International pact to tackle illegal fishing gathers momentum
Agreement promotes collaboration among fishermen, port authorities and coast guards to strengthen inspection at ports and on fishing vessels
Organic paradox
Sikkim will be the first Indian state to go wholly organic. But lack of markets can become counterproductive
The invisibility of gender in Indian agriculture
Why policy paralysis in granting entitlements to women in agriculture and farm widows needs to be addressed
PM-KISAN challenge: Centre may end up spending only a fifth before elections
Lack of land records, poor Aadhar-linkage can cap disbursement at Rs 3,500 cr this financial year
Before Feb 1, brush up your knowledge of all Budgets since Independence
An analysis of all budgets since 1947, their relevance, exclusion of children’s rights and what the last Budget lacked: all of which is here
Why is Dilli Chalo 2018 a unique protest march by farmers?
P Sainath, noted grassroot journalist and founder editor of People's Archive of Rural India, talks about why this farmer protest is unique? About …
Green and golden Srikakulam
Several efforts are being made to turn Andhra Pradesh’s remote, coastal district green and empower tribals in the process
This gel can protect farmers from toxic pesticides
Researchers at Institute for Stem Cell Science & Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, developed poly-Oxime that deactivates toxic chemicals, …
FSSAI asks officials to check if pulses have glyphosate
The food safety authority has asked officials to, every 15 days, find out if the “cancer causing” herbicide is present in the pulses …
India needs a comprehensive approach to prevent pesticide related suicides
Most persons who engage in suicidal behaviour don't want to die but the government lacks proper data on the incidence of pesticide poisoning …
Live life farm style
Want to live in a city and grow your own food in a village nearby? There are companies that can help
In Kerala, paddy farmers are becoming the worst victims of rainfall deficiency
There will be a minimum drop of 30 per cent in paddy cultivation during the present season, according to preliminary estimates
Can India forecast drought in the long term?
The country has a long experience of managing drought but it is time it evolved its long-term forecasting mechanism
All that ails pulses in India
The past three decades have seen stagnation in acreage, production and productivity of pulses across the country due to a bevy of reasons that …
What’s the whole talk about doubling farmers’ income?
As the Bharatiya Janata Party promises this in its 2019 election manifesto, it’s imperative to know how doable is it and here’s all …
How resilient are indigenous goats to climate change
Indian scientists have identified biomarkers to reflect the impact of heat stress on meat characteristics and productivity in goats
FAO, WHO pesticide guidelines seek faster phasing out of toxins
Products with acute toxicity account for the high number of poisoning cases, particularly in the developing countries
How to Manage and Compost Kitchen Waste at Home : Explained in Five Easy Steps
Priyanka Bhasin, from Roots and Wings, is a partner with Daily Dump. She explains what is organic waste, how to segregate the waste and compost …
How To Have Your Own Kitchen Garden: Explained in 10 Minutes
Fazal and Kapil from Edible Routes tell you the exact steps on how to have your own kitchen rooftop garden. Growing your own food is the best way …
Mushroom boom
Indian farmers are busy harvesting the booming demand for mushrooms. The problem is that it is a delicacy that is rather fastidious about its …
Farming by extension
RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES -- AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; VOL 1, BASIC CONCEPTS AND METHODS; VOL 2, EXAMPLES AND BACKGROUND MATERIAL Publisher: Wiley …
Cut and run
No one wants to shoulder responsibility for microorganisms that were brought into the country for agriculture trials
Goa's food bowl getting bare
Environmental degradation, changing land use patterns and poor administrative planning is resulting in the destruction of a unique agro-system in Goa.
Chemical-free abundance
After years of killing his fields with pesticides and fertilisers, a sapota grower rediscovered cultivation without chemicals
Farm community abandons old practice
A Nepalese community that grows vegetables using traditional techniques is now succumbing to population pressures and rapid urbanisation.