Simply put: Centre's talk circle for farmers
Simply Put: MSP the vaccine for Indian agriculture
Simply Put: Onions
Simply put: The wealth of onions
Simply put: Farm suicides continue
Monsanto must review its glyphosate-based herbicide
Farmers should also limit or avoid its use
Simply put: Latur farmers want IMD labelled '420'
How big data can boost agricultural growth
Data tools can help determine changes required to maintain yields and meet food demands
Farmers ageing, new generation disinterested: Who will grow our food?
Reviving India’s agriculture is the country’s most important agenda
The sugarcane story: Not at all short and sweet
Here’s all about the political economy of the sugarcane crisis
India’s cotton yield may be lowest in 15 years, to drop by 20%
Cotton Association of India attributes yield loss to pink bollworm infestation, El Nino climate pattern
DTE Reportage: How nano urea fared in field trials
A 4-part series by Down To Earth on what farmers think of nano urea
Field Report: Farmers protest against unjust agri Bills passed by Parliament
Protests took place in various states in north and south India
Good agricultural practices during global warming and drought: Prof H M Desarda
Prof H M Desarda is a former member of Maharashtra State Planning Commission
Farmers lost $3.8 trillion to disasters over 30 years: FAO’s first-ever global estimation
Proactive and timely interventions in response to predicted hazards are crucial to build resilience, the report notes
Broken rice export ban: DTE’s in-depth coverage on what led to it
Uneven rainfall, high temperatures led to decline in paddy production in various regions of India
How to do aquaponics farming in India?
Aquaponics is an efficient way to do farming, especially for a country like India where farmers and farm-related problems make news every day. …
'Farmer companies have triggered changes globally'
Roberto Logo, a specialist on farmer organisations and markets with a UN agency, on the development of corporate partnerships with Farmer …
The Indian Nitrogen Assessment: Sources of Reactive Nitrogen, Environmental and Climate Effects, Management Options, and Policies
Tthis book is focused on the causes and effects of disruption in the N cycle, specifically in India.
'Suicidal thoughts among farmers can be triggered because of non-agricultural problems as well'
A new study is focusing on identifying vulnerable farmers in Punjab, Maharashtra and Telangana, the three states that experience high rate of suicide
India's GDP is growing, yet hunger getting worse
In the past three years, India has recorded a fall of 55 points in the Global Hunger Index
Can permaculture reverse climate change?
We can begin to reverse climate change by reducing CO2 emissions in our children’s lifetime
Unpredictable weather, unreliable insurance, unbelievable profit to companies
Farmers across India suffered heavy losses when the monsoon turned out to be a non-starter. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the government'…
Importance of permaculture for Indian agriculture
Clea Chandmal is the founder of Permaculture Ways. She teaches permaculture to farmers and also designs agriculture spaces using principles of …
Why farmers now dread a normal monsoon
No major agrarian reform has happened in the 50 years since the Green Revolution. A normal monsoon cannot be assumed as the only incentive for …