Onion crisis: ‘High time Union govt invested in low-cost storage’
Country director, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics talks to DTE on onion price volatality, amendement to …
Growth in agriculture is not remunerative to Indian farmers
Exceptional growth in agriculture and acreage in kharif season precipitate a crisis like never before for farmers
Deforestation rate globally declined between 2015 and 2020: FAO report
While the world lost 178 million hectares of forest in the last 30 years, the rate of net forest loss declined
COVID-19 lockdown halts crop damage assessment in Haryana
Heavy rain, hail in first half of March had caused widespread damage to wheat and mustard
Look back at the decade: Agrarian distress
A series to highlight crucial points in the second decade of the new millenium: We flag off with how near-zero income for farmers …
Drought causes Bundelkhand’s farmers to turn defaulters
In Uttar Pradesh’s portion of the Bundelkhand region, farmers’ lands are being auctioned due to their inability to pay loans
How a creeper plant helps tribals in Odisha eke out a living
The tribal populations turn Siali creeper, found abundantly in the forests, into craft items that are sold in cities
Why pulse production in India needs better incentives
Productivity of released varieties of pulses is much lower than the notified variety of lower-yielding ones
North India faces an acute fodder shortage, courtesy wheat crisis, climate change
Wheat straw is being sold at Rs 1,100-1,700 per quintal; it was being sold at Rs 400-600 per quintal last year
Nano urea in field trials: Fertiliser may have received nod for production too soon
ICAR states that data for at least 3 seasons must be supplied for a fertiliser to be certified
What does cluster development programme mean to India’s small farmers?
CDP has the potential to benefit farmers; however, asymmetric power relations can make farmer-producer organisations captive markets for the …
Ecologically based rodent management can help control pests in rural India
Full community engagement, reducing access to food and shelter and direct killing is the best way to manage rodent populations
Nitrogen pollution limits safe margin for other environmental issues, say scientists
Fertilizers are among a predominant source of nitrous oxide and ammonia pollution, say scientists at 8th Conference of the International Nitrogen …
MS Swaminathan, a legend who will live on
Swaminathan will go down in history as the person who pulled India out of the ‘hunger trap’. This was the biggest achievement of the …
Madhya Pradesh: Crops destroyed by dry August and excess September rain
Drought-like conditions in many districts of Madhya Pradesh till September 3, 2023, followed by heavy rains and strong winds
African swine fever: Highly contagious virus hit 49 countries since 2021
Only way to contain the virus is to cull the infected, in-contact pigs and bury them in lime-treated deep trenches
Sapling solidarity: Erratic monsoon has led to Haryana, Punjab farmers helping each other; here is how
Cultivators in flood-hit villages of the states have received free supply of paddy saplings from their counterparts in safer areas to tide over …
No price panel meetings in 10 Assam tea-growing districts in 5 years, finds CAG
Less than 4 meetings held in the rest of the 8 districts; less than two meetings per year took place in 5 West Bengal tea districts during 2016-…
Quarter of India’s land area faces drought-like conditions; IMD predicts weak monsoon in August
Since April, the area under drought has been increasing. Below normal rainfall is expected in August
Market access critical for India’s sustainable agri transition: CSE report
The existing ecosystem is not in favour of small and marginal farmers
CACP recommends Centre to bring urea under NBS regime to check overuse
Disproportionate use of urea in agriculture over the years has been one of the primary reasons for worsening plant nutrient imbalance
Global food emissions alone can push warming beyond 1.5°C
Around 80% of future warming from food consumption will be from meat, rice and dairy products
A more expanded vision is needed to promote millets
A focus on hybrids and select millet varieties limits the benefits that these supergrains can provide
Rain, frost damage acres of mustard crop sown this Rabi season
Fresh spells of rain were recorded on January 29 in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh
India now has 212 indigenous livestock breeds after ICAR-NBAGR registers 10 new ones
The 10 new breeds included three new cattle, one buffalo, three goats and three pigs