Mobile tester for crop diseases
Michigan State University scientists have developed a portable, effective device for testing plant diseases. Called Gene-Z, it was unveiled at …
Urban-rural links to ensure food security, benefit rural producers
Weak link between smallholders and urban consumers is the main hurdle in improving food security in both rural and urban areas in developing …
Armyworms are wreaking havoc in southern Africa. Why it's a big deal
A combination of armyworms native to Africa and those normally found in the Americas are ravaging crops in sub-Saharan Africa
Farmers protest forceful insurance premium deduction in Haryana
Farmers are confronting bank officials against premium deduction without their consent for the current Rabi season under Pradhan Mantri Fasal …
How currency ban negated the effects of a good monsoon
Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan thinks that the timing of demonetisation is proving worse for farmers
Farmyard manure in natural farming leads to higher yield than conventional method: Study
Natural farming was perceived to be more labour intensive & regular monitoring by farmers was required, survey in three states finds
Holistic approach makes agrarian systems more climate-resilient: Study
Initial watershed development interventions in the studied areas intensified agriculture, but led to declining groundwater tables and …
Meet the woman who preserves over 90 endangered varieties of grains, pulses and oilseeds
Lakshmiamma from Zaheerabad district of Telangana can name each of the 92 varieties she has grown on two acres of land and can also elaborate how …
Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on
An increase in number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in quality and size of seeds across India
Return of pastoralism: How villagers fought a long battle to regenerate grazing lands, assist herders
With help from civil society organisations, India’s rural population managed to increase their profits from raising cattle
International year of millets: Centre to work on decentralised processing & marketing
Themes for a comprehensive plate-to-farm millet food system proposed the People’s Convention on Millets for Millions
Scientists discover new drought-resilient wheat gene, suitable for drier soil conditions
The next step for will be to test how this gene works in diverse agronomic environments from the UK to Australia
Antimicrobial resistance: Multi-stakeholder platform launched to drive collective action, collaboration
The platform is expected to build global momentum & high-level advocacy to combat AMR
For all farming needs: How Kisan Credit Cards work
KCC, launched with fanfare by the Vajpayee govt, was to be a financial instrument to make things easier for farmers; do they?
Some 85% districts in India now face arid conditions
At least 196 districts are in the grip of a ‘severe’ degree of dryness and 65 of these are in Uttar Pradesh
Food first: After wheat, Modi government curbs sugar export
Only 10 millon tonnes can be exported in the remainder of current season ending September
Why is north India suffering from a fodder crisis
The rise in wheat straw prices is a combined consequence of an unrelenting summer, water shortage as well as better prices for other crops like …
Cross-country push: How few firms dominate African seeds market
Several parts of Africa has seen vocal protests against encroachment on food sovereignty
India’s wheat ban knee-jerk reaction; could prove costly for farmers
The full impact of the wheat ban on farmers will be known only in the next few days, say experts
Pasture posture in time of climate change
The United Nation’s latest appeal for national support to protect mobility of pastoralists brings focus to this ancient, climate-resilient …
Come back holy cow
Cow, from being an axis of a farmer’s economy to being abandoned, is too big a change people would bargain for
Lanka President talks green agriculture, renewable energy, electric vehicles in Parliament address
Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal to promote use of bio-fertilisers in order to create an international market for non-toxic agricultural produce, …
Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition
The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation
Plant protection authority sets right its potato blunder
A public campaign forced it to revoke registration of PepsiCo’s potato variety, but the agency needs to reset its priorities
Jawad shatters hopes of paddy farmers in Odisha’s coastal districts
Many farmers in coastal Odisha were expecting a bumper harvest; however, rains due to Cyclone Jawad inundated fields, destroying crops