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
Crop burning: New machines don’t solve, but add to menace
Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop
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
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
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 production to decline as global temperature increases
At the same time, the demand for wheat is expected to increase by 60 per cent by the middle of the 21st century
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, …
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
Persistent in folly
Rice and wheat fetch a secure price and subsidies on farm inputs. Coarse grains have no place in the public distribution system, although their …
Rice: the real cost
It is said the future wars would be fought over the issue of water, not land. Yet Indian government promotes rice, which consumes water, over …
Cereal killer
By promotong rice over coarse grains, the government is promoting food scarcity and defeciency of micronutrients among India's most malnourished …
Salted lands of Australia
Bad cropping practices and ill-planned water management leads to salted Australian farmland
Untimely rains wreak havoc on rabi crops in Bihar
Total rainfall recorded in April was 110 mm against the normal of 15-25 mm, according to an official
Punjab rejects Centre’s new agri laws, passes 3 bills of its own
They essentially provide that no sale or purchase of wheat and paddy will take place below the minimum support price
More than 60% markets sell agricultural produce below MSP
The price of cereal, paddy and oilseed has crashed in more than 1,700 markets, according to government data
FAO acknowledges Indian wheat exports helped in reducing April inflation
There has been some relief in inflation in April according to the Food Price Index of the FAO, released May 6; this relief has been seen in …
MS Swaminathan, a legend who will live on
Swaminathan will go down in history as the person who pulled India out of the ‘hunger trap’. This was the biggest achievement of the …
White fly attack, untimely rains and drought; Rajasthan farmers stare at losses
Farmers are now banking on the Rabi crops as they lost hopes of a good income in the Kharif season
What about harvest? Protesting farmers say colleagues back home have them covered
Farmers in Punjab plan to first harvest fields of neighbours who are away at Delhi borders in unprecedented solidarity
Stubble burning season starts in Punjab and Haryana
Nasa’s satellite image showed at least 100 such incidents in Punjab in the last 72 hours
Grain of truth
India's public distribution system promotes rice and wheat. These water-intensive crops require more inputs and are less nutritious as compared …
Climate and food price rise: Extreme weather events triggering unprecedented food inflation
Unfavourable, unreliable weather hurt agriculture, in turn pushing food prices our of reach across the world