Stray cattle menace: UP farmers refuse to diversify crops over depredation

Abandoned cows prefer new, different crops but losses equally distributed if everyone plants sugarcane, say farmers

Research establishes link between farmer suicides and climate change

MGNREGS & social protection schemes are the way out, paper notes

Arid conditions in 78% of India; may affect summer crops

 Southwest monsoon season in Kerala expected around June 4; 80% chance of El Niño event in May-June-July  

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

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

Outbreak of Moroccan locusts will destroy 25% of annual wheat production in Afghanistan: FAO

Left untreated, locust population can increase 100 times next year

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

Nano urea in field trials: Farmers disillusioned, say no payoff on crops

Nano urea was touted as a better substitute that could cut urea costs for farmers, import bills for the Centre and increase farm yields

Fungal flood: Increasing disease, aided by climate change, risk to global food security

Practising monoculture in modern agriculture provides ideal grounds for fungi

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

Apple orchardists in Himachal worry after unseasonal rain and snow kill Italian honeybees

Apple, stone fruit growers rent Italian bees from apiarists for pollination of their crops in April

Centre takes steps to monitor pulse stocks: Is India staring at another food crisis?

Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 18, 2023)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

Wheat blast: A fungus that spread to three continents can threaten food security globally

Magnaporthe oryzae fungus was first reported in South America, from where it independently spread to Asia and Africa

Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

Maharashtra grape farmers worried as unseasonal rains, hail wipe out 50,000 acres of vineyards

Almost 25 per cent of the export has been affected, claim farmers

Climate crisis threatens truffle production but could put UK species back on the menu

Summer drought & heat can be detrimental to truffle harvests

Death of the Nile? Mega dams have killed the river’s ability to flush carcinogens, slowly killing its delta

Much of the contamination by heavy metals is irreversible, but science-based conservation measures could help, study claims

Union Budget 2023: Foundation for sustainable farming is missing in India

Ambitious initiatives for farmers are promising but transition to sustainable agriculture requires healthy soil and inputs

Artificial Intelligence, satellite-driven crop monitoring to help Kenya farmers boost yield

Climate crisis making farmers increasingly vulnerable; digital platform will enable farmers and decision-makers to get precise information about …

High production, palmolein imports to blame for low market price of rapeseed?

Mustard is a key oilseed crop for boosting domestic oilseed production and reducing the country’s dependence on import of edible oil

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

New and wider infestations by pests causing mass destruction of harvest

Wheat crisis: High heat in February cause of worry for critical Rabi crop

Temperatures have started increasing even earlier than in 2022; may affect wheat approaching reproductive growth period and lower yield

Why we need better data on clean fuel coverage to tackle air pollution

The level of emissions arising from household cooking is uncertain given the varying data sets used for emission analysis  

Wheat crisis: All eyes on weather as mercury shoots up in February

Farmers worry about a repeat of last year even as Centre claims record production for this year

Poor of a country emit less, lose more: New paper calls for progressive taxes for ‘polluting elites’

This report, for the first time, has stressed on the differing responsibilities of individuals and not just countries