IPR claims by big companies; farmers' food security under threat
Patents on seeds by corporations leave farmers unable to save or share seeds
छत्तीसगढ़ में धान खरीद की तारीख बढ़ाने की मांग उठी
छत्तीसगढ़ किसान सभा का आरोप है कि राज्य में अभी तक 3.17 लाख से ज्यादा लघु और सीमांत किसान अपनी धान की फसल नहीं ...
ICAR-CIRG signs MoU to transform India’s goat value chain
Agreement to increase goat productivity, provide advanced training in breeding and healthcare practises and foster sustainability
No GM Mustard for now; Centre puts commercial release on hold following protests
In May, the government panel had cleared commercial release of GM Mustard with certain conditions
PM-Kusum not a solution for India’s irrigation needs: CSE
The scheme might result in over-exploitation of groundwater and won't help reduce discoms’ subsidy burden
Deficiency in micronutrients in soil linked to health of children and women
Districts with more soil zinc samples had significantly lower rates of underweight children and child stunting
India’s foodgrain production estimated at 330 million tonnes for 2022-23: Third Advance Estimate
Production of rice and wheat estimated to be higher by 6 and 5 million tonnes this time as compared to the last
CSE’s new report presents irrefutable evidence of the benefits of non-chemical agriculture
The report presents evidence collected and collated on aspects such as crop yield, cost of cultivation, income and livelihood, soil health and …
As told to Parliament (September 23, 2020): E-waste up 43% in 3 years
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
टिकैत की ये बातें मान लेती सरकारें तो नहीं होता कृषि संकट
अक्टूबर 2008 में डाउन टू अर्थ ने किसान नेता महेंद्र सिंह टिकैत का साक्षात्कार किया था, प्रस्तुत हैं उसके मुख्य अंश -
Faced with water crisis, Karnataka now wants to revive millet cultivation
Millets consume at least 70 per cent less water than other crops and require minimum inputs
Assuring tenure rights to pastoralists can ensure food security
Over 500 million people rely on livestock herding in rangelands. They move from one place to another in search of pasture and to avoid drought, …
UN food agency predicts bumper wheat, rice harvests
The global rice production is also predicted to expand for the first time in three years, mainly due to abundant monsoon rains in Asia and …
FAO chief wants effective implementation of treaty to combat illegal fishing
Each year, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is responsible for annual catches of up to 26 million tonnes with a value of up to $ US 23 …
Brexit may trigger inflation in UK, widen trade deficit with EU
UK’s dependence on EU for imports and collapse in the value of British pound might affect cost and availability of food products
Delhi Chalo: Amid police face-off, farmers keep up the march
The ‘Delhi Chalo’ (Onward to Delhi) agitation began November 26, 2020, as thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and …
World Earth Day 2024: Global network presents solutions for cutting down plastic use in food chain
Slow Food Earth Markets around the world suggest steps undertaken by it to reduce plastics in their food systems
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
2021 की डाउन टू अर्थ की इन रिपोर्ट्स से समझें, खेती-किसानी के लिए कैसा रहा साल
खेती-किसानी के लिए साल 2021 बेहद महत्वपूर्ण रहा
एक बार फिर रिकॉर्ड खाद्यान्न उत्पादन का अनुमान
देश में कुल खाद्यान्न उत्पादन रिकॉर्ड 150.50 मिलियन टन अनुमान जताया गया है
64% of world’s arable land at risk of pesticide pollution: Study
Asia home to largest land areas at high risk of pesticide pollution
India to stand steady against global financial volatility: World Bank
Weak farm output and halted bills may hamper growth trajectory for the country
Adverse weather pushes up food prices
Prices of sugar, palm oil and milk have gone up sharply
Indians consuming rice and wheat low in food value, high in toxins: ICAR study
DTE and CSE hold webinar on magazine’s coverage of ICAR research
Union Budget 2023-24 - Key Highlights (Agriculture)
While many schemes to increase production have been introduced, the core problem of increasing productivity and farmers’ income has not …