Do we have the answers?
Troubled by the growing farmer unrest, M S Swaminathan, father of India's Green Revolution, raises a few questions for the country's agriculture …
Harvest of losses
Will the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government help alleviate farmers' plight?
Financial inclusion: How Nigerian small-scale farmers are locked out
78% of rural small-scale farmers in Nigeria were financially excluded, according to research
Rajasthan government announces farm loan waivers, but doubts remain
A section of the protestors point loopholes in the state’s letter and claim their demands have not been accepted
Sorrows of a bumper yield
The government must assure farmers that they will not bear the cost of keeping inflation low
Why farmers in northern Ghana go to bed hungry
Rural food systems need to be transformed into productive, profitable activities for farming households
A nationwide wave
Farmers are under heavy debt, but loan waivers only treat the symptom, not the disease afflicting India's farm sector
Farmer groups raise concerns about solutions proposed at COP 22
The impacts of climate change on agriculture will continue to have significant implications for rural development, sustainable development and …
CSE’s organic experiment: Why we should make organic inputs accessible to farmers
Farmers face difficulties in getting good quality organic inputs to keep their cultivation costs low
Six months after including agriculture in climate negotiations, Parties agree on roadmap
Over the next two and half years, the negotiating group will meet five times to discuss and prepare reports on the work required for each of the …
Union Budget 2023-24: India’s farmers can take to organic agriculture with proper support
Meagre allocations to organic/natural farming is negligible compared to huge funding towards chemical-based farming
One year after Mandsaur, farmers remain a disenfranchised lot; demands not heard
Besides loan waiver and MSP+50 per cent as remuneration, the farmers are now demanding fixed income
Food consumption rate in Africa rising 10 times faster than production
Low productivity of smallholder agriculture and growing population are pushing the demand for forest resources
Not just green: Natural farming in Andhra yielded more produce than conventional methods, shows study
Apart from the higher yield, nutrient availability was also unaffected in Zero Budget Natural Farming
African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why
Our findings debunk the myth that most farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are over 60 years of age — far from it in fact
South Africa topples Tunisia as most food secure — what are the lessons for sub–Saharan Africa
Governments must employ multi-pronged approach to ensure affordability, availability, quality and safety of food
Zero-budget natural farming brought big gains for Andhra farmers, shows study
Paddy farmers save water, energy and money by adopting this farming approach, the study points out
Ways to ensure remunerative prices to farmers
Several states have different levels of capabilities. Some states like Haryana and Punjab are historically in a better position to procure, while …
COVID-19 is wake up call for global food systems, say experts
Current industrial agriculture models drive habitat loss, create conditions for viruses to emerge and spread
COVID-19: 60% farmers suffered yield loss on their harvest, shows survey
Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of the nationwide lockdown against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on agricultural production …
COVID-19: Augmenting farmer access to long-term credit
Failing to protect farmers amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.
The ignored sector
Post 1991, why has agriculture grown at 1 per cent while the industry at 8 per cent?
An absurd tale
The astounding agricultural growth of Madhya Pradesh has many suspenses
Let's also protest at WTO
Discriminatory WTO regime towards India is responsible for the farmers' plight
Three years on, only 15% of Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund disbursed
The scheme was launched in 2020 for the development of post-harvest infrastructure