Bihar’s food production has risen during the last 15 years due to agriculture roadmaps, say officials

State’s fourth agricultural roadmap launched on October 18 by President Murmu

Punjab procures wheat in the shadow of COVID-19

Here are the problems farmers face despite government efforts

Government denies demonetisation affected agriculture

Denial comes after agriculture ministry tells Parliament panel cash crunch hurt farmers

Unseasonal rainfall damages Rabi crops for seventh consecutive season

Primary estimate puts crop loss at around 10-15 per cent till now

Fall of golden fibre

An inefficient industry is marring prospects of jute, paving way for plastics

Wheat rust fear looms large over south Asia

Three years on, only 15% of Rs 1 lakh crore agri infrastructure fund disbursed

The scheme was launched in 2020 for the development of post-harvest infrastructure

Wheat, rice lost in transit in last 4 years could have fed 82.30 million Indians for a month

The transit foodgrain losses in the period amounted to Rs 1,109.82 crore

Warm winter to severely hit rabi production in Bihar: Experts

Forced maturity in plants due to higher temperatures can result in smaller seeds

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

Farmers demand compensation; state agriculture department launches probe

Lignin from agro waste helps make useful nanocomposites

Lignin is a complex organic polymer rich in polyphenols with antimicrobial qualities

Poor soil, global warming

The downside of using combine harvesters

Water distribution of Rajsamand Lake in Rajasthan cause of rift

Only allocated rice in rations, people sell it to buy expensive wheat

Wheat prices have shot up in the market following a reduced production this year 

Sowing report: Lowest area under paddy in a decade

Till July 8, rainfall had been deficient in at least eight states

Food prices increase in Afghanistan amid conflict

A recent report said that 27.5 per cent of Afghanis are food insecure

Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: Will MSP promises make a difference?

Madhya Pradesh government at present is buying 36% of wheat produce, 19% of paddy from farmers

With IT villages

Elsewhere the bubble may have burst, but in rural India infotech is alive and kicking

Farming made unprofitable

As told to Parliament (July 22, 2022): UP had most number of cancer cases in 2020

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Govt hikes Rabi crops’ MSP minimally

Increase in MSP of wheat is the lowest in the last six years

Weighty task

It is not easy to measure nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas, emitted from Indian farms

Centre eases quarantine norms for wheat imports

Indian farmers get short shrift as country imports wheat

Indian farmers get short shrift as country imports wheat