Countdown to Davos 2023: 120 countries consider agritech most strategically important in next decade

Improved public-private partnerships in this sector can steer investment to build new markets and create high-quality jobs

Food for all to free for all: The collateral of Russia vs Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war has razed global agriculture system, once sold as the magic formula. It led to concentration of food production in a few …

Contentious farm laws: Agri-reforms led to farm income decline, land concentration in Bihar

It is imperative to know that without the existence of regulated markets, agriculture markets are deprived of efficient marketing infrastructure …

Jammu's purple revolution: Lavender brings in scent of profit for Doda farmers

Around 500 farmers across villages in Doda had their incomes quadrupled after shifting from maize to lavender

Organic experiments

Women of Maharashtra village experiment with organic farming to improve incomes

Interest in indigenous cattle breeds like the Pulikulam is reviving: Karthikeya Sivasenapathy

Down To Earth speaks to the head of the environment wing of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam about the Pulikulam cattle breed of Tamil Nadu

Simply Put: Tomato Halloween

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms damage over 18,000 hectares of agricultural land in Maharashtra

IMD predicts conditions to continue through March 19

Simply Put: Time to double farmer incomes

Simply Put: Farm Bills & U-turn

Simply put: Bihar’s blue kharif

Simply Put: UFO farmers

Simply Put: Crosses and nought

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

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  

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

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