High-yield, low agro-diversity

Green Revolution crops have also snuffed out farmers' wisdom in the Western Himalaya

WEST AFRICA

Serious fun: The Meatrix

A pig for Neo and a bull for Morpheus -- that's The Meatrix, a Flash animation based on the blockbuster sci-fi movie The Matrix. But that is …

Looking to the past

Farming for the future: An introduction to low-external-input and sustainable agriculture Coen Reijnties, Bertus Haverkort & Ann waters …

On deaf ears, naturally

The natural way of farming: the theory and practice of green philosophy, Masanobu Fukuoka

Prop review

Panel set up to study MSPs

Soil fertility is not the only measure of soil health

At the ongoing International Permaculture Convergence, experts discussed how the modern farming system has destroyed soil health

Symbiotic salvage operation

New Malayalam book charts traditional aggro practices

In search of an alternative

Drastic reduction in the cycle of shifting cultivation and soil erosion are forcing the Karbi tribe of Assam to explore sustainable agricultural …

Chinese aggro

India lagging behind due to bad practices

Climate change impact on agriculture: 50 million to be poor by 2030, says UN body

Rising displacement due to disasters fuelling more conflicts

Flight of extinction

European farmland birds are dying out due to highly mechanised agricultural practices

Half-baked

Plan for drought-proofing

Agriculture key to achieving lasting peace in Central African Republic

The agriculture sector is the backbone of the country’s economy

Back to basics

Old wine in a new bottle

Leguminous trees rather than plants are a better option for improving soil fertility

Less efforts, more gains

Scientists develop device to help farmers from developing nations

Fast-forward to the past

Only a few villages stand testimony to the success of traditional water harvesting methods in tribal areas of Singhbhum. A report by Binayak Das

Deserted Delicacies

Abundant, nutritious and tasty. Yet, traditional desert food is gradually losing out to commercially grown crops

'Farmers will have no choice'

DAVID HATHAWAY is a social scientist who has worked in Brazil on issues such as transnational corporations, pesticides, genetically engineered …

Budget push for zero budget farming but contradictions mar Andhra’s natural agri foray

The method was promoted as low-cost investment on part of farmers, but huge amounts are being raised for statewide implementation

Biased bill

Duping pests

Pesticides are not the only way

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Food production hit, farmers need immediate assistance, says FAO

FAO seeking $25 million for Turkey & $10 million for Syria immediately