Does Centre’s move to hike MGNREGA wages hold any value?

While this news might excite millions of rural workers, in reality, the workers will only be handed disappointment and pain

China's loss to US in WTO is not good news for India

India calculates subsidy the same way as China, which lost the case for giving too much subsidy to its wheat, rice farmers

Toxic air engulfs Delhi-NCR, worse yet to come

Western disturbance may reach North India on November 1 with dust from Pakistan and the Thar Desert and if wind speeds remain low, the dust will …

Crop burning: New machines don’t solve, but add to menace

Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop

Limited access to land and water affects productivity of women farmers in Africa

FAO study reveals the constraints that make women more vulnerable to climate change and environmental degradation

UK after Brexit: farm subsidy could be significantly reduced to comply with WTO rules

Being an EU member state, the UK had been insulated from WTO rules that dictate the size of subsidies and how they are paid

Report places rural transformation at the heart of economic development

IFAD report bats for emphasis on agriculture and employment to reduce rural poverty

Sweet ’n’ sour

Moringa and tamarind are popularly known as the trees of life for Indians. Moringa is in fashion as the world eyes India to feed its frenzy for …

Pulses, neglected for long

Despite being a world leader in pulses production, India has been forced to import due to crop loss and seed deficit. The sharp rise in prices is …

Veggie is the most low-carbon diet, right? Well, it depends where you live

As 90% of our energy intake comes directly from the soil, agricultural practices obviously have a big effect on soil health

‘Overall monsoon forecast not useful to farmers’

Farmers need short-term rainfall forecasts and agricultural extension services to tide over difficult weather conditions

When ducks get to work

Employing ducks in the paddy field heralds an era of prosperity for farmers in Japan, and in time worldwide

Fast-forward to the past

Only a few villages stand testimony to the success of traditional water harvesting methods in tribal areas of Singhbhum. A report by Binayak Das

Warsaw climate talks: Farm emissions kept out of COP 19

G77+China successfully counter move by EU to add agriculture as a source of emissions for purpose of accounting

Nano urea in field trials: Fertiliser may have received nod for production too soon

ICAR states that data for at least 3 seasons must be supplied for a fertiliser to be certified

FAO acknowledges Indian wheat exports helped in reducing April inflation

There has been some relief in inflation in April according to the Food Price Index of the FAO, released May 6; this relief has been seen in …

Stubble burning season starts in Punjab and Haryana

Nasa’s satellite image showed at least 100 such incidents in Punjab in the last 72 hours

Dalit farmers in Kasauli march to common grazing land

They held a cattle grazing drive to show they won’t give grazing rights on the land, which the upper castes claim is theirs

Startup shows how crop residue can generate useful products

Incubated in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Kriya Labs can convert any agro-residue into paper, tableware, bioethanol or fabric

300 million sub-Saharan Africans could go hungry due to Fall Armyworm

A pest that feeds on sorghum, millet and maize will cause severe destruction to crops if left unchecked, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization

Point of No Agri-returns Part 7: India diverts 10 million hectares of productive agri-lands, replaces them with barren lands for cultivation

Government report terms this as the 'often overlooked' aspect of the agrarian crisis in the country

Point of no agri-returns Part 1: How India lost its historic agriculture recovery growth phase in just four years

Government reports say 2004-14 had the highest agriculture growth that has fast slipped back to near-zero growth despite normal monsoons and …

Today it is hazardous; tomorrow it is going to be deadly

The air quality in Delhi is likely to worsen further with north-westerly wind expected to bring in more toxic smoke from Punjab and Haryana in …

Reaping benefits of integrated farming in Zambia

A woman farmer in Chongwe district of Zambia lifted herself out of poverty through integrated and diversified farming

Satellite study finds ammonia hotspots over agricultural areas

Ammonia concentration in the atmosphere over India is the highest in the world due to cattle population and excessive fertilizer use, says study