Ways to ensure remunerative prices to farmers
Several states have different levels of capabilities. Some states like Haryana and Punjab are historically in a better position to procure, while …
Not just farmers: Understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future
Results show only a quarter of rural Kenyan families are full-time farmers
More competitive agriculture sector in Africa critical for boosting rural economies
The 11th African Economic Conference witnessed three days of intensive discussions on how African countries can achieve agro-allied industrialisation
Aanandaa Farms: The joy of growing a food forest
Manisha Lath Gupta, who was an executive vice president in a private bank, decided to grow healthy food for herself and her family in 2011. She …
Over 100 global experts to exchange ideas at 13th International Permaculture Convergence
The conference will bridge the gap between the small and the big farmers, and also bring to light the importance of women farmers
Survey pegs 1.5% of world's farmland under organic cultivation
India has most number of organic cultivators but only 1.1% of acreage
Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too
Crops, trees and livestock in harmony; pesticides no more; small tech, big difference
World Food Day: Migration can be a strategy to overcome nutrition challenges
FAO advocates strengthening of agricultural value chains to create livelihood opportunities beyond primary agriculture in rural areas
Will India’s new agricultural export policy work?
Food grain buffers exceed need, global prices remain depressed
New farming technique helps resist flood and drought in Gorakhpur
Farmers in Gorakhpur have re-learnt the art to adapt to erratic weather conditions through multi-crop farming
किसानों की आय बढ़ाने की नीयत, लेकिन नीति गायब
इस बार के बजट में किसानों का जितना जिक्र हुआ, उतनी फिक्र नहीं!
Loopholes galore in implementation of PM-Kisan
The major drawback in the scheme is its design, which has deprived farmers from reaping the benefits it promised
केंद्र देना चाहता है किसानों को 6000 रुपए, लेकिन...
राज्यों के कृषि मंत्रियों के साथ बैठक में केंद्रीय कृषि एवं कल्याण मंत्रालय की ओर से बताया गया कि 14.5 करोड़ किसानों को पीएम-किसान ...
Biopesticide: an organic and eco-friendly alternative to chemical pesticide
Harendra Singh Lodhiyal is a farmer who promotes sustainable and eco-friendly farming in Ramgarh block of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. He …
Do we have the answers?
Troubled by the growing farmer unrest, M S Swaminathan, father of India's Green Revolution, raises a few questions for the country's agriculture …
The ignored sector
Post 1991, why has agriculture grown at 1 per cent while the industry at 8 per cent?
Sustainable farming systems of Bangladesh, Japan globally recognised
The sites include Bangladesh’s floating gardens and three areas in Japan
खेती में लागत कम करने और तकनीक को बढ़ावा देने की जरूरत
निजीकरण, उदारीकण और वैश्वीकरण की दिशा में किए गए सुधारों ने बाजारों को बहुत तेजी से प्रभावित किया है
New global agriculture census round to kick off in 2016
Agriculture censuses help to boost rural development and improve food security
Too much too often: Antibiotics in Indian crops can make them ineffective
Antibiotics are indiscriminately used on food crops in several parts of the country, adding to the burden of antibiotic resistance
चुनाव 2019 : मुद्दा विहीन राजनीति के लिए जाना जाएगा यह चुनाव
जीडीपी में 95 फीसदी हिस्सेदारी खपत की है, जिसमें आधा भारत खर्चों का बोझ सहन नहीं कर पा रहा है
Agricultural heritage sites join ancient wisdom with modern adaptation
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System sites can teach us how our ancestors found ways to craft viable landscapes even in very austere …
More than 30 per cent of world’s organic producers are in India
But they are mostly marginal farmers sharing only 2.59 per cent of total area under organic cultivation
Can biotechnology help feed the world’s hungriest region—Asia and the Pacific?
Harvest of losses
Will the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government help alleviate farmers' plight?
