Ramlila Maidan Mahapanchayat ends with SKM call to intensify MSP fight
Our resolution a ‘sankalp patra’ against the “corporate, communal, dictatorial regime” at the Centre, says SKM
Scaling sustainable food production in face of climate change is the defining challenge of our times
Localised and climate-smart agriculture can help preserve agrobiodiversity and reshape the larger narrative of responsible food production &…
Not just farmers: Understanding rural aspirations is key to Kenya’s future
Results show only a quarter of rural Kenyan families are full-time farmers
COVER STORY | Pulse tales: Import reliant India
Why India is unable to produce enough pulses to meet its domestic requirement?
Survey pegs 1.5% of world's farmland under organic cultivation
India has most number of organic cultivators but only 1.1% of acreage
Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too
Crops, trees and livestock in harmony; pesticides no more; small tech, big difference
Will India’s new agricultural export policy work?
Food grain buffers exceed need, global prices remain depressed
The ignored sector
Post 1991, why has agriculture grown at 1 per cent while the industry at 8 per cent?
Sustainable farming systems of Bangladesh, Japan globally recognised
The sites include Bangladesh’s floating gardens and three areas in Japan
New global agriculture census round to kick off in 2016
Agriculture censuses help to boost rural development and improve food security
Can biotechnology help feed the world’s hungriest region—Asia and the Pacific?
An absurd tale
The astounding agricultural growth of Madhya Pradesh has many suspenses
Urban agriculture needs to be climate smart, say experts at African Conference on Agricultural Technology
Urban, peri-urban agriculture important for food security but greenhouse gas emissions need to be kept in check
Experts urge promotion of decentralised seed systems in rain-fed areas
Indigenous seeds work best in areas without irrigation benefits
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: FAO launches action plan 2021–2025
The new plan aims to extend FAO’s capacity development assistance to its members
Promoting input-based enterprises to spread organic farming
Promotion around locally available options can be sustainable solution
Bumper burden
Madhya Pradesh witnesses farmer unrest like never before despite a bumper harvest
Food security issue resonates in Security Council amidst conflicts
FAO chief says that fighting hunger and boosting rural livelihoods can lead to peace
India’s cotton yield may be lowest in 15 years, to drop by 20%
Cotton Association of India attributes yield loss to pink bollworm infestation, El Nino climate pattern
DTE Reportage: How nano urea fared in field trials
A 4-part series by Down To Earth on what farmers think of nano urea
Budget 2023-24: Agriculture ignored, schemes for ensuring MSP-based procurement nearly ‘closed down’
Share of agriculture in the overall budget also fell sharply
GM mustard: SC adjourns hearing; sowing trials may not take place this season
Biotech regulator GEAC, ICAR can sow latest by Nov 15; SC to hear case Nov 17
Simply Put: Farm suicides in light
Simply Put: India’s food grain story explained
Simply put: Centre's talk circle for farmers