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 […]
Farming
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 […]
Farming in 20% of districts in India threatened by climate change
By Zia Haq The effects of climate change on India’s agriculture, which employs half the population and accounts for 17% of the country’s economic output, are […]
Rice farming up to twice as bad for climate change as previously thought, study reveals
By Josh Gabbatiss Levels of overlooked greenhouse gas are up to 45 times higher in fields that are only flooded intermittently Rice farming is known to […]
Agriculture is fuelling a global crisis of antibiotic resistance
By Bethany Bartlett The overuse of ‘last resort’ antibiotics in farming industries will substantially reduce the effectiveness of life-saving medicines Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem […]
Still sizeable gap between farm and fork: President
Sonepat: Emphasising that there is still a sizeable gap between farm and fork, President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday said justice must be done with the growers to make […]
Rural youth prefer not to be farmers: Survey
New Delhi: Youth in rural India are often forced to work in their family farms, but they prefer joining the army or becoming engineers, teachers or […]
India stares at a demographic crisis
By ABHIRUP BHUNIA With trouble brewing in farming and realty, factory output slackening and joblessness on the rise, radical solutions are needed A study from 2014 […]
Indian agrarian crisis and impact on banking
By Riyaz A Bhat This crisis has been attributed to growing burden of credit on farming community and their inability of making repayment as a result […]
Farming took root in India only 10,000 years ago, study finds
By Snehal Fernandes Mumbai : Farming came to India 10,000 years ago, and it was only much later that grains such as rice, wheat and millet — […]