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A family member holding a picture of a cotton farmer who committed suicide due to farm loss and bank loan in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo from 1998.

Farmer suicides in India: What 28 years of data shows

31 Dec 2025

4 min read

Traditional seeds hold answers to climate resilience

Traditional seeds hold answers to climate resilience

Abhijit Mohanty

30 Dec 2025

4 min read

Natural farming in practice at Madan Evane Farm

Once driven by crop failure and migration, Betul’s villages are reclaiming agriculture through farmer-led natural farming

29 Dec 2025

5 min read

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A family member holding a picture of a cotton farmer who committed suicide due to farm loss and bank loan in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Photo from 1998.

Farmer suicides in India: What 28 years of data shows

31 Dec 2025

4 min read

Only 1 in 4 marginal farmers in India linked to cooperatives, report finds

Only 1 in 4 marginal farmers in India linked to cooperatives, report finds

25 Dec 2025

3 min read

Women in Bihar are transitioning from programme participants to co-creators of rural value chains, study shows

Women in Bihar are transitioning from programme participants to co-creators of rural value chains, study shows

23 Dec 2025

2 min read

For regional councils working closely with farmers, certification involves training, building understanding of standards, repeated field inspections and peer appraisal, all of which take time.

The numbers game: Rush to certify India’s natural farmers raises concerns

22 Dec 2025

6 min read

Small farms, big climate gains: ICAR study shows how agroforestry farms can be a powerful climate tool

Small farms, big climate gains: ICAR study shows how agroforestry can be a powerful climate tool

18 Dec 2025

3 min read

P Narayanan Unny was the keeper of the red grain

P Narayanan Unny was the keeper of the red grain

10 Dec 2025

5 min read

Expanding agricultural area no longer viable: Report

Expanding agricultural area no longer viable: Report

02 Dec 2025

3 min read

Rights in transit

Rights in transit

01 Dec 2025

2 min read

Once Asia’s largest cattle fair, Bihar’s Sonepur Pashu Mela now hardly has anything to do with livestock

Once Asia’s largest cattle fair, Bihar’s Sonepur Pashu Mela now hardly has anything to do with livestock

Mohd Imran Khan

01 Dec 2025

4 min read

Heat stress puts India’s agriculture among high-risk in Asia-Pacific, warns UN ESCAP report

Heat stress puts India’s agriculture among high-risk in Asia-Pacific, warns UN ESCAP report

27 Nov 2025

3 min read

Why has Madhya Pradesh burnt more paddy stubble for the second year in a row?

Why has Madhya Pradesh burnt more paddy stubble for the second year in a row?

26 Nov 2025

5 min read

Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest number of stubble-burning incidents for two years running.

Madhya Pradesh leads in farm stubble burning for second year; Uttar Pradesh and Punjab follow

25 Nov 2025

3 min read

Blogs

Traditional seeds hold answers to climate resilience

Traditional seeds hold answers to climate resilience

Abhijit Mohanty

30 Dec 2025

4 min read

Natural farming in practice at Madan Evane Farm

Once driven by crop failure and migration, Betul’s villages are reclaiming agriculture through farmer-led natural farming

29 Dec 2025

5 min read

India's pesticide regulation crisis: A policy in perpetual draft

India's pesticide regulation crisis: A policy in perpetual draft

Narasimha Reddy Donthi

24 Dec 2025

4 min read

Sagging solidarity: There is a crisis facing Kerala’s rubber producer societies

Sagging solidarity: There is a crisis facing Kerala’s rubber producer societies

16 Dec 2025

6 min read

Biostimulants: The green solution for sustainable Indian agriculture

Biostimulants: The green solution for sustainable Indian agriculture

08 Dec 2025

4 min read

Why agricultural land in Himachal Pradesh should be left for farmers of the state

Why agricultural land in Himachal Pradesh should be left for farmers of the state

04 Dec 2025

8 min read

Preventing blindness in India’s cotton belts does not require miracles; rather, it requires acknowledgment

Preventing blindness in India’s cotton belts does not require miracles; rather, it requires acknowledgment

Anusreeta Dutta

02 Dec 2025

5 min read

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis — how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis — how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

02 Dec 2025

5 min read

Videos

India launches gene-edited rice: Promises and perils of innovation

India launches gene-edited rice: Promises and perils of innovation

Scientists & activists warn of potential risks, from unintended genetic mutations to threats to seed sovereignty, biodiversity

13 May 2025

1 min read

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewall ends 4-month hunger strike, MSP demand continues

Punjab farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewall ends 4-month hunger strike, MSP demand continues

09 Apr 2025

1 min read

Government to remove 20% onion export duty

Government to remove 20% onion export duty

28 Mar 2025

1 min read

The Green Kitchen | Kali Gajar: The timeless legacy of black carrots

The Green Kitchen | Kali gajar: The timeless legacy of black carrots

03 Mar 2025

1 min read

Soil health in India: Dr Biswapati Mandal talks about schemes, policies and organic farming at AAD 2025

Soil health in India: Dr Biswapati Mandal talks about schemes, policies and organic farming at AAD 2025

03 Mar 2025

1 min read

AAD 2025: Exploring Andhra Pradesh’s crop insurance

AAD 2025: Exploring Andhra Pradesh’s crop insurance

28 Feb 2025

1 min read

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