Four more countries join global coalition to protect pollinators

This takes the number of signatories for the ‘Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators’ to 16

Delhi’s crop area reduced by 34%; less than 1% workforce engaged in agriculture

The Economic Survey of Delhi also revealed that the area under food-grain crops has decreased substantially

Onion price crash, farmers’ distress fail to move governments

While farmers are in distress due to crash in onion, tomato and potato prices, government paints a rosy picture

कम हो रही मिट्टी के पानी सोखने की क्षमता, बढ़ सकता है खाद्यान्न संकट

वैज्ञानिकों ने अमेरिका के केंसास इलाके में 25 साल तक स्टडी करने के बाद कई महत्वपूर्ण तथ्यों की खोज की है 

भारत में बढ़ रहा है कृषि उत्पादन, पर साथ ही घट रही है फसलों की विविधता

एक अध्ययन में कहा गया है कि पिछले 50 वर्षों के दौरान कृषि में आ रहे बदलावों के चलते भारत के खाद्य उत्पादन में ...

विशेषज्ञों ने सुलझायी प्रकाश संश्लेषण की गुत्थी, कृषि उपज में हो सकती है बढ़ोतरी

वैज्ञानिकों के अनुसार इस खोज की मदद से पौधों में प्रकाश संश्लेषण की प्रक्रिया को नियंत्रित करके उच्च पैदावार प्राप्त की जा सकती है, ...

Pesticides not just threaten bees, but also food production

Experts say 80 per cent of food production depends on pollination, but pesticides are affecting pollinators like bees

To reduce environmental impact, change the way we produce food: study

The biggest hurdle is finding uniform production processes across diverse geographies and climatic conditions

German scientists decode adhesive properties of pollen

The findings may one day aid people suffering with pollen allergy as well as help develop alternative strategies for agriculture and food …

We live in a sugar rich and protein poor world

The world over-produces grains, fats and sugar while greatly underproducing fruits and vegetables and proteins. A correction in the imbalance can …

Agricultural transformation vital to produce 50% more food in 2050

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, agricultural output would need to more than double by the middle of the century

अतिशय मौसम से भारत में कॉफी का उत्पादन घटा

जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण देश में कॉफी उत्पादन में 20 फीसदी की गिरावट

Hidden cost of global food, land use at $12 trillion: Report

This is expected to rise to more than $16 trillion a year by 2050, finds a report by Food and Land use Coalition 

Trick question: Why is food production up despite fewer pollinators

In the last 50 years, the global agriculture’s reliance on crops dependent on pollinators like bees has grown by 300 per cent

As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops

Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …

Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate

Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases

Challenges stand in way of African agricultural transformation

Land degradation and soil erosion can play a detrimental role in limiting Africa’s agricultural transformation

Adverse weather pushes up food prices

Prices of sugar, palm oil and milk have gone up sharply

खोज: बढ़ते तापमान का गेहूं के उत्पादन पर नहीं पड़ेगा फर्क

वैज्ञानिकों ने गेहूं की 10 ऐसी किस्मों का पता लगाया है, जिन पर जलवायु परिवर्तन की वजह से बढ़ते तापमान का असर नहीं पड़ता

Global warming can reduce coffee growing areas in the world’s largest coffee-producing region: study

Bee-friendly farm practices and conserving forests suitable for coffee production can reduce vulnerability to climate change, it said

C40 Cities: 14 cities drive sustainable diet plan

The food we eat was responsible for nearly 13 per cent of the total emissions in 2017 and this is expected to increase 38% by 2050

बिहार के 18 जिलों में फीसदी से कम हुई बारिश, फसल के नुकसान का अंदेशा

जुलाई-अगस्त में बाढ़ का कहर झेल चुका बिहार अब सूखे की चपेट में आ गया है। सूबे के 18 जिले के 102 प्रखंडों में ...

Desertification expands in areas on front line of climate change

The latest IPCC report does not clearly link climate change to desertification, but it does say desertification is a “function of both …

Focus on climate change: Food majors to US government

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance pushes for carbon pricing system for industries 

Moving towards a planet-friendly diet

New study recommends more fruits and veggies, less red meat for a healthy, planet-friendly diet