"Developmental aid is part of neocolonialism"

Although RAY WIJEWARDENE, 71, holds degrees in engineering and aeronautics from Cambridge, is a Doctor of Science (Honorls causa) from Sri Lanka'…

How agroforestry could solve climate crisis

With agroforestry, degraded land can be transformed into food-growing carbon sinks  

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Interaction stressed among social disciplines

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India becomes first country to adopt an agroforestry policy

Four-day world congress on agroforestry in Delhi pushes for accelerating growing trees on farms for sustainable agriculture and mitigating …

Making the most of little plots of land

A Filipino research institute has blended agro-forestry and bio-intensive forming technicques to help small farmers produce more, without further …

Pineapple agroforestry can help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss: Study

Can be an alternative to jhum cultivation, which has become unsustainable due to a reduced fallow cycle, in northeast India

Why Eucalyptus?

Eucalyptus plantations must be raised, given the tree’s significant impact on wood availability, livelihood generation and carbon …

New model agriculture law aims to increase farmers’ income

The draft law proposes to ensure profitable returns to farmers through features such as electronic registration, direct sale to buyers and …

Fall of the poplar

In the backyard of Asia's largest poplar market, farmers are being forced to quit growing the soft wood as its price crashes because of overproduction

Seeking Reliance

The Andhra Pradesh government is giving forests that sustain tribal communities to the Reliance group of industries for plantations. That, too, …

Harness silvopasture systems for local climate resilience

Silvopasture systems buffer against temperature and wind extremes, providing a favourable living environment for livestock

COVID-19 warriors: How Assam’s Mishings brought agroforestry back into practice

A village in Assam escapes unemployment and food scarcity by reviving an ancient food forestry practice

Integrating trees in African agricultural landscapes

The challenge for policy makers is how to increase agricultural productivity without expanding into forestlands and with minimal use of external …

Missing timber for wood

As the demand-supply gap for timber widens in India, it is time to exploit the potential of private plantations and government-managed forests in …

Forests could help eliminate global hunger, says report

Tree foods are often rich in vitamins, proteins and other vital nutrients. They can provide a diverse diet to people worldwide

Forest to farms

India's paper industry now sources more wood from farmers. Why does it still demand forestland?

Just like a forest

Analog forestry mimics a forest to create an economically productive and ecologically diverse landscape

Is the government marketing millets right?

India requires policy changes to make millets an effective tool against malnutrition 

How not to grow trees

Planting a tree is now bound up in so much restriction and red tape that it is not worth the effort

World Food Day: our agriculture must keep pace with changing climate

To feed the world, agriculture, along with forestry, fisheries and livestock, needs to become more resilient and productive

Labour scarcity makes coffee plantation ecosystem in Western Ghats fragile: Study

Rising labour costs, urbanisation and increased use of pesticides point to a growing conservation concern in the Ghats

Tamil Nadu must sustainably manage its rattans

The plants have seen huge commercial exploitation in the state and need restoration to safeguard their survival

New fruit of jam

Old wine in a new bottle

Leguminous trees rather than plants are a better option for improving soil fertility