Agriculture did not fall to COVID-19 last year; will there be an encore?
India’s second wave has affected the Rabi post-harvest marketing season; it could also affect the Kharif season depending on the disease&…
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
Ominous change: Changing behaviour of western disturbances will impact agriculture; here is how
Sowing of rabi crops in regions that lack irrigation facilities will be affected; similarly, delayed withdrawal could lead to a late harvest, …
Centre takes steps to monitor pulse stocks: Is India staring at another food crisis?
Heavy rain and hailstorm in mid-March and early April might affect yield of pulse crops; official says government focusing on nutrition and security
Cold waves in northwest India could still mean a warm winter
Light precipation over Christmas, but dry spell in plains; 2022 expected to end on a dry note
Fewer farmers benefited from government procurement last Rabi season
Government body recommends increasing procurement of foodgrains from Bihar, UP and Rajasthan
Agriculture sector has beaten pandemic, latest GDP figures show
Estimate for June quarter reported a contraction of 23.9 per cent in national GDP, but agriculture was the only sector to have reported positive …
COVID-19: What fiscal steps are needed to ensure food security
Procurement at the doorstep, direct income support and reaching out to farmers can help in easing farming operations at this crucial time
High production, palmolein imports to blame for low market price of rapeseed?
Mustard is a key oilseed crop for boosting domestic oilseed production and reducing the country’s dependence on import of edible oil
COVID-19: Delayed wheat harvest has Bihar worried over seeds
The delay due to lockdown can result in 25-30% fall in seed production, according to agricultural scientists
Himachal's Kharif onion initiative: Can it help check annual price rise?
The project focusses on Dalit and tribal women farmers in Chamba growing onion with the help of Solan University
Government push to coarse cereals as climate change affects wheat, paddy cultivation
Procurement target for coarse cereals doubled from Kharif crop market; more coarse grains likely in rations
Update overdue: Why climate change should be integrated into crop calendars at the hyper local level
India still sows according to a calendar created on the weather of the 1990s, though rainfall and temperature patterns have seen a major shift
Cropping frequency decline due to climate change may impact food security: Study
Irrigation effectively offsets the projected production loss, but irrigated areas have to be expanded by over 5%
March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 Indian states: ICAR report
Heatwaves resulted in poor vegetative and retarded growth, pest infestation like fall army and whitefly attacks and viral infections in crops and …
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 …
Summer crops may be damaged this year due to temperature rise: Experts
States accuse the Centre of not taking any initiative to help them increase production of summer crops
Here is a panoramic view of the growing threat to agriculture in India
This map shows the increasing desertification of India’s soil, which is a reason to worry right now with Rabi season fast approaching and …
Rabi 2022-23: Increase in wheat sowing marginal, shows government data
Data also showed a higher acreage in rapeseed and mustard crops, indicating that wheat farmers might have shifted their agricultural area to …
Prolonged protests in Bihar over acute fertiliser shortage during rabi sowing season
Protests had also erupted in the state during kharif season earlier this year due to shortage of urea.
Severe urea shortage leads to row between Madhya Pradesh, Centre
An extended monsoon in the state increased wheat acreage, leading to spiraling urea demand and a consequent war of words
Urbanisation, changing cropping patterns contribute to temperature rise: Study
Shift from kharif to rabi has led to warming of up to 30 per cent in many regions, says a researcher from IIT Bhubaneswar
Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity
Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep
Jowar an ideal alternative to wheat in times of increasing temperatures
Without pragmatic changes in managing how wheat is cultivated in India, the yields are likely to decrease by 5 per cent, the research notes
Unseasonal showers, crops lying in mandis: Farmers across India fear the worst as IMD predicts more rainfall
Around 46% of wheat purchased this season is lying unlifted at the mandis and are at risk of water damage