Scientists identify genes that can increase drought resistance in plants

African ‘orphan’ crop varieties to help plants battle high temperatures  

Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement

Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure  0.…

75 years of people’s power: Lambra in Punjab uses dry ash to treat grey water

The treatment plant works on a natural treatment system and hence no labour is involved

Staple spikes: Has an abnormal Kharif 2022 caused rice prices to rise

The United States Department of Agriculture has said rice production in India may decline by 0.9% in 2022-23 due to uneven rains

Ganesh Chaturthi: The modak’s history reflects its strong ties to the land; here is how

The sweet and some of the recipes used in making it are quite old; its ingredients include some of the Deccan’s famous crops like ambemohur rice

India bans broken rice export; 20% duty on other grades

Weak monsoon has led to reduction in paddy acreage this Kharif

Was ethanol the reason for the ban on broken rice exports

A look at official data shows that the allocation of Food Corporation of India rice for ethanol was drastically increased in 2021-22, as compared …

Sustainable agriculture: Punjab needs policies to support crop diversification

Growing maize instead of paddy can reduce water use by 60-70% 

First Advance Estimate 2022-23: Rice output to fall 6%, total foodgrain output 4%

Monsoon 2022 believed to be primarily responsible for decline in foodgrain production this kharif  

Depleting food grain stock ring alarms: Is India staring at a rice crisis?

Over 44 million tonnes of grains in stock compared to 78.6 million tonnes last year; Wheat dangerously close to buffer limit

Rice, integral to Madagascar, may be hastening the decline of its unique biodiversity; here is how

Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; most of the plants, animals, insects and fungi found there are not found anywhere else  

How Odisha is revalorising minor millets 

Despite their glorious past, millets have been sidelined in farms and on food plates over the years

Delayed paddy plantation has cascading effect on north India’s air pollution: Harvard University

Delhi and other parts of the region can experience lesser pollution if certain districts of Punjab do not delay planting paddy, say researchers

Dying for ration: Centre to give free foodgrains to 813 million from New Year, but what of those excluded

Coverage of the National Food Security Act is still done on the basis of the outdated 2011 Census  

Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market

If we don’t maintain today’s standards, it may harm the industry — and crucially the farmers who work so hard to produce this …

FSSAI sets standards for basmati rice; to be enforced from August

The move could increase exports of this fragrant rice of India

Quelea: Environmentalists protest Kenyan government’s move to poison millions of ‘feathered locusts’

Experts champion mechanical control of the birds & other alternative methods like monitoring their breeding & migratory patterns, …

Climate change: Crop yields in Punjab will fall by up to 13% in next 30 years

A study by Punjab Agricultural University used rainfall & temperature data from 35 years to project the impact of climate change on 5 major …

As told to Parliament (February 13, 2023): Climate change likely to pull down wheat yield by 6-25% in 2100, says minister

Rainfed rice yields in India are projected to reduce marginally

Towards sustainability: Arunachal’s Apatanis use a unique, integrated cultivation method; it needs encouragement

 Integrated rice-fish cultivation is a low-input and eco-friendly practice

Punjab is a bleak example of India’s groundwater crisis. Here is how

In the wake of the UN report showing alarming levels of depletion, DTE analysed the groundwater crisis in the state  

Malnourished but diabetic: An atypical form of ‘the rich man’s disease’ is spreading among Chhattisgarh’s tribals

Lean diabetes arises from intermittent starvation, overload on carbohydrate metabolism; lack of guidelines compounds problem

Not just green: Natural farming in Andhra yielded more produce than conventional methods, shows study

Apart from the higher yield, nutrient availability was also unaffected in Zero Budget Natural Farming

India’s foodgrain production estimated at 330 million tonnes for 2022-23: Third Advance Estimate

Production of rice and wheat estimated to be higher by 6 and 5 million tonnes this time as compared to the last

Hybrid seeds are multinational firms’ tool to monopolise agri markets

Policies should focus on farmer-centred seed production