Poor post-harvest storage, transportation facilities to cost farmers dearly
If procurement of farm produce increases with the announcement of a new MSP, farmers’ post-harvest losses may increase manifold
Run-up to COP27: India wants to assess loss and damage due to extreme weather better; can it succeed
There is a consensus among officials that a new tool to gauge climatic loss and damage should be embraced; but they say the transition will be …
As a heatwave spectre hangs again over India’s wheat harvest, its home-grown crop simulation model can help
InfoCrop, available for free on IARI’s website, can forecast climate impact on farm yield in real time
Farm income can go up by Rs 1,939 crore on one condition
India can achieve this if it replaces 1 per cent of the area under food grains with horticulture
Jhajjar's bitter harvest
The Science and Impacts of Climate Change
Ramesh Sharma, campaign coordinator at Ekta Parisha, discusses the impacts of climate change on agriculture in the Baigachak community of …
Saffron production to drop over 90% as Kashmir sees lowest rainfall in 35 years
Scarcity of rain and the failures of the National Saffron Mission have left local farmers in a precarious position
Food insecurity to worsen for millions in Sri Lanka due to poor harvest, price rise, economic crisis
Year-on-year food inflation rate was nearly 94 per cent in August 2022
Parliamentary Digest (August 2, 2022): Less wheat harvested than expected due to heatwaves
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Bitter returns of a bumper harvest
Cash-strapped cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast struggle with poor harvest
Erratic weather blamed for low quality of beans
Not-so-sweet climate impact: Heatwave in Bihar affecting litchi, mango harvest
Farmers increasing irrigation, harvesting before time to save from losses
Maybe it’s ALIVE
Keeping plucked vegetables and fruits in daylight helps them stay alert, produce nutrients
Warming temperatures increasing pest attacks, reducing yield, claim Rajasthan farmers
New and wider infestations by pests causing mass destruction of harvest
Commercial harvest of degraded forests on cards?
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar's statement that government is considering plan to harvest open forests goes against the policy of …
Rabi crop acreage witnesses a decline, pulses fare the worst
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat among states affected; change in rainfall pattern likely reason
Rabi crops wheat, gram, peas and lentils damaged due to hail, frost and cold in Madhya Pradesh
Preliminary survey shows crops of more than 3,000 farmers in 34 tehsils damaged; farmers say inspections not completed
‘Current agricultural growth rate won’t meet world food demand in 2030’
Report by corporate-funded body calls for increased investment in innovation and production-boosting ‘proven’ strategies
Punjab and Haryana are unable to get out of paddy-wheat cycle; why is that?
Experts say low returns and post harvest losses and management inefficiences among major roadblocks for crop diversification
Wheat crisis: High heat in February cause of worry for critical Rabi crop
Temperatures have started increasing even earlier than in 2022; may affect wheat approaching reproductive growth period and lower yield
New biomass model may help monitor crop damage, health
Cold waves in northwest India could still mean a warm winter
Light precipation over Christmas, but dry spell in plains; 2022 expected to end on a dry note
Centre takes steps to monitor pulse stocks: Is India staring at another food crisis?
Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security
States reject 543,432 FRA claims in suo motu review
West Bengal has rejected around 92 per cent of all the reviewed claims
COVID-19: 60% farmers suffered yield loss on their harvest, shows survey
Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of the nationwide lockdown against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on agricultural production …