Food versus fodder

Increasing livestock in the Asian countries could result In lower foodgrain production

THAILAND

Wheat Bluff

Why everyone's critical of import

Grain of truth

China will need to import foodgrain in the next 10 years

Desert Locust outbreak in Yemen poses risk to neighbouring countries

Locusts can have devastating effect on crops, especially in vulnerable areas

Colossal destruction

Dry valley

An unusual drought threatens agriculture in the Kashmir valley

KENYA

SOUTH KOREA

FCI speculates on futures trading

Brokers and traders don't want FCI to enter the grain commodity exchange

In Himachal Pradesh, Hindus and Buddhists organise religious ceremonies for rain & snow

With the 3-month-long dry spell continuing in the state, people say they have been left with few alternatives

INDIA

Farmers see red, again

Import Ban

64% of world’s arable land at risk of pesticide pollution: Study

Asia home to largest land areas at high risk of pesticide pollution

Beating the heat

Peru's war on 'biopiracy'

Farmers in Peru irate over US patents on 'natural viagra'

Checking a menace

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

Food for thought

Acrylamide for snacks

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

Women grow food basket

Maharashtra district revives an old farm practice and tackles drought

Instant rice

A rice variety saves fuel, holds hope for Orissa

In custody

E-choupal in legal thresher

On second thought

"Upstart" tomatoes for stiff upper-lips