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Cracking ammonia

Scientists unravel the precise steps of ammonia synthesis

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Fishing bill on hold

Government to consult fishers

Climate change threat to food produce in India, says study

'Erratic rainfall and rising input costs forcing farmers to migrate'

FDI in retail: some unanswered questions

Urban consumer may benefit, but what about marginal farmers and the environment?

The desperation of farmers

Will seeds bill make it this time?

Opposition parties say the draft is still not farmer-friendly

Ban on pesticides: Plea in Supreme Court alleges restriction on reduced number of chemicals to protect companies

Next hearing on April 28; SC seeks reasons for the decision from Centre

K Meerabi’s husband was disabled due to pesticides in 2008; this month, she earned acclaim for natural farming at Oxford

The Guntur farmer’s impact on the global stage signifies growing recognition of natural farming practices as a viable and transformative …

Buried in cement dust: Kashmir’s saffron production takes a hit, farmers forced to switch occupation

Despite protests, cement factories have been allowed to be set up right next to saffron fields, complain growers

Horticulture boost: Litchi cultivation has expanded to 19 Indian states, according to officials

Muzaffarpur-based National Research Centre on Litchi is providing technical help, plants and training to farmers with the sole aim of …

One farmer/farm labourer dies by suicide every hour in India: NCRB data

An emerging and worrying trend from the NCRB data was that deaths by suicide of agricultural labourers was higher than cultivators

Climate crisis: Inequality hotspot study shows where women in agriculture are hit hardest

India stood 12th on the climate change risk index in agrifood systems

Deep depression in Bay of Bengal to bring heavy unseasonal rain, strikes fear of crop loss into Odisha paddy farmers

Crops not fully reaped in some districts where government procurement is yet to start

Smells like a fortune: Rising demand for kewda oil a blessing for 200,000 people in Odisha’s Ganjam

Price of a litre of kewda oil increased to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 4.5 lakh last year

Labourers in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Tripura are paid lowest wages; Kerala tops the list: RBI

Of the 20 states and Union territories assessed, only 10 pay above the national average

Ensure pastoralists covered under government schemes: Centre to states

So far livestock-related schemes were only catering to settled farmers, herders

African swine fever: Kerala to buy all healthy pigs to help farmers after Wayanad outbreak

Some 360 pigs culled last weekend after detection of disease on two farms in Wayanad

Stubble burning amid rising fodder prices: Why the paradox

Farmers say the window to sow paddy after harvesting wheat was reduced

How nutrient-deficient are Indian soils?

Nitrogen deficiency in 90% samples in 27 states and UTs

Bumper production, reduced import duty may hurt lentil farmers

There was no immediate inflation pressure on pulses for import duty cut

Coffee bean prices have doubled in the past year and may double again – what’s going on?

The principal reason for surging prices is a series of environmental events in Brazil

Organic and conservation farming boost multifunctionality of ecosystems: Study

Organic farming has a 46-51 per cent lower global warming potential

64% of world’s arable land at risk of pesticide pollution: Study

Asia home to largest land areas at high risk of pesticide pollution