Goa farms incensed

Space crop

Indonesia

Teaching farmers

A unique course in Karnataka seeks to educate farmers about farming technology

LOSING BATTLE

MALAYSIA

Blocking out bioterrorism

Bearing the brunt

Why are good harvests bad?

The lie of the land

A deluge of stories on water

Ravenous climate

Global warming impacts rice yields

Out of joint

The global cycles of nitrogen and phosphorous

Rattled

Rooting out tobacco

Up for sale

There should be open bidding for India's agriculture universities

Survival instinct

A fungus breeds sexually to infect resistant wheat crops  

Simply Put: WTO Abu Dhabi

Work capacity of farm labourers in key food-producing areas to reduce with rising temperatures, shows study

Physical work capacity begins to decline around 20°C ambient temperature & further diminishes as temperature, humidity & exposure to …

Silent famine: What exactly changed in India’s wheat and rice?

The crops gained quantity but lost quality in the quest to feed India’s millions

Antimicrobial resistance: Intensification of food production must be sustainable

Rise in demand for meat and dairy products was reconciled through the intensification of livestock systems

A farmer becomes a labourer

The challenge for doubling farmers’ income is this foundational change in the economy of an agricultural household  

How farmers united in Punjab and Haryana during the 2023 floods

For every farmer whose crop has been ruined, there is another one who is sending him saplings from hundreds of kilometres away

The maize debt trap: Why are tribal farmers in this Odisha district caught in a loop of debt?

Depleting soil quality and rising fertiliser costs perpetuate a crushing cycle of debt and marginalisation

Why are tomato prices going north?

Delayed monsoon, high temperature, low production, heavy rainfall, reduced supply from neighbouring states, all are to blame  

Meet the Telangana Dalit women working to preserve millet biodiversity for 30 years

While the money these women make might not be as much as cash crops like sugarcane or wheat, they have managed to end hunger and ensure food …