Sustainable soil management key to Africa's food security
The thrust is now on promotion of sustainable soil management as the approach for boosting healthy soils for a food-secure Africa
State of Agriculture: Milk Inflation
Milk price in India has scaled rapidly in recent months on the back of unprecedented fodder prices and lumpy disease outbreaks in cattle. This …
Seed saviours: These Telangana women preserve native seeds; here is why
Doing so ensures nutritional security of their families and helps them survive changing weather conditions
Basmati rice: the new authenticity rules aiming to remove sub-standard varieties from the market
If we don’t maintain today’s standards, it may harm the industry — and crucially the farmers who work so hard to produce this …
Will you be doomed if GM mustard is not approved now, apex court asks Centre
The SC, on the second day of hearing, sought details on the Union government’s claim of GM mustard being a herbicide-tolerant crop
Strategic ally: How an organic food company expanded farm-to-fork philosophy to promote chemical-free practices
Organic food company goes beyond marketing, sales strategies to support farmers moving away from chemical-free practices
Rotterdam Convention: International trade of 2 hazardous pesticides recommended for ‘prior informed consent’
Iprodione & Terbufos dangerous for health of humans, aquatic animals; India among largest exporters of Terbufos
ITPGRFA: Decisions on key issues deferred at meet of treaty on plant genetic resources
One positive outcome at the ITPGRFA meet was the recognition of the contribution of farmers in preserving the diversity of crops that feed …
A year without a crop
A failed monsoon is alarming for Jharkhand, a state where severe drought has become more frequent in the last 2 decades
Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts
FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed
Neighbour’s envy: India’s jute economy is faltering while Bangladesh’s is flourishing; here’s why
Lack of market, government procurement and diversification, poor infrastructure as well as the sorry state of Indian jute mills is responsible, …
Nigeria’s COVID-19 economic plan has delivered disappointing results: Here’s why
Nigerian economy grew at 2.2% in 2019. It contracted by 1.8% in 2020. It rebounded in 2021 with a growth rate of 2.5%, but the rebound was less …
Sri Lanka’s inorganic transition to organic farming
Sri Lanka's decision to move to organic farming is not behind its food shortage given that a majority of the farmers have not even started the …
Agriculture sustains growth, but what about the whole year?
All sectors of Indian economy, except farm, remain below 2019-20 levels
Bihar farmers stare at huge loss of Kharif crops due to erratic monsoon rainfall
Late transplantation of paddy crops may lead to crop yield loss of up to 50 per cent
As Bihar’s Kishanganj gets digital fertility map, farmers sound alarm
Farmers at the mercy of corporates if digitalisation of agriculture is allowed to go on, they say
Africa becomes first continent to complete collection of digital land use data
There are more forests and arable lands in Africa than previously thought, new data shows
India’s water is being exported as agri-exports; is there a solution
It is critical for us to adopt the circular water management model of treating and rejuvenating wastewater at source, along with efficient water …
Petrol > Rs 100: Forget doubling income, farming now way costlier in Bihar
Ploughing turns expensive; price of seeds, fertilizers and insecticides increase as transportation costs rise
Collective response: Group farming helps small, landless farmers amid COVID-19 pandemic
Putting a new twist to an idea can provide a much-needed cushion to India’s bottom-of-the-pyramid farmers in trying times
How turmeric became tribal south Rajasthan’s ‘saviour spice’
The success of organic turmeric cultivation in Dungarpur proves that it isn't necessary to look towards global crops like BT cotton as saviours
Locust attack: Global swarming
The increase in frequency of climate change-triggered events, like cyclones, has resulted in extended and multiple breeding seasons of locusts …
Five points on food inflation and onions
Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?
Indian agriculture is under an invisible emergency
At a time when farmers strive to get the right price for crops, more money in their hands can help reignite the country's economy
State of India's farmers: Lost crops, lost resources, lost lives
After much delay, the Centre reluctantly released the data on farmer suicide. While the overall numbers have dipped, farmer suicide cases are …