Gap between countries on animal protein consumption to widen by 2030: Report

While it will level off in high-income countries, it will increase in middle-income ones and remain the same in low-income countries

Bihar schoolkids to grow organic vegetables, fruits for their mid-day meals

After a successful pilot project, 20,000 schools will now be given Rs 5,000 each and asked to develop kitchen gardens

Agri share in GDP hit 20% after 17 years: Economic Survey

Agriculture was the only sector to have clocked a positive growth at constant prices in 2020-21

Looking at the farm laws from an economic perspective

The purpose of the new farm laws is to end the historic exploitation of farmers at the APMC markets and free them from the clutches of the …

Weather advisories drive farmers’ income up to 50%

Every rupee spent on weather forecasting fetches 50-fold economic gains to below poverty line farming families  

India’s agrarian distress: Is farming a dying occupation

Farmers across the globe are quitting their business, while the rural youth population is increasing. Who will grow our food?

Union Budget 2023-24: India’s farmers can take to organic agriculture with proper support

Meagre allocations to organic/natural farming is negligible compared to huge funding towards chemical-based farming

Davos 2023: Rich nations must help poor counterparts’ small farmers to transform food systems, says RK Singh

India will soon have enough green ammonia to cease importing ammonia-based fertilisers, which account for a significant portion of its import …

National-level multi-state co-operative organic society: Can it help improve farm income?

Overall, the proposed society will provide a wide range of organic farming-related services; however, key details are missing at the moment

Lions are still being farmed in South Africa for hunters and tourism — they shouldn’t be

In 2019, around 8,000 lions were held in over 350 facilities in South Africa, when the wild population was 3,500

Nano urea in field trials: Farmers disillusioned, say no payoff on crops

Nano urea was touted as a better substitute that could cut urea costs for farmers, import bills for the Centre and increase farm yields

Bluewashing: Report flags how corporates have wormed their way into global food governance

Experts called the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit a watershed moment in drawing attention to corporate influence over public food governance

Organic farming will suffer a setback without certification, availability of breeder seeds

Although seed saving is a profitable enterprise, it’s the government’s responsibility to produce seeds and distribute them among …

Millets make a comeback in rural areas

Pilot projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha are aimed at initiation of millets in the dietary consumption pattern

Andhra farmers taste success with Zero Budget Natural Farming

Ensuring food security, producing more with less resources and building the resilience of smallholder farmers are important towards creating a …

Turning over a tea leaf

Production of organic tea in Darjeeling is increasing as consumers in the West refuse to import tea with pesticide residues

Messiahs to rural folk

A few individuals are trying to bring about changes at the grassroots level through dedicated and sustained work

Rent-a-farm: Watch how this firm is helping city dwellers grow food

Delhi-based start-up, Edible Routes, is helping people bring closer to their food and instilling a greater sense of well-being

Wheat crisis: Additional irrigation may not save Rabi crops; here is why

Additional moisture to save wheat and maize from high temperatures not feasible due to irrigation and groundwater level concerns, say …

How a water project put women in charge and turned the fortunes of a dry Bengal village

With men quitting agriculture to work as unskilled labourers, women lead measures to curb soil erosion

Paddy production will depend on August rainfall in core monsoon zone area

With the monsoon currently on a break, what does it mean for paddy production this Kharif season?

Is permaculture a real solution to agricultural distress?

Permaculture farming, which spread across the West as part of the hippie movement, is fast gaining ground in India among subsistence farmers and …

Telangana pushing for organic farming, but focus is now on giving respite to farmers

Telangana's Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, Jupally Krishna Rao, says his government is offering loan waiver and subsidies to farmers

'Ours is a model of natural farming'

A couple in Kerala demonstrate that barren land can be brought back to life without using any external inputs.

Cotton tangle

Indian Bt cotton varieties show 75 per cent expression of the Bt gene, while elsewhere it is 100 per cent