Urbanisation to cause huge loss of prime farmland: UNCCD
Between 1.6 and 3.3 million hectares of such land could be lost by 2030, estimates the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification report
Goa sees sharpest dip in farm sizes, Sikkim follows
The latest provisional Agriculture Census shows that the average size of farmlands in Goa decreased by 30 per cent in five years
World Bank pulls out of Amaravati construction project
The Bank, which was to lend $300 million to the project has said it will no longer be involved, given the project’s non-compliance of its …
Is contract farming in India really worth it?
It is a novel idea; but in a country where the ruling class openly favours corporates, it could prove disastrous for farmers
Farms, cities eat up 148 million hectares of biodiversity hotspots in 24 years: Study
The largest losses, mostly in forests, occurred in the Sundaland, Indo-Burma and Mesoamerica hotspots, all in developing countries
Water starved village caught in Bt debate
Bhamb Raja rues Bt seed major Monsanto and farmers activists exploit its plight to achieve their own goals