With 10 acres of organic farm and traditional wisdom, this ‘family farmer’ can help you eat right

Sneh Yadav and Retd Col Tara Singh are very particular about what to grow and what not to grow on their land; they also maintain a very …

Massive sinkhole appears in Mexico and keeps growing

The diameter of the sinkhole was five meters when it first appeared, then grew quickly in just a few hours

State of Agriculture: Farmer suicides

Despite the Centre's promise of doubling farm income, the number of farmers committing suicide is the highest in five years

Centre hikes Kharif crops’ MSP; paddy at Rs 2,183 per quintal

The current MSP hike is significant as this will be the last hike for Kharif crops before the general elections in early 2024

International Women's Day: How self-help group — and a phone — gave Kuntala new lease of life

Non-profit Trickle Up’s pilot project put smartphones in the hands of poor women and helped change their lives

COVID-19: Augmenting farmer access to long-term credit

Failing to protect farmers amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.

Denying MSP legal guarantee threat to India’s food security 

The common apprehensions on the operation of MSP legal guarantee are irrational, promoted by administration & business lobbies  

At least 40% global crops lost to pests every year: FAO

Invasive pests cost countries at least $70 billion annually, among main drivers of biodiversity loss 

COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn experts

The first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at a UNFCCC COP has been unveiled at Sharm El-Sheikh

Bihar scrapped APMC Act, mandi system 14 years ago; here’s what it did to farmers

Why are farmers protesting the government’s ’reforms’, ask many. A look at how Bihar’s farmers have fared may explain&…

Land inequality threatens livelihood of 2.5 bln: Report

There is urgent need to act on land equality for any significant progress towards global sustainability, stability and social justice, flags Land …

Pollinator Week: Economic impact of pollination cannot be underestimated

Annual market value of crop production directly linked to pollination was $235-$577 billion, says report

CSE-DTE analysis finds 195 farmers’ protests across India since 2023 signal deep discontent in agrarian sector

Anger and distress in farmers goes beyond MSP, finds annual book State of India's Environment In Figures, 2024

Union Budget 2020-21: Not one to double farmers' income

Last year's allocartion goes unspent; this year's raise less than 3%

Why India should ban, not just restrict, use of dangerous weedicide glyphosate

Long-pending demand from civil society and activists to ban glyphosate fallen on deaf ears

Pollinator Week: How climate change disrupts flower growth, puts bees at risk

Habitat loss, nutritional deficiencies and lack of varied diet of pollinators is impacting plant and flower growth

Wheat worries: Standing guard over future pandemics

Down To Earth visited villages on the West Bengal-Bangladesh border that have been struck by wheat blast. Here is a report on what is happening there

African swine fever killed over 9,000 pigs in Mizoram

The first ASF outbreak was reported 100 years ago in Kenya

Simply Put: Sees no farmer, hear no farmer, speak no farmer

Chilli under attack: New thrips species destroys farms in 6 states

Farmers are being pushed to suicide amid market shortage  

Bridging Gaps: This Chhattisgarh farmer’s collective champions sustainability

This farmer-producer organisation in Dantewada follows a decentralised process

Simply Put: Tomato prices

Simply Put: Understanding moisture content

Severe drought in Turkey: Istanbul can run of water in months

Several of the city's aquifers have recorded the lowest volumes recorded in 15 years

Simply Put: Farmers, protests & a wake-up call