Palm oil consumption increased 230% in almost 2 decades, yet India imports most of it

India has not been able to achieve self-sufficiency in palm oil production despite 40 years of efforts. Down To Earth travelled to some of the …

Delay sowing of seeds, IMD tells Maharashtra farmers

The advisory was issued to help drought-hit farmers avoid further agricultural losses due to a delay in the onset of monsoon

Droughts getting intense, more frequent in southern states

Be it temple tanks or rainwater harvesting structures, South India had set the standard in water conservation. Now they are just forgotten traditions

`Remote sensing is being used to predict crop-growing seasons'

Satellite technology is not just being used to monitor and predict climate change events. Its applications are now also accurately estimating crop-…

Finally, a decision on agriculture comes through at Bonn climate talks

Parties have been invited to submit adaptation assessment methods for improvement of soil health, soil carbon and soil quality

Model law on contract farming on the cards this year

According to experts, the law must address dependency that farmers can develop on the private parties for seeds and farm equipment

Six months after including agriculture in climate negotiations, Parties agree on roadmap

Over the next two and half years, the negotiating group will meet five times to discuss and prepare reports on the work required for each of the …

Poor show of northeast monsoon raises doubts over Rabi crops production

Erratic distribution of northeast monsoon rains is most evident in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Deccan regions

Finally, a breakthrough on agriculture on the cards at Bonn

Draft document on agriculture stresses on assessment of risks, a differentiation of vulnerability and actions required based on farming systems …

Drought, but why: Karnataka’s water woes won't go away by throwing money on it

Across Karnataka successive monsoon failures in 2018 brought on dire straits for the farmers

Why India's debut farm investment support scheme is leaving out many beneficiaries

The most expensive farmer welfare scheme in Telangana is providing land-owning farmers monetary assistance even before they plant the first …

World Health Statistics 2015: some achievements, many concerns

Down To Earth highlights the world’s performance on health-related development goals, where our successes lie and where efforts are still a …