables can not only overcome nutritional deficiencies, but also reduce India’s agricultural greenhouse gas  emissions

Previous attempts to ensure a sustainable food security project have failed in Nigeria. Will this one too?

Women produce more than half of all the food grown globally and yet they lack access to resources, knowledge and market, all of which can affect health and food security

State government uses force to take possession of land it had acquired in 1997; farmers call it unlawful

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa.

At a discussion held in Chennai, experts and scientists gave a number of suggestions for policy-level changes to promote millets