The desperation of farmers

Pesticides lobby’s coup

Krishi Bhavan supports endosulfan companies; Kerala protests

Will seeds bill make it this time?

Opposition parties say the draft is still not farmer-friendly

Centre favours manufacture of endosulfan

Says disposal will cost Rs 210 crore while using existing raw material stock to manufacture the pesticide will increase crop production

One-sided deal

Contract farming is increasing in India, but laws are not in place to protect farmers  

New Green Revolution programme has not benefited Jharkhand farmers, says report

The programme does not address challenges that farmers face in eastern states

Why experts want GM freeze

Say regulatory system has grave deficiencies; challenge agriculture ministry’s claims

Project without a plan

After two budgets and Rs 5,300 crore in funding, the Centre's micro irrigation project that promises water to every farmland is not even close to …

Pesticide trap

India extensively uses pesticides banned globally, show RTI responses  

Budget 2023-24: Here are the budgetary allocation trends for key ministries

Budgetary allocation was curtailed or reported marginal increase across key ministries and social schemes  

India's genome saviours

Farmers and organisations who have won government recognition this year for conserving seeds of indigenous crops and plant species

Locust swarms: How can they be warded off?

All ammunition currently in use against locusts can have serious health and environmental impacts

Locust swarm invasion: The wind factor

Desert locusts are age-old threats. But now something is changing in the way they spread and reproduce

In the wrong ministry?

Biotech Regulatory Authority will have too much power, no checks

Animal health body issues alert on Mizoram pig disease

Disease surfaced in March; outbreak notified as first occurrence for India

Locust plague: How India can fight this menace

Locusts have spread to new territories across India, with new factors contributing to their spread. What can be done to curb this ‘other …

Vidarbha farmers unhappy with minimum support price for cash crops

Agriculture ministry overlooked increased input and labour costs, ignored state government recommendations

Can endosulfan be exported?

Supreme Court asks panel to explore possibilities of disposing of the pesticide  

Endosulfan: India in denial

Agriculture minister claims several states had asked him not to ban the pesticide

Locust swarms: How the other plague is affecting several states

Locusts have returned to India in just two months and are spreading to new territories. Has climate change added another layer of stress and …

Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops

Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament

Union Budget 2023: Foundation for sustainable farming is missing in India

Ambitious initiatives for farmers are promising but transition to sustainable agriculture requires healthy soil and inputs

Contaminating millets

There is disquiet over government scheme to wean traditional millet farmers on chemical inputs

Time to nail pesticides

Centre forms expert committee to frame policy to check residues in fruits, vegetables

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