Scientists, activists are locked in

Deepak Pental, former vice-chancellor of Delhi University and currently director of the university’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of …

Pampering potatoes

Potato storage seems to fare better with indigenous methods employed by farmers for generations

Double whammy for Bengal potato farmers: Costly seeds but low MSP

A section of farmers said that an unknown disease has made potatoes unfit for consumption, adding to losses

Return of the blight?

A new aggressive strain ofpotato blight has started spreading in Europe and threatens crops across the world

The world of french fries and potato salad

The potato, native to South America, invaded England in 1588, the year Elizabeth I's devil-may-care sea-dogs vanquished the Spanish Armada. It …

Can you really be poisoned by green or sprouting potatoes?

Many people think of potatoes as root vegetables because they grow underground like carrots, parsnips and other root crops. But in actual fact …

Potato test for government

The crash in potato price is triggering a wave of suicides in several states. Will the NDA government's ambitious Price Stabilisation Fund help …

Miracle medicine

Bananas that are actually vaccines. Potatoes that kill bacteria. Tobacco plants that fight tooth decay. Medical science has more tricks up its sleeve

Why potato means bad news in Punjab now

A cycle of misery kicked off by demonetisation still haunts farmers as well as cold storage owners

Pepsico India withdraws all cases against Gujarat potato farmers

The company had sued nine farmers in Gujarat for alleged intellectual property “rights infringement” on grounds that they “…

Gujarat farmers sow potato seeds registered by PepsiCo, in symbolic protest

The multinational had sued four farmers in April, triggering a controversy that has now been reignited

European-origin pathogen poses big threat to potato crop in India

Scientists at West Bengal State University have found 19 unique and highly aggressive variants of Phytophthora infestans, a microorganism that …

It’s a hot potato for PepsiCo and farmers

The corporate giant claims that the farmers are cultivating their proprietary FC5 potatoes without permission

Five points on food inflation and onions

Retail inflation hitting double digit being attributed to high food prices, but is it so?

Climate change fails to find mention in Budget speech

Far from being a reformist budget, Budget 2018 merely touches upon few segments of Indian agriculture and is not likely to bring changes to …

Farmers' rights are a hot potato

The fallout between US major PepsiCo and Gujarat’s potato growers underlines the looming threat to farmers’ rights in India over …

Potato cure

Edible vaccine for cancer of cervix created by incorporating gene of the cancer-causing virus in potatoes

Just why are tomato prices going north? Dalwai Report offers clues

Issues like cold chain, modern pack houses and pooling points, along with transport arrangements from villages have not been given much attention,…

Low food inflation is bad news for farmers

Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis

Historic win for farmer seed rights: PepsiCo’s IPR on potato variety revoked

Judgement against Pepsico potato variety sets precedent for all seed and food and beverages corporations not to transgress farmers’ seed …

Delhi HC dismisses PepsiCo plea against revocation order on its IPR certificate for potato variety

The company had sued farmers from Gujarat citing intellectual property rights on FL-2027   

Tomato wholesale prices dipped by 54% this year

With 78 per cent dip, Maharashtra recorded the maximum drop in prices followed by Gujarat and Karnataka

Price hike: Bengal’s hot potato

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would do anything to check a price rise, even if that makes potatoes vanish or takes buses off the road

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

Centre approves Operation Green pilot in 8 states

17 clusters have been chosen in 8 states to roll out the pilot of Operation Green, a Central scheme aimed to contain annual price distress …