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

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