Sustainable farming made possible in cyclone-prone Sundarbans
Farmer income in Bongheri village of the Sundarbans has increased manifold after it was adopted by National Innovations on Climate Resilient …
Fodder for thought: in conversation with PK Ghosh, director of IGFRI
PK Ghosh is the director of the Indian Grasslands and Fodder Research Institute in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Down To Earth talks to him about the …
Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa: Food Security in a Changing Environment
The purpose of this book is to document the effects of climate change on agriculture in Africa and to discuss strategies for adaptation to hotter …
पनीर ने बदली गांव की तस्वीर
उत्तराखंड के पहाड़ी इलाकों से पलायन की बढ़ती समस्या के बी…
Gandhi at 150: He believed in natural self-rule
Gandhi spoke of Sarvodaya, which refers not to “the greatest good of the greatest number”, but to the awakening and well-being of one …
Dantewada’s organic farming model promising for sustainable livelihood
The district also plans to support forest-based livelihood through DMF in the coming months
India’s non-agrarian rural economy struggles for sustenance
Farmers and farm labourers, who want to quit agriculture, are stuck in the non-remunerative work since other sectors are not generating jobs at …
Bt Brinjal: Activists slam regulatory body for inaction against illegal cultivation
India banned the cultivation of Bt brinjal in 2010, but GM crops still finds its way in to the fields through illegal supply of seeds
The sweet dealers
Some of India’s top politicians have a deep interest in the sugar industry. Here’s why
Future of food production in India seems tense
India will need to feed a projected 394 million more people by 2050. What are the agricultural challenges and how can they be addressed
Will 2019 Lok Sabha elections be fought over the agrarian crisis?
Agrarian distress has started to manifest in the election results. The first signs were visible in the 2017 assembly elections in Gujarat, where …
Farmers suffer as states yet to declare drought
31% of the districts in India are struck by drought according to IMD but many states are yet to declare drought, leaving the already agonised …
Public dysfunctional system
A short stop motion talks about how the public distribution system of reaching food to India's poor is riddled with corruption, inefficiency …
Food consumption rate in Africa rising 10 times faster than production
Low productivity of smallholder agriculture and growing population are pushing the demand for forest resources
Panel ‘disappointed’ about no data on complaints resolved under PMFBY
The Standing Committee on Agriculture urged the government to maintain records of complaint resolution under the PMFBY, for its effective …
Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate citing health hazards
Experts welcome move but call for a complete ban
Let's also protest at WTO
Discriminatory WTO regime towards India is responsible for the farmers' plight
One-fifth of total food produced goes to waste, finds new report
Overeating and consumer waste are among the major contributors to food loss
Desert Locust outbreak in Yemen poses risk to neighbouring countries
Locusts can have devastating effect on crops, especially in vulnerable areas
Rajasthan government announces farm loan waivers, but doubts remain
A section of the protestors point loopholes in the state’s letter and claim their demands have not been accepted
Sorrows of a bumper yield
The government must assure farmers that they will not bear the cost of keeping inflation low
Strawberry fields aren't forever
Vertical farms, the successful marriage of agriculture with industry, are the farms of the future
Investment in technology must to achieve zero hunger
FAO estimates that the world will need to produce some 60 per cent more food, on an average, to feed a hungry world by 2050
Promoting pulses can contribute to Sustainable Development Goals
One of the most extensively-used foods in the world, pulses are rich in fibre and are a great source of vitamins and minerals such as iron, zinc …
Product label for mountain products puts premium on biological, cultural diversity
The new label places a premium on goods that support local biodiversity and production methods linked to cultural traditions of mountain communities