FSSAI rules for organic farmers ‘pushing them out of business’

Farmer organisations, companies say concerns not addressed

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

Can permaculture make agriculture sustainable?

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Three villages in West Bengal's Darjeeling district also export organic tea

Green Party vetoes food safety bill

Bt contaminating organic cotton

Bt traces in 30% organic cotton garments; may hit exports

Study links climate change with wheat blast; warns crop yield could drop by 75% in South America, Africa by 2050

Wheat blast-prone locations could increase due to climate impact; global wheat production could drop by 13%

Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey

Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion every year surpasses $230 million pledged for …

Wheat crisis: Additional irrigation may not save Rabi crops; here is why

Additional moisture to save wheat and maize from high temperatures not feasible due to irrigation and groundwater level concerns, say …

How a water project put women in charge and turned the fortunes of a dry Bengal village

With men quitting agriculture to work as unskilled labourers, women lead measures to curb soil erosion

Rent-a-farm: Watch how this firm is helping city dwellers grow food

Delhi-based start-up, Edible Routes, is helping people bring closer to their food and instilling a greater sense of well-being

Paddy production will depend on August rainfall in core monsoon zone area

With the monsoon currently on a break, what does it mean for paddy production this Kharif season?

Is permaculture a real solution to agricultural distress?

Permaculture farming, which spread across the West as part of the hippie movement, is fast gaining ground in India among subsistence farmers and …

Telangana pushing for organic farming, but focus is now on giving respite to farmers

Telangana's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, Jupally Krishna Rao, says his government is offering loan waiver and subsidies to farmers

'Ours is a model of natural farming'

A couple in Kerala demonstrate that barren land can be brought back to life without using any external inputs.

Cotton tangle

Indian Bt cotton varieties show 75 per cent expression of the Bt gene, while elsewhere it is 100 per cent

Voice of hope: Radio Bundelkhand’s Varsha Raikwar is using communication tools to help farmers cope with climate change

The channel hosts live discussions with agricultural experts and also seeks solutions from farmers who call in

As told to Parliament (February 9, 2022): Chapters on agriculture added to NCERT curriculum

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Cauvery turmoil: Karnataka farmers seek alternatives to water-intensive crops

Paddy farmers in Mandya district shifting to horticultural and plantation crops

Small farmers, daily wagers take to vegetable retail selling in Himachal due to lockdown

The development is being seen as a positive outcome of the COVID-19 lockdown

COVID-19 outbreak: Rajasthan cumin farmers face tough time finding buyers

Rajasthan's cumin farmers have faced a series of problems

Green university

Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus

Fringe benefits taxed

Post-independence policies have taken away all securities of the small farmer

Himachal Pradesh budget announces green development scholarship scheme, boost to natural farming

Provisions worth Rs 582 crore for farmers; MSP for wheat, maize, milk increased

Climate change and agriculture: Way ahead for low-emission growth

Agriculture and livestock account for 18 per cent of gross national greenhouse gas emissions