More you sow, more you weep

Iron wills speak

Weed misdeeds

Endosulfan meeting

Controversial Dubey committee report reviewed

Any takers for hydroponics?

New method reduces water requirement for forage cultivation

Pest alert

Much needed assistance

Why are farmers back for the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march?

The core issue is the minimum support price which works as a shield to farmers’ crop production against fluctuating market rates, offering …

Simply Put: Jewels of India

Paddy warriors: This couple in Karnataka is preserving rare native varieties through cultivation

Asma and Aboobakar want to save as many indigenous paddy varieties as possible; they have so far documented 840 such plants

While debate rages over glyphosate-based herbicides, farmers are spraying them all over the world

Glyphosate is now showing up in humans, but scientists are still debating its health effects. One thing is clear: Because it’s a cheap …

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

What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services

Should farmers buy commercial maize seeds from agro-input shops or just plant seeds from previous harvest?

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

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

After controversy, PPV&FR chair reiterates support for farmer rights

KV Prabhu says controversial changes noticed recently on his organisation’s website could have been made well before his tenure started

WTO's assault on India

The US has serious problems with India, mostly related to programmes providing a lifeline to vulnerable farmers and ensuring food security of …

Deforestation, agriculture triggered soil erosion 4,000 years ago: Study

Increased sediment deposits and changes in land use showed the degradation of soil during the last four millenia

Desertification is one of the biggest challenges for Indian agriculture

Loss of soil cover, mainly due to rainfall and surface runoff, is one of the biggest reasons for desertification. It is responsible for 10.98% of …

This monsoon is different

It is one of the few years where a monsoon is entering at a time when half of India’s districts are facing drought; some are facing the …

Why farmers today need to take up precision farming

The century’s most valuable innovation in farm management is based on using Information and Communications Technologies

Sugarcane farmers caught in a maze of brotherhood of brokers

Sugar barons enjoy political proximity with all ruling parties and switch political loyalties just to stay in power

Akash Chaurasia, a millionaire farmer from Bundelkhand

Multilayer farming helps this Madhya Pradesh farmer grow a combination of vegetables round the year