Rot setting in

Davids, Goliaths and others

Guns and poses

The Tripura government's plan to secure development for tribals

Unity in adversity

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

Less farms and farmers

The agricultural world is undergoing a historic change: the number of farms coming down sharply while size is increasing. Does it imply …

Simply Put: Farmers Protest 2024

DTE Exclusive: Did focus on yield cost India nutrition?

Down To Earth special report on how the wheat and rice that the country eats have lost their nutritional value

Farmers’ protests increased five times in India from 2017-2021: CSE

The number of protests rose to 165 across 22 states in 2020-21 from 34 across 15 states in 2017

India lost 31% of grasslands in a decade

While area under grazing and common lands saw a decline between 2005 and 2015, croplands increased, according to a report India presented to UNCCD

DTE Reportage: India’s dairy industry in trouble

DTE reports as to how climate change, government policies, COVID-19 and other factors brought the dairy sector to its knees

Promoting climate resilient seeds for stable yields: Swati Nayak, recipient of food security award, shares experience

‘Currently, we are focusing on multi-stress tolerant rice varieties designed to withstand multiple stresses of drought, flood, salinity, …

How India’s dairy sector came to a halt during the lockdown

During the past two years, due to lockdown and restrictions on movement, the country has likely missed 16.84 million artificial inseminations

Monsoon 2023: Can India forecast drought in the long-term?

A recent deep-learning model finds that till 2027, major parts of the country will be affected by droughts  

Here’s a look into the curious case of opium poppy cultivation in India

Unseasonable rains or hailstorms, such as the one in March this year, can be the last nail in the coffin with disastrous consequences for the …

DTE Reportage: How to make organic farming click

DTE travelled across India to find that better market access is key to successful regenerative agriculture

Monsoon 2022: Rain deficit leaves Bihar’s fields dry, paddy farmers worried

Farmers blame the government for failing to provide adequate power supply and water in canals

Govt says farmers' incomes more than doubled; but doesn't give any number

Last week, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah sought support from Agricultural Rural Development Banks to fulfil Modi’s vision …

How will India’s wheat export U-turn affect the world?

This ban could drive global wheat prices sky high and affect poorer countries of Asia and Africa

India’s natural, organic farming strategy for rice and wheat

This can help in targeting global export market, thereby feeding the world population and getting valuable foreign exchange for the country

Kenya’s dairy sector is failing to meet domestic demand. How it can raise its game

The sector faces significant challenges that affect the realisation of its full potential

The seed banker: This Nuapatna farmer strives to save traditional paddy varieties

Bijaya Jhankar grows nine traditional varieties of paddy that have a longer harvest duration of 130-150 days

Food Miles: Here is how we can reduce them

Small efforts like reducing personal vehicular use for buying groceries, eating at farm-to-fork restaurants or growing one’s own vegetable …

At least 420 million hectares forest lost since 1990: Survey

Impact of agricultural expansion on global deforestation almost 90%, says FRA remote-sensing survey

Water for fruits: Why Abohar and Ganganagar’s citrus revolution needs encouragement

We need to build wealth from prudent and wise use of natural resources. Use scare water for fruit economy instead of paddy