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Centre, Bihar take stock as state edges towards drought

Last year, no steps were taken by the central government despite drought being declared in Bihar and Jharkhand  

Odisha to procure sal seeds from 9 districts; tribals say it’s too late

Several tribal people, mainly seed collectors, will be deprived of the procurement scheme, as the corporation will not collect from other districts

Chilbil: A seed sprouts wings

The seeds of the Indian elm are nutritious and have multiple uses in traditional medicine

Sound and fury

Monsanto talks too much. Misinformed activists rush in to burn fields in protest against the company. And India's government authorities, sitting …

Several Bihar farmers stare at loss as wheat seeds fail to sprout

Farmers demand compensation; state agriculture department launches probe

‘Doomsday Vault’ now has a million samples after fresh seed deposit

Fresh stock of 60,000 seed samples were deposited into the vault

Fertiliser from waste

New seeder

Seed crisis

AP farmers feel the crunch

At farm's length

Andhra Pradesh is a crash course on all that is wrong with India's farm sector

Climate-ready

The asexual drive

Chocolate's sal connection

Richard Mahapatra reveals how a chocolate supports people in forests

The fifth element: Why radhuni needs to be mainstreamed

Wild celery is specific to Bengali cuisine and is usually consumed as part of panch phoron

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 

Plant treaty: Ways to benefit custodians of agricultural biodiversity in focus

Treaty calls on nations to protect, promote their rights to save and use traditional seeds

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 …

A fruitful journey

A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities

Seed revolution that lasted five days

Agriculture ministry's bravado in bringing seeds under compulsory licensing was short-lived

Civil society raises concern over RCEP negotiations

The free trade agreement will cover a large range of issues—trade in goods, agriculture, services, investment and intellectual property

Karnataka farmers want target cargill again

Opposition to multinationals in the agriculture sector in Karnataka may soon spread throughout India

Will an amended Seeds Act make industry accountable?

The Union ministry of agriculture has moved an amendment to the Seeds Act, 1966, and also proposes to create a National Seeds Grid. While the aim …

Missing pulse

Despite being a world leader in pulses production, India has been forced to import due to crop loss and seed deficit. The sharp rise in prices is …

Treacherous Syngenta

The world's third largest seed company files patents for public-funded rice research