INDONESIA

Axing the eucalyptus

Green sees red

Poor monsoon

Nine new crop varieties

Bamboo shock

The Mizoram government gears up to face the menace of bamboo flowering

Another setback

Fast food - Poor man's amaranth is now expensive health food

Scientists classify Amaranth as a grain, but most Indians treat it as non-cereal

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Good food for the climate-risked world

Nine of India’s top cuisiniers share their recipes with ingredients from local biodiversity in upcoming book

Water in forests: Finding the blue in the greens

It is time we rediscover forests as a ‘water commons’ to aid India’s fight against climate change

Increasing population puts pressure on land and water too: UNCCD

Demand of water for agricultural purposes will double by 2050 due to increasing demands for food

Plantation mission may destroy Odisha’s forests and river ecology

The Green Mahanadi Mission would fiercely impact the livelihood of farmers and cattle herders

Why are pests developing resistance to Bt cotton in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh?

Low compliance to planting refuge crops along with Bt crops and selection of refuge crops are some of the problem areas identified by a recent study

Keeping pace with climate change in crop development

The problem of climate change and crop development represents a challenge for agricultural systems across the globe

Fall of the bees

Population of bees, the main pollinators of food crops, is declining. This can constrain food supply, warns a UN report

Cropping up

GENES, CROPS AND THE ENVIRONMENT by John Holden, James Peacock and Trevor Williams Publisher: Cambridge University Press Price: Not stated

Bacteria teach crops how to endure drought

A hardy bacterium that can adapt to water-scarce conditions offers clues to how crops can survive dry periods

Green peace in black curls

Traditional tea cultivation in China's Jinuoshan area, unlike in most other places, ensures ecological balance

Surging success

With agriculture playing a dominant role in nations' economy, efforts -should be directed at making it more productive One way of doing it would …

Pouring prosperity

The micro-watershed development project in Maharashtra has put a stop to what was earlier an annual ritual of deserting the drought-prone …

Eating the banana (tree)

Virtually every part of the banana tree finds use in kitchens across south, east and northeastern India. Here are a few recipes from Bengal

New discovery of protein in plants’ immune systems can help create superior crops, boost agriculture

A flood of calcium surrounds plants’ stomata triggering them to close and resist pathogens; exactly how calcium entered cells remained …

Dry spell

DYING FOR RAIN