Mangoes lost 150 years ago

A Karnataka farmer conserves mangoes lost 150 years ago

Survey exposes Philippines' rice research body

Rice for dry areas

Drought-tolerant genes mapped in Indian variety

Pest control

Golden cure

Watch: What Sitharaman promised to counter COVID-19

Finance minister announces Rs 1.7 lakh crore relief package

Rice yields could plummet 40% by 2100 due to climate change: Stanford University

At least 2 billion people, especially in Asia, could be affected due to the scarcity

Simply put: Temperature shift confuses farmers

Farm pacts

Grain glut

India faces a surplus of foodgrains. Is exporting a good option?

Arsenic eyes rice nutrients

The heavy metal can disrupt amino acid synthesis in the grain

Big size, bigger benefits

Brown rice of shorter size accumulates more arsenic

Cola and the paddy farmer

Whose water is it, anyway?

Rice genome decoded

Will poor farmers benefit from rice progress?

A tale for Christmas: Here is why the Apostle Bartholomew is associated with agriculture in Goa

Bartholomew or Nathaniel is believed to have visited India in 55 AD, like his fellow Apostle, Thomas before him  

Impact of stalled monsoon: 30-45% decline in sowing of kharif crops in June

Cotton, oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals are among the worst-hit crops

Sumptuous slumber

India sleeps tight while a US company acquires a patent over three rice strains

Patented to act

Basmati embroglio -- stoked to cook

Farmers on holiday

Andhra farmers shun growing paddy this kharif in absence of buyers, storage space

New crop scheme for Punjab farmers

Comparatively drier June causing problems for farmers

Latest sowing data reveals less sowing than in 2022

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

Deficient rainfall affects paddy, triggers drought fears in Odisha

As many as 19 districts have recorded large deficits of rainfall in August

To ensure food for tomorrow

Rice and wheat yields are falling. To check it a new initiative has been taken

Three years on, only 15% of Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund disbursed

The scheme was launched in 2020 for the development of post-harvest infrastructure