Jharkhand declares drought in 17 districts

The state overall recorded 38 per cent less rainfall than average during last monsoon

Drying reservoirs, low winter crop yield, and a simmering water crisis

About 300 districts have already been declared drought-hit by states 

Payment for ecosystem services can be a tool for guaranteed farm income: experts

According to experts, farmers should be paid for the ecosystem services they provide

Energy in news on May 14

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Simply Put: Road-ahead for farmers’ protest

Simply Put: Farmers and the Chessplayer

Simply Put: Farmers’s safety net

Breaking bad: 8 Gaya villages shift away from growing opium

Economically viable crops, skill development encourage villagers

Simply Put: The war we do not see

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Nigeria’s challenges to implement action plan for food system protection

Implementing national action plan is cost-intensive and requires human resource 

Simply Put: Farm laws & apologies

Simply Put: Victims of Lakhimpur violence

India’s pulses problem: We need real reform

The government needs to revise its pricing policy to incentivise pulses production

Why Uttarakhand celebrates Harela

The seeds of five to seven types of crops are sown nine days ahead of the festival

Simply Put: Talks with barbs

Simply put: Minimal MSP hike

Simply put: Farmers hunger strike

'There is a need to introduce climate-smart agriculture in Africa'

In the southern African region, lack of sufficient rainfall led to failed harvests

Climbers on call

Trained to climb palms, they revive Kerala’s coconut industry

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Drought down under

Project without a people

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Chasing an eccentric monsoon

Waking up to old ways

Organic farming has found favour with agriculture officials and scientists.