Farmers want support
Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather
COVID-19: Bihar farmers suffer labour crunch, despite govt guidelines
Labourers fear getting punished for leaving homes to work
Supreme Court asks Centre to submit endosulfan disposal plan
Sets deadline of July 23
Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, but reservoir levels still low
Full only till 14 per cent of their capacity
A pre-emptive strike against Monsanto
American organic farmers are trying to ensure the biotech giant cannot sue them
Maharashtra's insurance scheme for orchard owners draws angry protests
Too high a premium for too little cover
ICAR to launch tuber crops scheme in Attappady
Kerala chief minister claims it will provide food and livelihood security of tribals
Third heatwave of this summer hits Europe, may be prolonged but less intense than July
Central Europe also affected; widespread crop damage and water shortage reported
Letter
European food regulatory body rejects French ban on GM maize
Scientific evidence found lacking in indicating risk to health, environment
Land Bill gets new name and many amendments
States get freedom to decide whether land under multi-crop is to be acquired
To bring back bees, European commission to impose temporary ban on neonicotinoid pesticide use in farms
Move to be reviewed after two years
Labels must for GM food
Industry clueless about implementing labelling rule; FSSAI dithers over regulations
Letters
Avartansheel Kheti changing lives with periodic farming
The purely organic method of growing food involves dividing the land into zones for cereal crops, vegetables, fruiting trees and animal husbandry
Vampireweed threatens rice production in Africa. What do we know about it?
Associated annual economic losses amount to $82 million, affecting more than 140,000 rural households
Southern African drought primarily driven by El Nino, massive blow to food security, health: Study
Researchers recommend enhanced resilience to droughts that may occur twice as frequently in El Nino years
Bad year for Muzaffarpur’s litchi farmers? High temperature, hot westerly winds result in high fruit drop
Litchi farmers staring at crop loss planning to demand compensation
US government’s new food security plan for Nigeria to stem post-harvest loss, boost grains’ production
Experts in Nigeria welcome move, say it can even end food scarcity in the country