Agricultural transformation vital to produce 50% more food in 2050

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, agricultural output would need to more than double by the middle of the century

Is government manipulating agriculture data?

Government’s policy decisions and ground reports are in conflict with official data on sowing, production and agriculture insurance

Women play vital role in agrifood systems across Latin America and the Caribbean

In most rural households, women play a definitive role in agriculture and other allied activities. Thus, including women under the social …

How will the drought in India affect food prices worldwide?

Cristina Coslet is Country Monitor, Far East Asia at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

"Developmental aid is part of neocolonialism"

Although RAY WIJEWARDENE, 71, holds degrees in engineering and aeronautics from Cambridge, is a Doctor of Science (Honorls causa) from Sri Lanka'…

Melodious warning

Why we should worry about 8% deficit rainfall in July

Historically, a deficit monsoon in July invariably leads to drought

Maharashtra’s project funds for climate-resilient agriculture has gone to just a few districts and types of interventions

The scheme has resulted in a few districts garnering a large chunk of the funds

One agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours in 2021

29% increase in suicides by farm labourers from 2019 

A novel algorithm for enhanced crop productivity

The purpose is to enhance the crop yield in lesser time

How corrupt nexus between sugar industry, governments affects farmers

India is the second-largest producer of sugar in the world, after Brazil

State of despair

Why farmers in Marathwada are committing suicide

News Snippets

Dateline: farm

Prolonged cold, fog spell in Bihar hits Rabi crops, but wheat yield may benefit

Farmers report damage to potato, mustard and lentil crops, wheat unaffected  

Report sees opportunities for agricultural growth in West Africa

Many countries rely on imports to meet their urban food market demand as a growing proportion of the population is made up of consumers, who …

Growing gap in irrigation potential and usage major challenge

To reduce the consumption of water and maximise agricultural productivity in the country, the government is trying to introduce different innovations

Glyphosate, its formulations banned in Punjab

After the state agriculture department recently passed an order, manufacturers, marketers and dealers in Punjab will not be allowed to sell …

‘Cashew Board will help procure raw cashew nut directly’

Rajesh R, Managing Director of Kerala State Cashew Workers Apex Industrial Co-operative Society (CAPEX), talks about the problems with the Indian …

A Frayed History: The Journey of Cotton in India

A comprehensive study of cotton farming, this book explores the loss of local varieties of cotton and cotton-weaving traditions.

Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard …

The poison we breathe

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of clean air and sustainable mobility programme at CSE, on what needs to be done to clean the air in our cities

For 2004, an article of faith

When our designers sit down to make the year planner that comes with the year's first issue, they look through the issues of the magazine in the …

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

Economic Survey 2022-23: Agri growth rate falls but sector still resilient amid pandemic shock

The contribution of the livestock sector to agriculture gross value added also increased, shows report