Extreme climate can halve crop yields: Study

Global research quantifies impact of climate extremes on staple crops maize, spring wheat, rice and soybeans

9 human-animal conflicts every day in Bandipore, Nagarhole National Park

Most of these involved crop and property damage, shows data by the Wildlife Conservation Society

Agricultural biotechnolgies a boon for family farmers, say experts

A range of biotechnologies can help bring about high yields, improve nutrition quality and add value to the productivity of crops, livestock,…

Famine in the rainforest

The idea of a desert in the middle of the Western Ghats sounds unbelievable, but it may be on the cards

Metals for food

Depleting groundwater sources compel farmers in Gujarat to use industrial effluents for irrigation

Struggle for existence

Large-scale habitat loss and massive encroachment of the forestland have escalated the instances of wildlife-human conflict in recent times

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

Too costly to grow

High input cost and erratic weather take toll

Cheap fix

The rush to make profits out of carbon-fixing engenders another kind of colonialism

Uttaranchal farmers upset at upcoming tea estates

Punjab crop loss spurs debate on pesticide use

No food

The scientist as a babu

Seed bill retake

Monitor seed prices, not just quality, say farmer groups  

Hailstorm lashes parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Temperatures dip in a number of places, experts say occurrence good for Rabi crops

Depleting food grain stock ring alarms: Is India staring at a rice crisis?

Over 44 million tonnes of grains in stock compared to 78.6 million tonnes last year; Wheat dangerously close to buffer limit

Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected

Not just groundwater, flouride has poisoned agricultural soil, crops in Bengal

Farmers in Bankura and Purulia rely on groundwater, heavily contaminated with flouride, to cultivate crops  

UN Committee for World Food Security endorses voluntary guidelines to end hunger

The guidelines will contribute to realisation of global goals on  hunger and nutrition even as more than 3 billion people do not have access …

Jharkhand’s success story of fruit plantation under MGNREGA

The state’s experience in horticulture orchards can serve as a model for the country

Traditional seeds need to be conserved for organic farming

At the 19th Organic World Congress, more than 55 groups have come together to call for the conservation of indigenous seeds and shunning GM crops

Biotech is not just GM

Michael Antoniou teaches Molecular Genetics at King's College, London. In his spare time, he likes to help non-profits with information on the …

What's the fuss about Bt brinjal?

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Mondal, director-general of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), is among the handful of people who have …

Why potato's cousins remain neglected

Tubers come in all shapes, sizes and colours, and pack quite a punch