Flower to the People

Floriculture emerges as a big economy in Sikkim

Two leaves and a bud

Organic v conservative

Scientists contest an age-old agricultural technique

Indian states step up natural farming adoption

Natural farming movement led by farmers and civil society has spread to states such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra among others 

Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay: How it aims to revive rural economy, organic farming

A significant number of beneficiaries of the scheme are women and from backward community. Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Raipur and Rajnadgaon districts …

Rooftop revolution

More and more people in food-deficit Kerala are taking up terrace farming to grow organic vegetables and fruits

Fabric of nature

Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth

Organic goes online

India’s organic food exports have found a new strength—online traceability. Web-based TraceNet can trace an organic product right …

As told to Parliament (September 18, 2020): 10,281 Indian farmers died by suicide in 2019

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Ponds for strongmen

Village heavyweights use natural farming methods

How to replace chemical fertilisers with organic & bio-fertilisers 

Organic and bio-fertilisers should also be made suitable for application through micro-irrigation methods

Remembering Nammalvar: farewell, organic saint-warrior

G Nammalvar, the agriculture scientist who pioneered organic farming movement in Tamil Nadu, passed away on December 30 at the age of 75. He …

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

A peculiar situation for Nigeria was that the food price increases varied across the country. Some states felt the hit of food price inflation …

‘Let farmers decide the price’

Mani Chinnaswamy’s contract farming model has prompted IIM graduates to study his Appachi formula. After all, it gives farmers the right to …

Farming for the future

Despite having the potential to give a green edge to the agricultural market, biopesticides are yet to make a mark in the agro sector. To create …

Organic farming: Reaping mixed benefits

Contradictory state of affairs in two Uttaranchal villages highlights both potential and obstacles of organic farming. The paradox has cropped up …

Can organic farming ensure food security?

Rift valley

Mr Prime Minister good news

The finance minister has said that the government is committed to double farmers' income in five years. Here are a few villages across the …

Painful entry for Poland into the EU

ZOE YOUNG travels through Poland to find that its farmers dread integration with the EU

Not so lovely fair trade

Pesticides linked to neuro-disorder

Chemicals in food may trigger attention deficit hyperactivity   

As told to Parliament (December 21, 2022): 42.1 million hospital admissions under PMJAY

The admissions were worth Rs 49,468.6 crore and helped reduce out-of-pocket health expenditure 

Rice intensification for increasing productivity

System of Rice Intensification is new mantra for reducing water usage and increasing productivity

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