Early sowing can increase cotton yield: study
It was found, through simulations, that early sowing (mid May) always yielded better cotton production as compared to late sowing (June)
Sugarcane farmers' crisis: bumper harvest turns bane
Thanks to a high yield sugarcane variety, India witnessed bumper harvests in the last 3 seasons, but sugar prices have fallen and sugarcane …
Can Baiga millet be part of mainstream?
The Sikiya millet grows on its own in the bewar plots managed by the Baigas. Currently, IIMR is working towards establishing …
Centre’s crop insurance scheme not good enough; Bihar launches its own plan for farmers
Bihar State Crop Assistance Scheme will ensure that farmers have enough money for next crop cycle if their current crop is destroyed by natural …
Smart device developed for precise use of herbicides
Indian and American researchers have developed a weed removal device for precise application of herbicide that can reduce crop damage and …
How is Centre making skewed projections to show success of agri-insurance scheme?
The non-loanee farmers from Maharashtra, Kerala and Telangana are shown in loanee category to project the insurance scheme as a success
These farmers use paddy straw for income
Instead of burning paddy straw, farmers in Haryana's Panipat district are using it to farm mushrooms. This has eased pollution, too
Kharif sowing period almost over, but huge deficit for paddy and pulses
Jharkhand most affected due to delayed monsoon 2022; Soyabean, millet see increase
Cotton conundrum
The powers that be are hanging fire on Bt cotton despite long and intensive research. Indira Khurana delves into the baffling issue
Winter pollution: 80% daily PM2.5 levels in Delhi-NCR from non-stubble sources
Delhi’s air this winter was slightly cleaner than previous years, but still extremely unhealthy
Researchers study behavioural aspect of farmer suicides
One of the major causes behind suicidal intent is depression, experts find while studying cases in Punjab, Telangana and Maharashtra
Agriculture, food security and livestock in southern Africa most vulnerable to climate hazards: FAO
Cyclone Idai alone destroyed crops over 0.78 million hectares in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, highlighted the UN agency’s recent report &…
'We can contain the pest'
India's temperature and atmospheric conditions are ideal for the spread of Fall Armyworm
Gene that helps tomato fight viral infection, heat stress identified
Scientists at New Delhi-based National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR) have deciphered critical role of a single gene—SlDEAD35&…
Soil fertility is not the only measure of soil health
At the ongoing International Permaculture Convergence, experts discussed how the modern farming system has destroyed soil health
Wild tomatoes can help in making commercial varieties disease-free
Indian and Israeli scientists found a way to develop tomatoes resistant to the most common disease, Early Blight
Indigenous appeal
Farmers in West Bengal are going back to indigenous rice varieties, with a little encouragement
Damage to crop and livestock from wildlife continues to be high despite mitigation efforts: study
AS per the study, 71 per cent of the households surveyed had suffered crop loss, and 17 per cent livestock loss
Insurance companies have not paid 83% of farmers' claims
As farmers' protests demanding loan waiver pick up across the country, there are other people who owe them huge amount of money: the insurance …
Armyworms are wreaking havoc in southern Africa. Why it's a big deal
A combination of armyworms native to Africa and those normally found in the Americas are ravaging crops in sub-Saharan Africa
Farmers protest forceful insurance premium deduction in Haryana
Farmers are confronting bank officials against premium deduction without their consent for the current Rabi season under Pradhan Mantri Fasal …
Facing- rough weather
Scientists are making gloomy predictions that rising temperatures shall jeopardise not just human health but our crops as well
Wheat crisis: High heat in February cause of worry for critical Rabi crop
Temperatures have started increasing even earlier than in 2022; may affect wheat approaching reproductive growth period and lower yield
Here is a solution for crop residue burning problem
Happy Seeder — a tractor-mounted device — will eliminate air pollution and reduce green house gas emissions from on-farm activities …
Over 200,000 hectares crops lost to locust attacks since 2019: Agriculture minister
The locust attacks since 2019 were the most serious in the country in 26 years