No shortcuts to crop diversification

Pricing policies, market infrastructure and technologies that make cultivation of alternative crops viable are crucial

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 …

क्या है प्रधानमंत्री फसल बीमा योजना?

किसानों को जोखिम से बचाने के लिए केंद्र सरकार ने प्रधान�…

Improving India’s oilseeds production

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

Leaves from nitrogen-rich trees can be potential fertilisers

Banaras Hindu University scientists have shown that application of leaves from nitrogen-rich trees in soil can increase the soil fertility and …

'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 …

खारे पानी में भी उगेंगे चावल, वैज्ञानिकों ने विकसित की नई प्रजाति

जिस जंगली प्रजाति के जींस का उपयोग चावल की इस नई प्रजाति…

Simply put: Temperature shift confuses farmers

मल्चिंग और उपसतही ड्रिप सिंचाई से बढ़ सकती है भिंडी की पैदावार

मल्चिंग सिंचाई से अधिकतम जल उपयोग क्षमता 40.27 किलोग्राम प�…

Early sowing can increase cotton yield: study

It was found, through simulations, that early sowing (mid May) always yielded better cotton production as compared to late sowing (June)

Sugarcane farmers' crisis: bumper harvest turns bane

Thanks to a high yield sugarcane variety, India witnessed bumper harvests in the last 3 seasons, but sugar prices have fallen and sugarcane …

मक्का उत्पादकता बढ़ाने के लिए जरूरी है नई रणनीति

इस अध्ययन से पता चला है कि देश के कई जिले ऐसे हैं, जहां उत्…

Why ozone levels pose a challenge to food security

When present in the lowest atmospheric layer, ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.

20 लाख हेक्टेयर क्षेत्र में कम हुई धान की बुआई, बिहार-बंगाल सबसे पीछे

खरीफ सीजन में इस साल धान की बुआई सबसे अधिक प्रभावित हुई ह…

Crop burning: Haryana farmers to launch a state-wide protest

This step comes after several village-level protests demanding better management of crop residue went unheard

Soil fertility is not the only measure of soil health

At the ongoing International Permaculture Convergence, experts discussed how the modern farming system has destroyed soil health

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

Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow

Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth – and we’re running low

The fact that more than 70 per cent of the global phosphorus supply comes from a single location is problematic

जुदा है यह मानसून

लगातार तीन वर्षों से सूखे और की मार झेल रहे किसानों की आय…

दुनिया में मांस का बढ़ता उपभोग, जमीनों पर डाल रहा दबाव : यूएनसीसीडी

यदि प्रति दिन प्रति व्यक्ति मांस के 100 ग्राम उपभोग में मह�…

Remote sensing can resolve food crisis

It can help understand time-varying meteorological parameters for sustainable use in irrigation and crop management in the Indo-Gangetic basin 

परागणकारी जीवों की कमी के बावजूद वैश्विक अनाज उत्पादन में बढ़ोत्तरी

वैश्विक संस्था आईपीबीईएस की ड्राफ्ट रिपोर्ट के मुताब…

High temperatures reduce rice, sorghum yield in Karnataka

A recent study reveals that during kharif and rabi seasons the state is exposed to a high number of days when mercury climbs above 33 degrees Celsius

Pest warning

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