Climate change hits food production

Global warming has resulted in 20 per cent increase in price of wheat, maize, rice and soybean

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 

Independent India @ 75: It has taken a lot to be food-secure

From begging other countries for food to overflowing grain stocks, it has been a long journey; however, the government must adopt environment-…

Punjab Assembly Elections 2022: Ignoring the groundwater depletion problem

Blaming farmers alone won’t work; prices for crops other than paddy must be remunerative

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.   

Wheat could expand to higher latitudes if warming trends continue: Study

Global maize yield could decline 24% while wheat would increase 17% by 2030 if the world warms like it is doing now, says study

Organic farming can lead to good yields, even in an intensively farmed area

A survey in Haryana last year found that 45 per cent of 218 organic farmers got yields for wheat better than the state official average …

Banana flour: Karnataka women’s novel idea to avoid wastage

It is a healthier alternative to replace refined flours and can provide nutrition as well as livelihoods

Nature-based solutions: Convenient ignorance of the inconvenient truth

Solutions based on going back to nature do exist, but to make a tangible impact on climate change, they need to be executed at scale and with …

COVID-19: How ‘Confarm’ is leading the way in Telangana

A unique initiative titled Consumer-Farmer Compact in the state is ensuring food availability and access in COVID-19 times   

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

The imminent threat of celiac disease in India

Panel discussion sheds light on prevalence of celiac disease in India, which has increased four folds since the 1960s

Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh: A tourist’s paradise, a farmer’s curse

In times of climate change, untimely snowfall is damaging crops and causing crop illnesses

The Green Revolution and a dark Punjab

Punjab has paid a price for food security. The use of pesticides and fertilisers has resulted in a number of health issues for the state’s …

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

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, …

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 

Food security: Climate change is affecting the seeds that India depends on

An increase in the number of days with extreme temperatures or rain has caused a decline in the quality and size of seeds across India

Wheat, palmolein, arhar: As the Centre takes anti-inflationary steps, what about the farmer, DTE asks experts

The entire burden of inflation is still borne by India’s farmers; this needs redress, say experts

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 

India’ fodder crisis: Why cattle owners in this Haryana village want to shift to dog-breeding

Cattle ranchers sold milch cows at throwaway prices after incurring losses of about Rs 3 lakh in 5 months  

How paddy affects: Groundwater table in this Karnal village is now at 1,000 feet

Ardana farmers do not want to grow any other crops besides wheat and paddy since the government offers MSP only on them

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

China's loss to US in WTO is not good news for India

India calculates subsidy the same way as China, which lost the case for giving too much subsidy to its wheat, rice farmers

India claims to be self-sufficient in food production but facts say otherwise

If the government decides to feed all its hungry people, India's tag of a net exporting country will be easliy lost