Why have Punjab & Haryana farmers started clearing fields so early in 2023?
Usually, stubble clearance in these two states starts around mid-October and peaks around Diwali; but this time, extreme rains in September …
Punjab is usually blamed for burning paddy stubble; here is the back story to that
Paddy farming in Punjab was started to meet the food grain requirements of the country for which the state has been forced to pay a …
Scanty June rain forces MP farmers to sow paddy a second time
The state received about 23% less rainfall than average till June 28, 2022, resulting in wilting of crops; farmers have had to borrow money to …
Sri Lanka’s organic farming crisis: Learning from failures
Sri Lanka has found itself in an economic crisis in pursuit of producing 100% organic food
International Women’s day: How Telangana’s women farm hands turned farmers
The concept of group farming in not new in the state but it had majorly been out of practice for some years now
Small, marginal farmers hit hard by poor paddy procurement in Bihar
Govt agencies have procured hardly 11 per cent of targeted procurement of paddy since November 15 last year
Will it rain?
As states across India are reeling from drought, for the first time, a 24x7 call centre in Karnataka informs farmers about weather conditions, …
In Troubled Waters
In coastal Kerala, rice cultivation is alternated with prawn farming. The method requires no fertilisers or pesticides. But many farmers in the …
Chhattisgarh farmers frustrated over black marketing of urea
Farmers in the state are not getting urea; if they are, it is at almost double the price
State after state fail to procure kharif paddy
2 months into procurement season, 83% paddy lifted from Punjab & Haryana only
'Thinking Glocal to solve India's paddy-straw burning crisis'
Since we live in an increasingly globalised world, we must make an attempt to seek global solutions to our local problem of paddy straw burning
Why 2023 may be an annus horribilis for India’s farmers
A dry winter, arrival of El Nino and two years without earnings make this year terrible for Indian farmers
Hybrid seeds are becoming increasingly popular in India. But that is not good news; here is why
Hybrid seeds could threaten the country’s crop diversity and the hardy traditional varieties suited to grow in their native climes
Dry beginning: Scanty June rain means delayed Kharif; and it’s becoming common
This year, June ended with a 8% rainfall deficit, with large deficits in 18 states; the impact may extend up to the following Rabi …
Punjab bats for direct seeding of rice. But will it help farmers?
Lack of migrant labourers in the wake of COVID-19-fuelled reverse migration has prompted state government to abandon traditional transplantation …
Bihar cracks down on errant farmers for stubble burning
Farmers who burnt stubble will not get subsidies even as many blame mechanisation and dwindling cattle
Cyclone Jawad: Bengal braces for intense rain, crop damage
Cyclone Jawad’s impact on West Bengal will be dependent on what direction the cyclone takes in Odisha, say experts
Cyclone Jawad can make landfall in Odisha’s Puri district December 5: IMD
Farmers and fishermen in coastal Odisha districts prepare for the worst, with Cyclone Jawad predicted to make landfall in the area; many worried …
Crop burning: New machines don’t solve, but add to menace
Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop
Millet might: Here is how Odisha can succeed in reviving these cereals lost to the Green Revolution
Odisha’s mission to bring millets back to its fields and plates needs greater marketing support and promotion beyond tribal areas
North East India records lowest rainfall in 122 years
The IMD predicts that below-normal rainfall will persist over the remaining part of August
Illusive oilseed: India’s niger seed cultivation is declining; here is why
Lack of government interest in tribal cuisine, amarbel infestation, low productivity of niger seeds and increasing paddy cultivation are …
Why we may have missed the bus on ensuring paddy co-firing in Delhi-NCR coal plants this year
Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh need to identify the major aggregators in their respective states and ensure allocation of suitable land and …
India reports 22% less sowing till second week of 2022 kharif season, compared to last year
The southwest monsoon has entered the country, but the initial rainfall figures have become a source of trouble for farmers
Heavy rains damage paddy crop in Bihar’s Seemanchal and Kosi regions
Standing crops have been damaged in about 663,776.28 hectares due to floods, excessive rains and waterlogging this year