Nearly 56 million Indians joined back agriculture in 3 yrs: Is it a good sign or an indicator of an economic distress?

The “India Employment Report 2024” by the ILO says the COVID-19 pandemic reversed a national employment transition from farm to non-…

Remodel food systems

The climate change crisis is human-made; it is we humans who must rework our lives; we cannot go ahead with the current model of agriculture …

Food systems and COP28: Will Parties agree on a sustainable approach?

COP28 has set a precedent by dedicating a thematic day to food systems

Savage mode: In a warmer, wetter world, pests are multiplying faster and damaging crops severely

If such attacks increase, it will affect the critical food supply and overall yield

Simply Put: Warding off evil spirits?

Grain gains

A new strain of rice keeps off weeds and trebles yeild

Lightning growth

Researchers believe that thunderstorms and electricity help plants grow better

More mustard

Save our soil

Speedy destruction

The use of heavy tractors leads to reduced crop production

BRAZIL

Simply Put: Killing locusts

Look back at the decade: Food

The second decade of the millenium saw the spread of permaculture in India

India’s Cow Crisis Part 4: The stigma of Mewat

How this backward district in Haryana has borne the brunt of stringent cow-related laws

Pluck and dry

Herbarium trip shows climate change not the only threat

Centre melts

Relief to pour in Kerala

Groundwater control

Centre urges states to enact laws, take other steps

Did rains fail?

Or the forecasting system?

Rot setting in

Is it heatwave that troubles farmers: Experts explain the reasons behind paddy stunting in Punjab, Haryana

Early-sown plants have been affected more than timely or late-sown plants

Back to nature: Immense need for crop diversification and role of agroforestry 

Input cost to increase productivity has increased over the last five decades

Simply Put: Sambalpur’s iron-rich fields

Simply Put: Farmers’ anger has not yet blown over

Government programmes to increase yield, better seeds will aid production of pulses

The demand for pulses by 2030 will be 32.64 million tonnes

WATCH: Kisan Sansad or farmers’ parliament starts at Delhi's Jantar Mantar

The farmers want the centre to take back the three controversial farm laws