Not quite the pulse of the nation

Yellow pea catches more heat than consumers

Fruits of doing nothing

Two young farmers of Karnataka prosper by overcoming tiller instinct  

Pesticides lower crop yields

Exclusive cereal-dependence

Smart farming

How to improve yield in organic farming

Fixing nitrogen

New study may help reduce global dependence on fertilisers

Maharashtra revokes ban on popular lentil

Sour saga of chana saag: Easier access to tender chickpea greens can promote this nutritious food

BONUS: Easy-to-cook good food recipe inside

Fertiliser’s true climate impact

Empirical estimates of nitrous oxide levels in environment made

Rumoured forbidden: It’s time to banish fears around ‘Khesari Dal’ and relish the nutritious legume 

Grass pea, linked to lathyrism in British India, could provide food security when conventional crops are failing due to climate change

Ban on futures trading to go

Budget pitches for agriculture

No incentives for organic fertilizers and sustainable farming  

Bytes

Agriculture Don't fix is the government's fix

Reclaiming Simple Clod

More and more loss

More and more water

More yield per hectare

More and more urea

Fertilisers boost plant growth but imbalanced application soon leads to use-fatigue

EU bans Indian guar gum

Field day

India's soils are in a bad shape. T V Jayan investigates

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science & Technology - Briefs

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading

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