High resolution rice maps can help boost production
The maps for Northeast India and Bangladesh will help study cloud-prone rice paddy cultivation regions in South Asia.
Paddy puzzle: Why Haryana farmers, govt fight over the water-guzzling crop
As Haryana once again attempts to curb area under paddy to save groundwater, farmers point out flaws in its efforts
Monsoon 2022: Rain deficit leaves Bihar’s fields dry, paddy farmers worried
Farmers blame the government for failing to provide adequate power supply and water in canals
Why Punjab’s short-duration paddy varieties have not solved stubble burning
Promoted by the government, short-duration varieties now dominate Punjab’s paddy landscape and allow farmers enough time to clear the field …
Petrol > Rs 100: Forget doubling income, farming now way costlier in Bihar
Ploughing turns expensive; price of seeds, fertilizers and insecticides increase as transportation costs rise
Indigenous appeal
Farmers in West Bengal are going back to indigenous rice varieties, with a little encouragement
Bihar farmers upbeat after monsoon reaches state on time in a decade
Bihar’s farmers are heavily dependent on monsoon rain for kharif crops, mainly paddy, a water-intensive crop
Hybrid seeds are multinational firms’ tool to monopolise agri markets
Policies should focus on farmer-centred seed production
Sri Lanka’s organic farming crisis: Learning from failures
Sri Lanka has found itself in an economic crisis in pursuit of producing 100% organic food
Deficient rainfall affects paddy, triggers drought fears in Odisha
As many as 19 districts have recorded large deficits of rainfall in August
Dry beginning: Scanty June rain means delayed Kharif; and it’s becoming common
This year, June ended with a 8% rainfall deficit, with large deficits in 18 states; the impact may extend up to the following Rabi …
Stubble burning amid rising fodder prices: Why the paradox
Farmers say the window to sow paddy after harvesting wheat was reduced
Punjab to use ancient broadcasting technique to grow rice this Kharif, save groundwater
DSR can help reduce water consumption by as much as 35% over the traditional process of transplanting rice seedlings from a nursery to …
Paddy or no paddy: Quest for equilibrium between water, livelihood in Haryana
Paddy is not suitable for Haryana and to sustain its water resources and to agrarian livelihood in the long term, according to a water …
South Bihar farmers say drought compensation too little too late
Compensation not extended to farmers in North Bihar where crop loss was significant too
Monsoon 2022: Jharkhand farmers give up on paddy harvest due to scanty rains
Lowest amount of rainfall in the last decade; climate change to blame, says Met
Kharif 2022: Area under paddy dips by 13% as July ends
The primary reason for the reduced sown area is the failure of the monsoon in the month of June and of its smooth progression in July in most …
Paddy sowing takes a hit as Jharkand reports 47% less rain
Over 1.7 million hectares of farmlands left unsown
How paddy affects: Groundwater table in this Karnal village is now at 1,000 feet
Ardana farmers do not want to grow any other crops besides wheat and paddy since the government offers MSP only on them
Looming drought: Naveen asks Odisha babus to prep crop contingency plan
Rainfall between June 1 and August 15 in the eastern state has been 30 per cent less than normal
Why unbridled aquaculture in East Godavari district needs to be monitored
Impacts of aquaculture need to be assessed from a more comprehensive value-chain perspective instead of a narrow production focus
White fly attack, untimely rains and drought; Rajasthan farmers stare at losses
Farmers are now banking on the Rabi crops as they lost hopes of a good income in the Kharif season
Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops
Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated
UP headed towards drought? Less than normal rainfall in 96% districts
Police stop farmers from using tube wells to irrigate their fields
COVID-19 lockdown provides opportunity to save Punjab’s declining groundwater
Pandemic forced Punjabi farmers to adopt a less water- and labour intensive rice growing technique because of labour shortage; it now might …