Nano fertilisers: Parliamentary report suggests close audit of field trials to see long-term effects
An audit by Department of Fertilisers found 25-50% variation in saving nitrogen use after applying nano urea
Bring law to guarantee minimum support price: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh
RSS organ voices opposition to provisions of recent farm laws after farmers across spectrum hit streets in protest
Seeds from the past
For a decade, 200 villages in Odisha have conserved and grown 190 indigenous rice and millet varieties with proven climate resilience
Cyclic droughts in Marathwada fuels underage ‘gate-cane’ marriages
Practice of 'gate-cane weddings' convert adolescent girls into wives and labourers
Seeds of solace
Jharkhand’s Pahariya tribe aims to achieve seed independence by depositing native varieties in community-led banks
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-…
Government programmes to increase yield, better seeds will aid production of pulses
The demand for pulses by 2030 will be 32.64 million tonnes
Back to nature: Immense need for crop diversification and role of agroforestry
Input cost to increase productivity has increased over the last five decades
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?
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
Simply Put: Sambalpur’s iron-rich fields
Simply Put: Farmers’ anger has not yet blown over
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
Ecological economist and Padma Shri awardee Prof Radhamohan passes away at 78
His economic visions were shaped by the experiences of farmers
Simply Put: Double trouble
Simply Put: Killing locusts
Look back at the decade: Food
The second decade of the millenium saw the spread of permaculture in India
Fourteen start-ups selected for 2019 SEED Awards
Four Indian start-ups working on sustainable development among the awardees
Several farmers in Bihar still waiting for PM-Kisan payments
State government accepts many claims are still pending
Simply put: Droughts disastrous for agriculture
Here is how millets can make India’s food basket climate-resilient
Too much dependence on rice can make India vulnerable
Climate change: alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water
African leaders need to be very proactive in their climate change and mitigation efforts