Half of Maharashtra’s villages lose 50% crop
Farmers want drought to be declared; government dilly-dallies
Frightening omission
Pushing out pests
PESTERING ISSUE
Peaches and pests
Peach oil may replace some dangerous human-made compounds used for pest control
Soft target
Pests attack poplar plantations
At least 42 killed in devastating pre-monsoon rains in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Weather forecasting agencies have warned of further rainfall around April 16 or 17 when a fresh western disturbance is expected to become active
Whitefly lesson
A few villages in Haryana successfully grow cotton amid widespread destruction of the crop by whitefly in the region
Sowing confusion
Authorities speak in different voices over the fate of genetically modified crops
Food safety
In the wake of genetically-modified food flooding the Indian markets, 25 farmers' groups call for a 10-year moratorium on such food
Are crop insurance schemes working? CAG report reveals
Multiple gaps in implementation of crop insurance schemes may have compromised their purpose of benefitting farmers
Green light given
Golden dream
Rice variety to fight vitamin A deficiency
Beware the modified wolf
Will bureaucrats choose to throw farmers and ecology to the mercy of multinational corporations by preparing the way for cultivation of …
Nigeria first to approve Bt cowpea, Ghana may follow
Nigeria has to import cowpea to meet demand for its most important legume
Chaotic reports
Return of fungal wheat
Latest in farmer woes: Heavy unseasonal rain, pending payouts from Centre’s crop insurance scheme
523,000 hectares in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh affected by untimely rains in March, April
Drought to deluge: Horn of Africa experiencing floods after six seasons of failed rains
Flash floods that damaged large areas of cropland likely to deal the hunger-plagued eastern Africa region a major blow
Biochar application can help Ghana’s smallholder farmers fight back climate change: Study
New research shows biochar application is more effective in promoting cowpea growth and yield in Ghana
Punctured cover: India's crop insurance scheme loses sheen
Insurers withdraw from Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana as extreme weather events spike claim rates resulting in heavy losses
Torrential rainfall, cyclone may favour locust surge: FAO
Experts said prevention, mainly through early warning and early reaction, is the key to reducing the extent of locust infestation
The fly that got away
The American serpentine leaf miner that infiltrated into India about two years ago is destroying agricultural crops
Research is not magic solutions take a long time
S K SINHA, former director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), is currently a National Professor at the Water Technology …
Miles to go