Neolithic Catalhoyuk in Turkiye’s Anatolia home to 8,600 year-old bread loaf
Bread loaf was fermented and made by mixing flour with water; wheat, barley & peas used in preparation
Is legal assurance of MSP for farmers viable? What are its implications?
A legal guarantee means that there will be legal provisions for farmers to get the MSP for all 23 crops when they sell them
Simply Put: No farmer, No food
Potassium in our soil is running low, threatening global food security – new study proposes a way out
A proposal for a resolution on potassium at a future United Nations environment assembly holds the key to intergovernmental action
Simply Put: Feeding the world
Farmers’ Protests 2.0: DTE reports from ground zero Shambhu border
DTE video journalists, Prabhat Kumar & Dhruval Parekh, at Shambhu border as Haryana Police fired tear gas on farmers crossing from Punjab
Indian farmers taxed $169 bn via export bans or restrictions in 2022: OECD report
India introduced export bans, duties or permits on several commodities in 2022 to stabilise domestic prices following the war in Ukraine and the …
Only the Gir indigenous cow breed is being promoted under Rashtriya Gokul Mission; here is why
Gir is a hardy, adaptable breed with high milk yield and calm disposition; experts however say genetically superior cows should be identified and …
In 2 years, 80% cashew producing units closed in Kollam
Huge operational costs and unfriendly government policies led to the closure of the units; it also left 0.35 million people jobless, mostly women&…
This Tamil Nadu farmer simplifies organic farming methods to encourage others to adopt the practice
Raising of overall farm income was the main motivation for Dharuman to adopt organic farming some 15 years ago
Struck by higher costs, Punjab farmers wait to burn stubble; fire incidences likely to flare up
At least 5,772 incidents of stubble fire have been registered in Punjab till October 22 alone
Nigeria’s COVID-19 economic plan has delivered disappointing results: Here’s why
Nigerian economy grew at 2.2% in 2019. It contracted by 1.8% in 2020. It rebounded in 2021 with a growth rate of 2.5%, but the rebound was less …
Sri Lanka’s inorganic transition to organic farming
Sri Lanka's decision to move to organic farming is not behind its food shortage given that a majority of the farmers have not even started the …
Agriculture sustains growth, but what about the whole year?
All sectors of Indian economy, except farm, remain below 2019-20 levels
Bihar farmers stare at huge loss of Kharif crops due to erratic monsoon rainfall
Late transplantation of paddy crops may lead to crop yield loss of up to 50 per cent
As Bihar’s Kishanganj gets digital fertility map, farmers sound alarm
Farmers at the mercy of corporates if digitalisation of agriculture is allowed to go on, they say
Africa becomes first continent to complete collection of digital land use data
There are more forests and arable lands in Africa than previously thought, new data shows
India’s water is being exported as agri-exports; is there a solution
It is critical for us to adopt the circular water management model of treating and rejuvenating wastewater at source, along with efficient water …
Strategic ally: How an organic food company expanded farm-to-fork philosophy to promote chemical-free practices
Organic food company goes beyond marketing, sales strategies to support farmers moving away from chemical-free practices
Rotterdam Convention: International trade of 2 hazardous pesticides recommended for ‘prior informed consent’
Iprodione & Terbufos dangerous for health of humans, aquatic animals; India among largest exporters of Terbufos
ITPGRFA: Decisions on key issues deferred at meet of treaty on plant genetic resources
One positive outcome at the ITPGRFA meet was the recognition of the contribution of farmers in preserving the diversity of crops that feed …
A year without a crop
A failed monsoon is alarming for Jharkhand, a state where severe drought has become more frequent in the last 2 decades
Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts
FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed
Neighbour’s envy: India’s jute economy is faltering while Bangladesh’s is flourishing; here’s why
Lack of market, government procurement and diversification, poor infrastructure as well as the sorry state of Indian jute mills is responsible, …
‘Rubber Bill 2022 makes Rubber Board redundant, doesn’t ensure fair price’
James Jacob, former director of the Rubber Research Institute of India, talks to Down To Earth on the proposed amendments