Unshackle Indian agriculture
By Ajit Ranade Export restrictions must go. Monopoly procurement must go. Essential Commodities Act restrictions must go. Arbitrary stocking limits must go The story of pulses […]
Green Revolution
India’s Farmers Revive Traditional Grains in Face of Severe Drought
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, INDIA: For Nel Jayaraman, the realization that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilizers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields […]
How Delhi’s air pollution crisis may have origins in the Green Revolution
By Kapil Subramanian Punjab’s early groundwater tubewell revolution enabled (read, entrenched) double-cropping in a big way as it fought to grow rice amid a harsh […]
Changing the face of Indian farming
Indian agriculture is expected to feed a growing and increasingly urbanised population. But if everyone wants to move to towns and cities, who is left […]
Milk becomes India’s No 1 farm crop, here is how
Milk not only surpassed the total value of foodgrains (cereals plus pulses), but also stood way above the crop value of paddy that stood at […]
With 20% of agriculture output value, milk overtakes foodgrains
By Harish Damodaran Today, not only does the White Revolution’s contribution to farm incomes surpass that of the Green Revolution, but every fifth rupee generated in […]
Sustainable Agricultural Development—Inorganic (GMO Crops) and Organic Farming In India
By A.V.V.S.K. Rao and M. Ramulu “Farming looks easy when your plough is a pencil”—Dwight, D. Eisenhower, (34th President of the Usa) (1890-1969) Introduction Today, […]
Women can propel India to second green revolution: Agriculture Minister
Women can propel India towards second green revolution provided they get opportunities and adequate facilities, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said. He said that the […]
STRIKING A BALANCE
By Navjyoti Dalal From debates on the use of chemicals in pesticides and fertilisers, to the effects of foreign flora and hybrid seeds, gardening is riddled […]
Can we truly reap the benefits of traditional farming practices?
By Priyanka Verma New Tehri : It is the 17th year of the 21st century, and we might feel that a technologically advanced world as ours […]