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Parima Muduli, a tribal farmer from Odisha, has created a resilient, biodiverse and self-sustaining farm. Now, she is guiding others

Babulu Bagarti

16 Sep 2025

5 min read

Timing is money: Why India must align its water and crop calendars to secure its farming future

Laxmi Joshi

15 Sep 2025

5 min read

A case study from Solan in Himachal Pradesh shows the potential of natural farming for commercial crops like capsicum

Anurag Sharma

12 Sep 2025

4 min read

Odisha’s ‘Dongar’ cultivation in danger

Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

01 Sep 2025

4 min read

Telangana government’s Rs 500 bonus on procurement of fine paddy draws criticism because it is less cultivated in the state than coarse varieties

Paddy overload

G Ram Mohan

01 Sep 2025

3 min read

The series attempts to prove how agriculture can be made profitable with the right technologies and ideas

Spirit of the soil

Chaitanya Chandan

30 Aug 2025

4 min read

Crop residue burning has impacts beyond pollution — study finds disruption in microbial biodiversity, increased pests and fertiliser use

Himanshu Nitnaware

22 Aug 2025

3 min read

‘Traditional seeds need to be conserved in as many varieties as possible’

‘Traditional seeds are very precious and need to be conserved in as many varieties as possible’

Arvind Bijalwan

21 Aug 2025

11 min read

Floods in Himachal cause road closure, leading to losses for apple farmers

Floods in Himachal seal roads, leading to losses for apple farmers

Rohit Prashar

18 Aug 2025

4 min read

Kenya turns to India for rice imports as farmers decry unsold harvests

Tony Malesi

18 Aug 2025

3 min read

Urea shortage in Telangana sparks political row as farmers queue for fertiliser

G Ram Mohan

18 Aug 2025

5 min read

Farmers in Dhar district say they have started to seek herbicide-tolerant Bt cotton varieties to save their crops from pests and allow them to use the weedicide glyphosate

Silent spread

Ambika Subash

16 Aug 2025

5 min read

Restoring half of degraded land, reducing food waste by 75% and replacing 70% of unsustainable red meat with sustainable seafood could spare 30 million sq km of land

Transforming global food system could spare land larger than Africa, scientists say

Shagun

14 Aug 2025

3 min read

Bibifathima Swa Sahaya Sangha SHG is among ten global winners of Equator Prize for nature-based solutions.

Karnataka women farmers’ group among global winners of UNDP Equator Prize 2025

Shimali Chauhan

13 Aug 2025

2 min read

Soil science blind spots leaving poorest nations exposed to climate and biodiversity loss, warn scientists

Shimali Chauhan

12 Aug 2025

4 min read

Parima Muduli, a tribal farmer from Odisha, has created a resilient, biodiverse and self-sustaining farm. Now, she is guiding others

Babulu Bagarti

16 Sep 2025

5 min read

Timing is money: Why India must align its water and crop calendars to secure its farming future

Laxmi Joshi

15 Sep 2025

5 min read

A case study from Solan in Himachal Pradesh shows the potential of natural farming for commercial crops like capsicum

Anurag Sharma

12 Sep 2025

4 min read

Exotic flavors and unseen allies: Supporting pollinators for evolving urban diets

Chethana V Casiker

29 Aug 2025

5 min read

Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally — here’s why

Mojtaba Sadegh

22 Aug 2025

4 min read

The critical nexus: Agriculture as the foundation of Viksit Bharat

Abhay Kumar Singh

20 Aug 2025

5 min read

Dubai can revive its domestic food production for a sustainable future

Mohit Sharma

11 Aug 2025

4 min read

Kurumpuri goat market, in Odisha’s Nuapada district, plays a significant role in region’s rain-fed agricultural and livestock economy

Sailaja Prasad Nayak

11 Aug 2025

4 min read

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Top News

Parima Muduli, a tribal farmer from Odisha, has created a resilient, biodiverse and self-sustaining farm. Now, she is guiding others

Timing is money: Why India must align its water and crop calendars to secure its farming future

A case study from Solan in Himachal Pradesh shows the potential of natural farming for commercial crops like capsicum

News

Odisha’s ‘Dongar’ cultivation in danger

Paddy overload

Spirit of the soil

Crop residue burning has impacts beyond pollution — study finds disruption in microbial biodiversity, increased pests and fertiliser use

‘Traditional seeds are very precious and need to be conserved in as many varieties as possible’

Floods in Himachal seal roads, leading to losses for apple farmers

Kenya turns to India for rice imports as farmers decry unsold harvests

Urea shortage in Telangana sparks political row as farmers queue for fertiliser

Silent spread

Transforming global food system could spare land larger than Africa, scientists say

Karnataka women farmers’ group among global winners of UNDP Equator Prize 2025

Soil science blind spots leaving poorest nations exposed to climate and biodiversity loss, warn scientists

Interviews

Indoor farming techniques like hydroponics are the future of sustainable agriculture: Vivek Raj

The world does not need industrial camel production: Ilse Kohler Rollefson

‘FAO acknowledges that it neglected costs of food systems in its accounting’

Interest in indigenous cattle breeds like the Pulikulam is reviving: Karthikeya Sivasenapathy

Promoting climate resilient seeds for stable yields: Swati Nayak, recipient of food security award, shares experience

‘Loss & damage fund has to include impact on food security, loss of agricultural production of land’

Blogs

Parima Muduli, a tribal farmer from Odisha, has created a resilient, biodiverse and self-sustaining farm. Now, she is guiding others

Timing is money: Why India must align its water and crop calendars to secure its farming future

A case study from Solan in Himachal Pradesh shows the potential of natural farming for commercial crops like capsicum

Exotic flavors and unseen allies: Supporting pollinators for evolving urban diets

Wildfire disasters are increasingly in the news, yet less land is burning globally — here’s why

The critical nexus: Agriculture as the foundation of Viksit Bharat

Dubai can revive its domestic food production for a sustainable future

Kurumpuri goat market, in Odisha’s Nuapada district, plays a significant role in region’s rain-fed agricultural and livestock economy