What is pushing India's small dairy farmers out of business?

A new study establishes a link between global development in dairy industries and slowing down of local small-scale dairy business

Stop cow vigilantism; take urgent steps to end violence: Supreme Court tells Centre

The apex court also asked chief secretaries of each state to consult DGPs to keep highways safe from cow vigilante groups

Parasite expunger

Scientists claim to have identified the constituent of human blood that destroys a parasite which plays havoc with livestock

Remodel food systems

The climate change crisis is human-made; it is we humans who must rework our lives; we cannot go ahead with the current model of agriculture …

'Kerala may have suffered economic losses of up to Rs 20,000 crore due to floods'

The tourism and agriculture industry in the state have borne the brunt of destruction

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DTE Reportage: India’s dairy industry in trouble

DTE reports as to how climate change, government policies, COVID-19 and other factors brought the dairy sector to its knees

As told to Gujarat Vidhan Sabha: State’s donkeys, camels in peril

Chinese medicine responsible for decline in donkey population; lack of grazing areas and mechanisation responsible for camel’s decline

India's camel population is declining

With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure 

Community-based natural resource management in Himachal still weak

A host of measures are needed to ensure community-based natural resource management and better provisioning of ecological services for the …

Odisha’s climate refugees: Satabhaya’s cattle farmers suffer in new homes

The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea

Superbugs pose alarming threat to public health: EU report

The report finds high drug-resistance in three common zoonotic bacteria, which can be transferred to humans through food or environment

Go Gokul gone

For all the noise around cow protection, NDA's cow mission, the very first it announced on assuming power, has nearly died

OBC households depend more on livestock than other reserved castes: report

The NSSO report points out that only less than 2 per cent of total rural households depend solely on livestock

Grasses aren't meant for cows alone

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"We cannot just sit and wait for development support"

Martha Wangari Karua is a cabinet minister for water resource management and development in Kenya. A lawyer by profession, she is among that rare …

India shining meets Hindutva

Uma Bharti is getting serious. The newly elected chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has unleashed a development agenda built around the 'cow …

Organic livestock farming: A revolution in the making

Ensuring a profound balance in the functionalities between the organic suppliers and the global market might just turn out to be most influential …

Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak shows livestock diseases are not just about animals; here is why

Down To Earth reports from Rajasthan and Delhi on how outbreaks like Lumpy Skin Disease have harsh economic and food security implications and …

First yak domesticated 2,500 years ago near the Brahmaputra in Tibet, not far from Indian border: Study

Not only did humans in Bangga domesticate yaks, they also domesticated cattle and created hybrid offsprings by crossing the two

Homegrown benefit: Why ‘desi’ should be the catchword for India’s dairy sector

A shift from exotic and crossbred cattle to indigenous breeds that are better adapted to changing climate and resistant to diseases will help the …

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: FAO launches action plan 2021–2025

The new plan aims to extend FAO’s capacity development assistance to its members

Drought damage

Where's the beef?

Food versus fodder

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