Simply Put: Potato FC-5 variety

'The Satnami rebellion was a rare anti-caste movement in South Asian history'

Author Amita Kanekar speaks to Down To Earth about her latest book 'Fear of Lions'

Not just loan waivers, farmers need a new deal

Government approves proposal to scale production and sale of compost

Will provide financial assistance of Rs 1,500 for every tonne of compost sold

Rebranding: an exercise in futility

Security begins in the stomach

Super cassava

Farmer-friendly

The minimum support price conundrum and Indian farming

MSP had no legal sanction when it was conceived and can also be challenged now

15 states yet to use funds of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

The Centre's flagship agriculture scheme’s 75 per cent released funds lie unspent

Production of milk, meat and eggs increased in 2016 rainy season

The production of wool decreased during the same period of July 1 to October 31, 2016

Climate change will increase drought intensity, frequency in the Caribbean

Theregion is vulnerable to variable and unpredictable rainfall, a FAO report says

Farm sector fell short of targeted growth of 4 per cent: Economic Survey 2013

'Investments are the only way to motivate the farming community to produce more'

On a tardy trail: State of organic farming in India

Area under organic cultivation is 2% of the net sown area in the country

Food production will need 165-600 million hectares more land to meet demand by 2050

Need to halt deforestation while ensuring food security, says report by FAO

High fertiliser prices shock farmers even as ministry denies shortage reports

Farmers in different states have protested against unavailability of fertilisers

Responsibility of PM’s irrigation scheme to go back to water resources ministry

Government sources say that this to and fro of the scheme may affect its implementation

Central African Republic in grip of food crisis

Cereal production and livestock reaing have been affected to a great extent

Simply Put: Crosses and nought

Simply Put: ‘Lazy’ farmers

Simply Put: Farmers ask yes / no? Centre plays for time

Simply Put: Time to double farmer incomes

Simply Put: Farm Bills & U-turn

Distressed but intelligent farmers

Nearly 85% rural women are engaged in agriculture but only 13% own land