Versatile star

Kamrakh is full of essential vitamins

Arbi leaves

Tasty and healthy

The Manipur advantage

Awa phadigom, a hidden enhancer

Manipur’s wild coriander acts as a flavouring agent in meat and vegetable dishes, besides being used as a medicine

Dal Lake's floating wonders

New edible coating to prolong shelf life of fruits and vegetables

The material was tested on potato, tomato, green chili, strawberry, Khasi Mandarin, apple, pineapple and kiwifruit and was found to keep these …

Delhi’s crop area reduced by 34%; less than 1% workforce engaged in agriculture

The Economic Survey of Delhi also revealed that the area under food-grain crops has decreased substantially

Roof is the limit

Farming consultancies are cropping up in urban areas as households opt for rooftop farms and gardens for cleaner food and environment

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 …

Cheap catalysts

To produce biodiesel

Cyclone Yaas: Acres of standing crop destroyed in Odisha’s ‘vegetable bowl’

Farmers fear further losses if rainwater is not flushed out from the fields

Cultivated idea: Urban farming in India requires holistic policy support; here is why

In India, urban farming has seen some traction across states; but rapid development and the need to make urban agriculture viable mean the …

Untimely January rain damages rabi crop, vegetables in Odisha’s Nuapada

The spell of winter showers affected the small and big farmers alike

Himachal's farm success story at risk of going awry

Controlled-atmosphere farming shows a way of bucking agrarian crisis

Looking at the farm laws from an economic perspective

The purpose of the new farm laws is to end the historic exploitation of farmers at the APMC markets and free them from the clutches of the …

You will soon be able to buy India’s first high oleic groundnut varieties

The commercialised of these varieties and it is set to benefit all stakeholders, including small famers, food industry as well as the …

The juicy green star fruit always find its way to the vendor’s basket

A one-stop medicine shop, amrakh can be the wow factor in homemade pickles and chutneys

Small farmers, daily wagers take to vegetable retail selling in Himachal due to lockdown

The development is being seen as a positive outcome of the COVID-19 lockdown

Rawain valley chooses vegetables over staple crops

Other areas of Uttarakhand can also profit from growing vegetables but regulations must be in place to restrict use of synthetic chemicals

Agroforestry boosts rice and biodiversity in India

In West Bengal, the adoption of useful trees into paddy fields has boosted crop yields and crop diversity, and has also sparked a movement that …

Assam moves to curb pesticides in vegetables, tea

Pesticide limits to be set for vegetables; cultivators could be fined or banned from undertaking cultivation if their products exceed limit

Cancer sees red in green

Enter super broccoli

Ground report from Delhi’s wholesale markets: Why vegetable sales have dropped in India this summer

Low supply, soaring prices of staple grains and cooking fuel, heat wave behind low uptake, say experts

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Frost causes heavy damage to potato, vegetable crops in north India

Frost-like conditions occur every year, but an episode like this happens once in three or four years