Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity

Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep

Mango trees are flowering well this season; why then are farmers worried?

Traditional beliefs say mango flowering brings unpredictable rainfall; rising temperatures have a dominant role to play, say experts

Fall Armyworm attack: The damage done

The deadly but little understood crop pest, poses a threat to food security and livelihoods of millions as it ravages crops in Africa and …

Crop burning: New machines don’t solve, but add to menace

Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop

Global warming will reduce maize yields in Africa in the near future

Maize is a staple crop in Africa and many farmers are consumers are heavily dependent on it

Warming temperatures increasing pest attacks, reducing yield, claim Rajasthan farmers

New and wider infestations by pests causing mass destruction of harvest

Row over relief

Playing safe

Low cost, high risk

A question of labelling

Seeds of doubt

Climate change mitigation: Flood insurance scheme launched to protect small farmers in Kenya

Farmers, experts welcome move, call it ‘game changer’

Young entrepreneurs help India curb air and plastic pollution

IIT graduates come up a with a solution to India's crop residue burning problem

Joint retaliation

Wealth in waste

Power from husk

Bihar to give subsidy to farmers who could not cultivate crops due to waterlogging

It has approved Rs 550 crore for farmers whose standing crop was damaged this monsoon season

Gene study shows how to get more out of sorghum without affecting natural resources

The sorghum variety jowar is one of India’s most important food and fodder crops

Indian olives: The most under-utilised fruit crop

Jalpai, the Indian olive, is an under-researched fruit which is used to make sweet and sour recipes

Will contract farming law relieve agrarian distress?

Although the proposed law promises to alleviate the suffering of India’s farmers, it needs a research-backed approach 

Odisha’s deadly farmlands: Another farmer commits suicides due to crop loss

Between 2001 and 2010, over 2,600 farmers committed suicide in Odisha and this year, drought has already broken their economic backbone

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana is a good scheme with flawed execution, says CSE

Agriculture insurance is recognised as an important part of the safety net for farmers to deal with the impacts of extreme and unseasonal weather

Hope in a heap

Farmers benefit as a factory in Maharashtra fuels its turbines with different types of agrowaste

Gearing up for Bt cotton

Farmers ready to sow GM cotton in Andhra Pradesh

Rabi crops wheat, gram, peas and lentils damaged due to hail, frost and cold in Madhya Pradesh

Preliminary survey shows crops of more than 3,000 farmers in 34 tehsils damaged; farmers say inspections not completed