Veggies delight

The rising demand for vegetables has opened up a money-making opportunity for small farmers. Already reeling from recurring droughts and …

Leguminous affair

Boiled, roasted or deep fried... explore the many culinary delights of fresh pigeon peas

Government attention sets pulses spinning

Pulse production in India is touching an all-time high, but the benefits are reaching only a few because most farmers are ignorant about the new, …

Farmer’s pod luck

A Sehore farmer finds a unique pigeon pea variety that bears pods three to four times in a row

Agriculture as part of climate mitigation and adaptation

The agriculture sector contributes up to 25 per cent of the total anthropogenic emissions

Guar mine

Farmers in Rajasthan make big bucks as shale gas rush boosts demand for little-known cluster bean

‘Let farmers decide the price’

Mani Chinnaswamy’s contract farming model has prompted IIM graduates to study his Appachi formula. After all, it gives farmers the right to …

Scientists develop high-yielding pea variety

Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research developed a pea variety that bears more flowers per stalk and therefore yields more …

A weed and a tale

In the forests of Kanyakumari, an invasive species has been proliferating since the 1960s. It is time to remove it altogether

Book on pulses takes readers on amazing journey across varied cultures

Pulses are packed with proteins–double than that found in wheat and three times than that in rice

Low Pulse

Spiralling prices of pulses have shown India’s dependence on imports. Pulses are integral to India’s diet but not its food policy. As …

Orange tumbles

Nagpur orange’s survival hinges precariously on its return to sustainable cultivation. Farmers have woken up to this, but will the government?

Fabulous Faba: Ancient super food set to stage a comeback

Food scientists are now trying to give this neglected ancient crop a makeover, given its high nutrition content

Pulses, neglected for long

Despite being a world leader in pulses production, India has been forced to import due to crop loss and seed deficit. The sharp rise in prices is …

Indian scientists convert wild legume into edible dal

A recent research shows it is possible to knock off genes that are responsible for the production of a class of anti-nutrients that make the …

Keep on the grass

Alpine pastures are thriving despite policies to encourage grazing. But Himalayan pastures languish despite strong conservationist policies

Rain lash

Four-hour deluge washed away not just crops but also soil from 5,000 hectares in Maharashtra. Experts warn of more such weather events. Is the …

El Niño-induced dry spell causes major crop loss in Central America

This is the second consecutive year when the sub-region’s main season harvest has been affected by dry weather

Save and Grow: a guide to sustainable cereal production

The technique focuses on conservation agriculture, maintaining soil health, selecting crops with higher yield potential and greater resistance to …

Listing legume benefits

Making of drought-proof gram

Proteins that help chickpea fight dehydration identified

Dark bean’s bright side

Megha Prakash shares the benefits and recipes of black soybean

Foreign invasion

How the West is trying to steal what is ours

Old wine in a new bottle

Leguminous trees rather than plants are a better option for improving soil fertility

Lentil report