With 10 acres of organic farm and traditional wisdom, this ‘family farmer’ can help you eat right

Sneh Yadav and Retd Col Tara Singh are very particular about what to grow and what not to grow on their land; they also maintain a very …

After controversy, PPV&FR chair reiterates support for farmer rights

KV Prabhu says controversial changes noticed recently on his organisation’s website could have been made well before his tenure started

Voices of women from Dilli Chalo: We need equal rights as men farmers

A large contingent of women farmers marched along with their male counterparts at the Dilli Chalo protest on November 29-30 in Delhi. The women …

Pay farmers for providing ecosystem services; make agriculture attractive: experts

A steady income for farmers will stem migration and reduce pressure on urban areas as rural people will stay back in villages

How forests can help in doubling farmers’ income

Forest rights, support for ecosystem services could be part of strategy to help farmers living in forests

Why farmers today need to take up precision farming

The century’s most valuable innovation in farm management is based on using Information and Communications Technologies

Talking heads

Agriculture ministers from key African countries speak to Down To Earth on strategies to make Africa food-sufficient once again

Deadlock: Centre asks farmer unions to get back within a day on proposal to ‘hold’ laws

Farmers to decide on next step as government puts ball in their court

Why rich and poor farmers demand MSP, government intervention in market

Agriculture not possible without government support, rue farmers 

Maharashtra amends water law

Agriculture gets priority over industry, farmer-friendly clauses dropped

Wheat export likely

Government expects record production

New policy to revive agroforestry

The National Agroforestry Policy 2014 can substantially reduce poverty in rural India

Vital drip

A farmer in Madhya Pradesh uses discarded saline bottles to irrigate fields

Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

Gujarat passes groundwater bill

The legislation makes it mandatory for farmers to get licence for extracting water

Farmers shun cotton

Delayed monsoons, high input cost make farmers shift to guar, groundnut and pulses

Monsanto pulled up

AD>> GM Crops • India

Facilitator or barrier?

Doubts linger as India prepares to ratify two global plant pacts

Collective spirit an Indian myth or policy failure?

Not ready for rabi

Sugarcane stir

Rs 32,000 crore for public relations

Deschooling farmers

Bt contaminating organic cotton

Bt traces in 30% organic cotton garments; may hit exports

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Impact of farmers’ protest likely; MSP, cane dues major issues in Jat belt

Western UP farmers say they have become aware of their rights due to the protest and will vote on them