Rajasthan probes GM mustard trial

Crop trial centres say steps were taken to avoid contamination

Aiding agenda

Checking a menace

A virus is being used to destroypests that damage the chickpea crop

Food for thought

Rat menace

The flowering of the bamboo is bad news for the people in Mizoram

Acrylamide for snacks

Starch-rich foodstuff can become carcinogenic when exposed to high temperatures

"GMOs will not feed the world"

Instant rice

A rice variety saves fuel, holds hope for Orissa

Unseasonal showers, crops lying in mandis: Farmers across India fear the worst as IMD predicts more rainfall

Around 46% of wheat purchased this season is lying unlifted at the mandis and are at risk of water damage 

Supreme Court puts environmental release of GM mustard on hold

The Coalition of GM Free India, an informal network of organiations and individuals campaigning to keep India GM-Free, had specifically requested …

Rare 3rd consecutive La Nina event underway, could impact agriculture

Southwest monsoon will likely extend till October, with detrimental impacts on Indian agriculture 

Food price inflation rate in rural India has doubled in a year

Food price rise has been fuelling overall inflation in India in recent months  

Food security policy formulation: What can India learn from other countries?

Food shortage, inflation, irrational polices: What not to do to avoid economic disasters 

Indigenous food must be brought back to plates, say ecologists

Local food crops should be preferred over GM crops to address deficiencies, say experts at Bhubaneswar food sovereignty meet

Are GM crops a real solution to pest attacks in Africa?

Adoption of GM crops is widely cited as a solution to combat pest resistance, but if recent developments are considered, the answer is not that simple

Using wastewater to grow crops can address water scarcity in agriculture

Water is vital for food production and climate change threatens this most precious resource

To future-proof our crops from drought, look to the Australian deserts

Why not use Australia's deserts to develop the next generation of drought-resistant crops?

Coalition of NGOs demands rejection of commercialisation application for GM mustard

If approved, GM Mustard would be the first genetically-engineered food in India. DMH-11, has been developed by the Centre for Genetic …

Farmers give silver lining to famine clouds

A country where millions have died of starvation can now hope to achieve self-sufficiency in food, with the UN predicting record harvests of …

Ground realities

Foodgrain production will have to increase by 5 million tonnes every year to meet rising demand

Why experts want GM freeze

Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims

GE cotton: Three states refuse NOC for field trials

GEAC demands Telangana, Gujarat state reasons for declining, will take decision if Maharashtra doesn't reply on time

COVID-19: Bihar farmers suffer labour crunch, despite govt guidelines

Labourers fear getting punished for leaving homes to work

Persistent in folly

Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …

Rice: the real cost

It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …