International year of millets: Centre to work on decentralised processing & marketing

Themes for a comprehensive plate-to-farm millet food system proposed the People’s Convention on Millets for Millions

Millet processing units in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh to give impetus to farmers

Processing is difficult and rural women often feel the burden of this onerous task. To help them, both states have set up processing units

How climate change impacted ancient Tibetan civilization

Global cooling may have led to end of the civilization in 2000 BC. But some questions remain

Shift in staple crops production put Africa’s food security at risk, says report

The continent will need to prepare for possible large losses in national production potentials, and production areas, of up to 15 per cent by 2050

Odisha develops protocol for releasing indigenous millet seeds

Odisha is the first state to notify a committee to conserve and mainstream seeds conserved by tribal farmers 

A land imagined: Indigenous crops help Marathwada women in adding to family nutrition

Women in Maharashtra's Marathwada region reclaim parts of their farmland to grow produce of choice and to ensure nutrition security of their …

Cool off with koozh

From roadside vendors to hotels, this nutritious beverage and porridge made of local millets is a common sight in Tamil Nadu during summers 

COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana

A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times   

‘Millets can solve our food needs as climate changes’

Experts and policy makers say millets are what we need to adapt to climate change as they can even grow in drought conditions

India set to grow biofortified crop

Four states to cultivate iron-rich pearl millet by 2012

Jowar an ideal alternative to wheat in times of increasing temperatures

Without pragmatic changes in managing how wheat is cultivated in India, the yields are likely to decrease by 5 per cent, the research notes

These consumers are funding farmers to make food sustainable

A transformation in the food system is underway with 100 consumers funding traditional millet farmers

World Food Day: investing in food security for a better future

As the number of hungry people is on the rise again globally, we must invest in rural development to drive about a change

PM Modi: Climate action ambitions must match with action on climate finance

Calls for democratising climate action in a blog article

These 9 smart foods are often overlooked

They are good for human and environmental health but have been ignored due to a lack of awareness, research, policy support and market oppurtunities

Millets farmers need more post-harvest technologies

At a discussion held in Chennai, experts and scientists gave a number of suggestions for policy-level changes to promote millets

Millets make a comeback in rural areas

Pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha are aimed at initiation of millets in the dietary consumption pattern

Maize Mania

Maize has become the queen of cereals, courted by state governments, seed companies, farmers and the feedstock and starch industries as the crop …

Bihan Mela: A seed festival aims to help tribal Kondh farmers in Odisha return to their agricultural traditions

The seed festival and bank will facilitate use of indigenous varieties and traditional farming which farmers have abandoned since the …

Reclaiming Simple Clod

More and more loss

More and more water

More yield per hectare

More and more urea

Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue

Field day

India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates