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Growing gap in irrigation potential and usage major challenge

To reduce the consumption of water and maximise agricultural productivity in the country, the government is trying to introduce different innovations

How corrupt nexus between sugar industry, governments affects farmers

India is the second-largest producer of sugar in the world, after Brazil

Glyphosate, its formulations banned in Punjab

After the state agriculture department recently passed an order, manufacturers, marketers and dealers in Punjab will not be allowed to sell …

‘Cashew Board will help procure raw cashew nut directly’

Rajesh R, Managing Director of Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society (CAPEX), talks about the problems with the Indian …

A Frayed History: The Journey of Cotton in India

A comprehensive study of cotton farming, this book explores the loss of local varieties of cotton and cotton-weaving traditions.

Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard …

State of despair

Why farmers in Marathwada are committing suicide

Report sees opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa

Many countries rely on imports to meet their urban food market demand as a growing proportion of the population is made up of consumers, who …

Why we should worry about 8% deficit rainfall in July

Historically, a deficit monsoon in July invariably leads to drought

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Melodious warning

Dateline: farm

The poison we breathe

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of clean air and sustainable mobility programme at CSE, on what needs to be done to clean the air in our cities

For 2004, an article of faith

When our designers sit down to make the year planner that comes with the year's first issue, they look through the issues of the magazine in the …

African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why

Our findings debunk the myth that most farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are over 60 years of age — far from it in fact

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21 अगस्त तक खरीफ फसलों की बुवाई 1062.93 लाख हेक्‍टेयर क्षेत्र में हुई है जबकि पिछले साल इसी अवधि के दौरान 979.15 लाख हेक्‍टेयर ...

Paddy or no paddy: Quest for equilibrium between water, livelihood in Haryana

Paddy is not suitable for Haryana and to sustain its water resources and to agrarian livelihood in the long term, according to a water …

बजट 2020-21: बिना बजटीय सहायता कैसे होगी जीरो बजट खेती?

कृषि मंत्रालय द्वारा गठित टास्क फोर्स ने सिफारिश की थी कि जैविक कृषि को बढ़ावा देने के लिए हर साल 12 हजार 500 करोड़ ...

113 साल के आंकड़ों का विश्लेषण, अधिक बारिश से हो रहा फसलों का नुकसान

भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद के शोधकर्ताओं ने यह अध्ययन बुंदेलखंड पर किया है, यहां मूंगफली की खेती काफी प्रभावित हुई है 

खत्म हुई कृषि की प्रधानी!

देश में कृषि और कृषि शिक्षा की पड़ताल करती डाउन टू अर्थ की खास रिपोर्ट में आज प्रस्तुत है किसानों की जुबानी- 

Despite farmer marches, Centre plans no debt waiver

Such waivers may impact the credit culture of a State, says junior argiculture minister Parshottam Rupala 

India needs 30,000 agri-markets to give fair deal to farmers

For 47 years, government has not acted on recommendation of upgrading rural markets into business hubs  

Zambia investing in agriculture, energy to circumvent climate change impacts

The Zambian government has selected two projects— agriculture and electricity generation development—for receiving financial boost …