Green Party vetoes food safety bill
Bt contaminating organic cotton
Bt traces in 30% organic cotton garments; may hit exports
Rent-a-farm: Watch how this firm is helping city dwellers grow food
Delhi-based start-up, Edible Routes, is helping people bring closer to their food and instilling a greater sense of well-being
Slumping potato prices hit farmers, but worse is yet to come
Farmers and cold storage owners pay the price of producing and storing bumper crops as wholesale prices dip by 39-50 per cent in December
Telangana pushing for organic farming, but focus is now on giving respite to farmers
Telangana's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, Jupally Krishna Rao, says his government is offering loan waiver and subsidies to farmers
'Ours is a model of natural farming'
A couple in Kerala demonstrate that barren land can be brought back to life without using any external inputs.
Cotton tangle
Indian Bt cotton varieties show 75 per cent expression of the Bt gene, while elsewhere it is 100 per cent
Scientists, activists are locked in
Deepak Pental, former vice-chancellor of Delhi University and currently director of the university’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of …
Voice of hope: Radio Bundelkhand’s Varsha Raikwar is using communication tools to help farmers cope with climate change
The channel hosts live discussions with agricultural experts and also seeks solutions from farmers who call in
Green university
Anna University is turning green with serious efforts to curtail pollution within the campus
India’s natural farming push: Obvious measures ignored, points out Standing Committee
The country’s organic / natural farming coverage remains poor despite abundant indegenous resources
Budget push for zero budget farming but contradictions mar Andhra’s natural agri foray
The method was promoted as low-cost investment on part of farmers, but huge amounts are being raised for statewide implementation
Rawain valley chooses vegetables over staple crops
Other areas of Uttarakhand can also profit from growing vegetables but regulations must be in place to restrict use of synthetic chemicals
GM or organic: The choice before African nations
An African Development Bank report pushes for GM technologies for achieving food security, while some African nations are showing the way with …
Gulp it down the cool way
Thambli, a decoction of herbs, and a soothing drink
Living on love and fresh air
From living in a mud house to a fixed roof, this Malawian farmer knows the value of climate-smart agriculture
Grace Manda from Malawi never thought a climate-resilient method of farming could help her build a fixed roof, send her kids to school, that too …
‘What other option do we have?’: Why stubble fires would not die
The happy seeder and super seeder machines are too few in number, a lot of them are defunct: Why farmers set their crops on fire every year
Low grant sanctions, disbursement: India wants to promote FPOs but where are the funds?
Eligibility threshold for FPOs should be reduced or support provided to meet the criteria, experts feel
Rewind 2018: How farming hogged headlines, yet not spotlight
The country saw a host of agricultural protests, policies, disputes and distress in 2018; here’s all of it
Bengal's tea belt: 3 lakh voters, but nobody cares about elections
Tea garden workers in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and North Dinajpur, which go to polls on April 18, depend on Bhutan more than India for employment …
Scientists transform black soot into a boon for water purification
Black carbon soot is emitted from gas and diesel engines, coal-fired power plants and other processes that involve burning of fossil fuel
FSSAI’s move regarding organic food’s certification not wise: CSE
Making organic certification mandatory will only promote the certification industry but not safe food
Maharashtra organic farming policy a bluff, allege farmers
Farmers experts complain there is no clarity on how the allocated Rs 70 lakh has to be used
Not a cakewalk
Bottlenecks and hassles confront the Indian organic producers