Skewed sex ratio worsens marriage woes for Marathwada farmers

May encourage child marriages, worries expert

COP28: Rich countries must commit more climate finance for adaptation of African livestock sector, say experts

Investments necessary to sustain fastest-growing population on planet, write African leaders, scientists and experts

Simply Put: Noah’s Ark 2.0

Monsoon 2022: Agriculture sector shed nearly 8 million jobs in June

Sluggish monsoon; area sown down 15%; rural employment stares at meltdown

The lasting, haunting images of 2021

Simply Put: Talks with barbs

Simply Put: Farmers and the Chessplayer

Simply Put: Farmers’s safety net

2023 in a blink: How did PM Modi’s biggest 4 ‘castes’ — poor, youth, women and farmers — fare this year

PM Modi first made the statement on November 30, 2023 during Opposition calls for nationwide caste census

Simply Put: Land animal without land

Simply Put: The farmers' experiment with Satyagraha

Several farmers in Bihar still waiting for PM-Kisan payments

State government accepts many claims are still pending

Digital transformation of agri sector could address sub-Saharan Africa’s food insecurity: UN Report

But much of the continent is still unconnected, the report, by the UN FAO, said

Roots of health: How a simple processing method helps turmeric farmers earn more

Minimum processing would ensure that the benefits of turmeric are retained

Simply Put: Farm Bill 2020

Unseasonal Maharashtra rains damage crops on 7 million hectares: Govt

Kharif crop in Marathwada, Konkan and western Maharashtra affected

Simply put: Himachal farmers poisoning monkeys

GM mustard will obliterate honey bees: Apiculturists protest Central decision in Bharatpur

Mustard is the only natural crop that bee farmers depend on

Centre restricts use of common weedicide glyphosate citing health hazards

Experts welcome move but call for a complete ban 

Andhra farmers turn masons, milkmen despite state getting ‘decent’ rain; here is why

They blame lack of remuneration, rising input costs and accumulating debt

Wheat Crisis: Government procurement goals not met, food security risk increases

Wheat is being purchased at a higher rate than the MSP despite the export ban

These farmers in Bikaner, Rajasthan have faced locusts 3 times in one year

They face an uncertain future as many have not received any help from the government

Simply put: Why pesticide

Not just farmers: Understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future

Results show only a quarter of rural Kenyan families are full-time farmers

Two years of Dhinkia violence: Villagers observe ‘Black Day’ in Bhubaneswar

Thirty people from Dhinkia sustained injuries after police baton-charged agitators trying to protect their betel vineyards from acquisition for …