An index for monitoring effectiveness of climate-smart agriculture practices: How it can help

Awareness and training was the highest weighted dimension among the five that were used to develop the index

New report outlines pathways to transform food systems

Most countries are yet to realise the full potential of including & implementing action on food systems in their climate strategies and …

Sustainable agriculture: Choosing compost with precision can ensure food security

Precision composts will be created by identifying the configurations that produce either unsatisfactory or good results

60% wheat remains ‘unlifted’ from Punjab mandis

Amritsar and Tarn Taran Sahib have the highest amount of unlifted wheat in Punjab, 13 days after procurement started

PM-KISAN: Agriculture ministry tells Parliament Rs 23,727 crore yet to be used

 Rs 2,326.88 crore of Rs 139,370.15 crore was disbursed to those ineligible for the scheme; Rs 231.76 crore has been recovered

Eighth round of talks between farmers, Centre ends in deadlock

Both sides refused to stand back from their positions; next meeting on January 15  

Africa's agri-productivity growth only 2% for 2019: Report

The six-year progress report highlights less than half of development measures were made on several other indicators

Africa must be proactive about drought, not reactive, says FAO

As the continent feels the heat of climate change, it is time it adopts measures to better manage its water and land to build greater resilience …

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

Simply Put: ‘Lazy’ farmers

Simply Put: Farmers ask yes / no? Centre plays for time

Farm suicides: Women farmers demand a secure life

There is a wide variation in the R&R package given by different states, they say

Nearly 85% rural women are engaged in agriculture but only 13% own land

India’s Cow Crisis Part 5: Penalty for abandoning cattle final nail in coffin

The increasing trend of legal penalty for abandonment will backfire

Distressed but intelligent farmers

China’s progress in sustainable farming: 20.9 million farmers, 37.7 million hectares covered

The success of the current project in China can mean significant learning for India

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 …