Nearly 56 million Indians joined back agriculture in 3 yrs: Is it a good sign or an indicator of an economic distress?

The “India Employment Report 2024” by the ILO says the COVID-19 pandemic reversed a national employment transition from farm to non-…

Less farms and farmers

The agricultural world is undergoing a historic change: the number of farms coming down sharply while size is increasing. Does it imply …

Monsoon 2023: Can India forecast drought in the long-term?

A recent deep-learning model finds that till 2027, major parts of the country will be affected by droughts  

India’s food self-sufficiency is conditional to drought-hit districts

For over 40 years India’s net sown areas remain the same; drought-hit areas have to increase production to match food demand

A year without a crop

A failed monsoon is alarming for Jharkhand, a state where severe drought has become more frequent in the last 2 decades 

You may pay a steep price but does the farmer make any money?

A farming household of five earns Rs 221/day, less than a person’s daily minimum wage

Myth of onion

The humble vegetable’s price is not a lethal weapon against politicians but their victim

सुनारों की नहीं, किसानों की है अक्षय तृतीया

अक्षय तृतीया सिर्फ सोना खरीदने का दिन नहीं है यह किसानों के लिए कृषि के नए चक्र की शुरुआत का भी दिन है।

आम चुनाव 2019 : किसानों की आमदनी दोगुना होने में लग जाएंगे 25 साल

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सोमवार को भाजपा का घोषणा पत्र जारी किया, 2022 तक किसानों की आमदनी दोगुना कर दी जाएगी, लेकिन क्या यह ...

Reaping ripe: The story of why we celebrate harvest festivals

Understanding the diversities of harvest festivals and how they connect us with our environment

Agriculture sustains growth, but what about the whole year?

All sectors of Indian economy, except farm, remain below 2019-20 levels

Five points on food inflation and onions

Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?

Private and government: Who is investing how much on agriculture?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more private investment in agriculture, but it is already sustaining on private investment

रोजगार के लिए कहां जाएं किसान

कृषि क्षेत्र में रोजगार के अवसर लगातार कम हो रहे हैं। भारत में कृषि छोड़ने वाले लोगों के लिए विकल्प की सख्त दरकार है। 

क्या किसानों की अगली पीढ़ी करेगी खेती?

देश में प्रतिदिन 2,000 किसान खेती छोड़ रहे हैं, कृषि परिवारों के युवाओं का भी इस प्राथमिक व्यवसाय से मोहभंग हो गया है। इसे ...

Chasing monsoon 2019: July deficit means 90% chance of falling below normal

If June rainfall remains below 100 mm, it would be fourth time in last 118 years

Success in a fistful of rice

Women come to the rescue of a village burdened by drought

Cross-country push: How few firms dominate African seeds market

Several parts of Africa has seen vocal protests against encroachment on food sovereignty

सदी के पहले 20 बरस में जलवायु परिवर्तन से पैदा हुआ 70 फीसदी वैश्विक खेती पर खतरा

जलवायु परिवर्तन के कारण हर वर्ष आपदाओं में 60 हजार लोग जान गंवा रहे हैं। साथ ही दो दशकों में जलवायु संबंधी आपदाओं में ...

Two seasons of separation and a deep political desperation

It feels good that agriculture features high in political discourse but, again, it is misdirected

MGNREGA: Drought-hit India abandoned 18 lakh water works in just one year

India's villages miss a golden chance to become drought-proof as more MGNREGA projects grind to a halt 

सूखे का दंश : सूखाग्रस्त जिलों से ही पूरी होगी खाद्यान्न आत्मनिर्भरता

भारत में पिछले 40 सालों से बुवाई का क्षेत्र स्थिर है। खाद्यान्न की मांग को पूरा करने के लिए सूखाग्रस्त क्षेत्रों में उत्पादन बढ़ाना ...

Pasture posture in time of climate change

The United Nation’s latest appeal for national support to protect mobility of pastoralists brings focus to this ancient, climate-resilient …

Come back holy cow

Cow, from being an axis of a farmer’s economy to being abandoned, is too big a change people would bargain for

The lure of 10 million jobs a year

Employment in agriculture has increased. Will it lead to shed the belief that agriculture will not be able to employ further?