India takes new steps to kick old habits of stubble burning
Sanju is on a mission. For weeks, she has traveled from village to village, urging farmers in India to stop burning stubble from harvested rice […]
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Soil Health Ensures Healthy Crop Yield & Food Sufficiency
New Delhi: India is endowed with a vast and diverse geographical topography where agriculture is a major source of sustenance for millions. India is endowed […]
Clovid cloud over farm sector
New Delhi: The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a lockdown in India and other countries. The agriculture sector in Punjab — India’s food bowl — is […]
Bringing the voice of vulnerable communities into the discourse on development
Deliberative policy-making is the cornerstone of democratic governance. For Equality & Justice. A PEOPLES‘ AGENDA … A document has been released by ACTIONAID India aims to embody this maxim by bringing the felt need of peoples and vulnerable communities, front and centre to further inform broad-based and inclusive processes. New Delhi […]
Government Notifies Dual Fuel Usage for Agriculture, Construction Vehicles in India
The mass emission standards for these CNG, Bio CNG, LNG dual-fuel engines of the agriculture tractors, power tillers, construction equipment vehicles and combine harvesters will […]
Indian farmer ‘remarkably adaptable’ to innovation: President Ram Nath Kovind
Speaking after inaugurating the 13th edition of CII Agro Tech India-2018 in Chandigarh, Ram Nath Kovind said the Indian farmer has been courageous in converting […]
Marching to Parliament is no solution to farmers’ woes
By Markandey Katju New Delhi: It has been reported that a march by farmers coming from all over India is being planned by the All […]
Four Agri-Tech Innovations in Asia Pacific that Are Changing the Game for Agriculture
By Gracy Fernandez With food shortage threatening the region, agri-tech may be one of the few fields where entrepreneurs can create social impact and make […]
Kerala agriculture minister: Organic and natural farming will give farmers self reliance and climate resilience
By S. Gopikrishna Warrier In a wide-ranging interview to Mongabay-India, Kerala’s Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar said that after the floods of August 2018, Kerala’s agriculture […]
How to join the dots of growth in Indian agriculture
By HINDOL SENGUPTA Sikkim has just won a major United Nations award as a global organic food-only destination. But that is just the tip of a […]