Why millets in India?

Millets are superfoods. They outshine wheat and rice in many aspects

India’s pulses problem: We need real reform

The government needs to revise its pricing policy to incentivise pulses production

Senegal’s infamous agri-business project, Senhuile SA, on verge of shutdown?

A recent report states that the company is facing protests from residents of surrounding villages due to allegations of land grabbing and …

Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds

There’s still a great deal of uncertainty around the deal in the wake of the Russian following the missile attack on Odesa

Akshaya Tritiya: Why this date is all about the farmer, the real goldsmith

It is not just a day to buy gold; it is also the day of the beginning of a new agricultural cycle for farmers

Gene study shows how to get more out of sorghum without affecting natural resources

The sorghum variety jowar is one of India’s most important food and fodder crops

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Poor communities in Bangladesh trade in paddy through the creation of grain banks

126 ‘land deals’ backfired; most of them in Africa: GRAIN report

The failed investments involved acquisition of agricultural lands ranging from 1,000 hectares to 1.5 million hectares.

Saving for rainy days

People of West Bengal’s Sunderbans region are setting up grain banks to safeguard against food crisis

Report accuses India-born businessman of unchecked land grabbing across continents

Sivasankaran’s land grabbing spree has threatened millions of livelihoods, says report

Provide farmers with means to salvage wet grains, M S Swaminathan tells states

Agriculture scientist also suggests maintaining seed reserves for growing alternate short-duration crops

Foreign investors perpetuating poverty in Africa, says report

The Annual Progress Report of Africa says the continent is losing 6% of GDP a year, mostly due tto illegal logging and unregulated fishing

Land reform in reverse gear in Asian countries, says report

It claims that 6 per cent of farm owners hold two-thirds of agricultural land in the continent, putting livelihoods of millions of small farmers …

A fiscal crisis: Why FCI needs provisioning in food subsidy budget

Mounting expenses, under-provisioning of food subsidy budget leading to a huge debt is highly worrisome