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Aishwarya Mohanty

The fertiliser addiction of Indian farming is a crisis

Despite declining yield, increasing costs and environmental damage, heavy chemical use is the only way crops and farmers can survive.

Aishwarya Mohanty
· Feb 24, 2025 · 09:00 am
Thirsty crops, tired soil: Vicious loop threatens India’s food and water security

Excessive reliance on monocropping is fast depleting precious resources with decreasing returns for farmers.

Aishwarya Mohanty
· Feb 21, 2025 · 09:00 am
Why Indian farmers can’t escape the trap of monocropping

Diversified farming can resolve ecological and monetary concerns but an agricultural transformation is impossible without better government support.

Aishwarya Mohanty
· Feb 18, 2025 · 07:30 am

In Odisha, entrepreneurs dream of making it big with cage fish farming

As part of a pilot project, many have taken up cage aquaculture under the state’s subsidised policy to augment freshwater fish production.

Aishwarya Mohanty
· Dec 25, 2022 · 09:30 pm
With the sea out of bounds, chemicals are being used to kill and catch freshwater fish in Odisha

The residents of Kendrapara district’s riparian villages say these illegal methods are affecting their livelihood.

Aishwarya Mohanty
· Oct 11, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Odisha’s fishing ban compensates the fishers at sea. But what about the women in allied jobs?

The women who play a vital role in the supply chain, mostly as retailers at local fish markets, are left to fend for themselves during the annual ban.

Aishwarya Mohanty
· Oct 01, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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The fertiliser addiction of Indian farming is a crisis

Despite declining yield, increasing costs and environmental damage, heavy chemical use is the only way crops and farmers can survive.

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Excessive reliance on monocropping is fast depleting precious resources with decreasing returns for farmers.

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Why Indian farmers can’t escape the trap of monocropping

Diversified farming can resolve ecological and monetary concerns but an agricultural transformation is impossible without better government support.

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With the sea out of bounds, chemicals are being used to kill and catch freshwater fish in Odisha

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Odisha’s fishing ban compensates the fishers at sea. But what about the women in allied jobs?

The women who play a vital role in the supply chain, mostly as retailers at local fish markets, are left to fend for themselves during the annual ban.

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