J S Parihar talks about Usage of Technology in Crop-loss Estimation

J S Parihar is former scientist from SAC-ISRO, and author of many studies on use of technology in agriculture. He talks about crop loss …

READ MORE 29 Jan 2016

Improving India’s oilseeds production

Technological, institutional and policy-based changes can improve the oilseed production in India

READ MORE 23 Aug 2016

'Indigenous Rice Seeds' central to sustainable farming in India

Changing climate and erratic weather events have forced agriculturists to revisit traditional rice varities that had once lost their popularity …

READ MORE 12 Jan 2016

Why Indian farmers need a robust relief and compensation mechanism

Climate change will impact agriculture, resulting in increased crop damages and lower crop yields

READ MORE 05 Oct 2016

Delay sowing of seeds, IMD tells Maharashtra farmers

The advisory was issued to help drought-hit farmers avoid further agricultural losses due to a delay in the onset of monsoon

READ MORE 15 Jun 2016

How will the drought in India affect food prices worldwide?

Cristina Coslet is Country Monitor, Far East Asia at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

READ MORE 12 May 2016

Pest warning

Climate change is influencing migratory patterns and evolution in pests, threatening our food basket

READ MORE 13 Oct 2015

Meet the Kerala farmer who preserves genetic diversity of rice

He received the National Plant Genome Saviour Award for his efforts towards conserving 45 varieties of rice seeds

READ MORE 02 Sep 2016

El Niño-induced dry spell causes major crop loss in Central America

This is the second consecutive year when the sub-region’s main season harvest has been affected by dry weather

READ MORE 15 Sep 2015