Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How rethinking communication can go a long way
People across demographics cannot be targeted as one group while spreading awareness
Scanty June rain forces MP farmers to sow paddy a second time
The state received about 23% less rainfall than average till June 28, 2022, resulting in wilting of crops; farmers have had to borrow money to …
Moving beyond organics: Understanding the place and space of brown cotton
We need to broaden our search beyond organics to understand other cotton options that are eco-friendly, if cotton is to retain a place as a …
Deadlock between Centre, Punjab unions leaves wheat tillers in limbo at sowing time
Urea and di-ammonium phosphate are in extremely short supply in the state as both sides slug it out
After-effects of new farm laws: Why is there chaos in the mandis
The first kharif season after deregulation of the agriculture market is underway. The government has started procuring paddy at minimum support …
Small-scale markets will be a win-win for marginal farmers, buyers of cultivated bamboo
It will encourage small farmers to scale up existing bamboo plantations and take up new ones
Life or livelihood: COVID-19 second wave puts up tough choice for Himachal farmers
Farmers caught between life and livelihood as second wave coincides with the year’s only farming season
Wheat prices going strong in Madhya Pradesh, courtesy Ukraine, loss of yield in north India
Private traders are offering much higher prices than government MSP of Rs 2,015 per quintal
Over half of India’s cattle, goats, sheep and swine are non-descript: Government
New government report finds fewer indigenous individuals among these species, although experts blame non-registration of breeds as a reason
Akshaya Tritiya: Why this date is all about the farmer, the real goldsmith
It is not just a day to buy gold; it is also the day of the beginning of a new agricultural cycle for farmers
CSE report flags poor state of organic fertilisers, biofertilisers sector in India
There is a widespread availability of inferior quality as well as spurious biofertiliser and organic fertiliser products across the country
Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement
Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure 0.…
March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 Indian states: ICAR report
Heatwaves resulted in poor vegetative and retarded growth, pest infestation like fall army and whitefly attacks and viral infections in crops and …
Compensate Telangana farmers immediately for crop loss: Farm activists
The Rythu Swarajya Vedika called on both Centre and state, to bury their hatchet and ensure disaster relief to lakhs of affected farmers
First Advance Estimate 2022-23: Rice output to fall 6%, total foodgrain output 4%
Monsoon 2022 believed to be primarily responsible for decline in foodgrain production this kharif
Was ethanol the reason for the ban on broken rice exports
A look at official data shows that the allocation of Food Corporation of India rice for ethanol was drastically increased in 2021-22, as compared …
Update overdue: Why climate change should be integrated into crop calendars at the hyper local level
India still sows according to a calendar created on the weather of the 1990s, though rainfall and temperature patterns have seen a major shift
Addressing internal and external market challenges key for supporting India’s apple farmers
Measures like market intervention schemes for remunerative prices, improved institutional support & comprehensive strategies to resolve value …
Why have Punjab & Haryana farmers started clearing fields so early in 2023?
Usually, stubble clearance in these two states starts around mid-October and peaks around Diwali; but this time, extreme rains in September …
Monsoon 2023: What’s pushing demand for work under MGNREGS?
The rural employment scheme should be perceived from the lens of climate change adaptation measures, says expert
Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women
Districts with more soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of underweight children and child stunting
Will Bihar farmers have to shift from paddy? Changing rainfall patterns hint at that
State agriculture department has advised farmers to opt for less water-intensive alternatives like maize
Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem
If farmers earned better returns, with cheaper input costs, then production could be a multiple of the current levels
Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues
Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…
Centre, Bihar take stock as state edges towards drought
Last year, no steps were taken by the central government despite drought being declared in Bihar and Jharkhand