Niligiris' journey to being ODF led to it embracing organic farming

The hill district witnesses a successful example of closing the nutrient loop in a sustainable way

How IT, communication can boost sustainable farming in India

Use of messaging services, web-based applications, capacity building and encouragement of public-private partnership can enable farmers to get …

Have Alligator Gar in India started to reproduce? Not for the moment

A photograph showing a kingfisher holding what appears to be a juvenile Alligator Gar created a minor scare among fish experts

Dairy farm wastewater increases presence of antibiotic resistant genes in soil

A new study has found that using wastewater from dairy farms for soil irrigation significantly increased the presence of antibiotic …

What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Mechanisation of agricultural activity can help many African countries unlock underutilised agricultural potential. But there are serious …

Thanks to climate change, Mizoram to surpass Assam as a major producer of Muga silk

Assam’s muga silk production has taken a hit due to increased temperature and incessant and unpredictable rainfall

UN food agency launches digital platform on family farming

The move will allow governments to build stronger policies in favour of family farmers across the world

Wealth from waste

A farmer from Hitapur village in Ludhiana district of Punjab has evolved a system of resourcefully utilising all his farm waste

In Troubled Waters

In coastal Kerala, rice cultivation is alternated with prawn farming. The method requires no fertilisers or pesticides. But many farmers in the …

Farmers need resilient value chains to combat climate impact

Emerging social entrepreneurs are helping restore forest and farmland ecosystems by supporting smallholder farmers without access and …

Climate-smart agriculture: an answer to climate change

Sustainably increasing agricultural production, adapting to climate change and reducing emissions are the main points of climate-smart …

Ghana’s forests are being wiped out: What’s behind this and why attempts to stop it aren’t working

In 2022, Ghana had the highest relative increase in primary forest loss among all tropical countries

Agriculture in the cold desert of Spiti Valley is difficult, but there are ways to make it easier

Shallow soil, labour intensity, geographical remoteness from major markets and a lack of quality planting materials are some critical issues

K Meerabi’s husband was disabled due to pesticides in 2008; this month, she earned acclaim for natural farming at Oxford

The Guntur farmer’s impact on the global stage signifies growing recognition of natural farming practices as a viable and transformative …

MoEFCC submission to UNFCCC shows agricultural emissions are still rising

Agriculture emissions rose by 3.2 per cent from 408 MtCO2e in 2016 to 221 MtCO2e in 2019

Ensure pastoralists covered under government schemes: Centre to states

So far livestock-related schemes were only catering to settled farmers, herders

African swine fever: Kerala to buy all healthy pigs to help farmers after Wayanad outbreak

Some 360 pigs culled last weekend after detection of disease on two farms in Wayanad

Organic Farmers' Market: A CSE initiative

Princely act

Thinking afresh

Agriculturists in India are gradually moving away from chemical pesticides and fertilisers;

Beauty of being natural

Organic farming has many advantages over other farming methods, proves a 21-year long study

Budget woes

Will a right environment be created by the budget this year?

Tax prop

Grand review

Agro-tech to be evaluated

Another problem