Agriculture bills will boost farming, get better price for produce, says BJP chief amid protests

Opposition parties and farmers in Haryana and Punjab are protesting against the bill and demanding that they be withdrawn.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 16, 2020 · 03:58 pm

As migrant workers return home to villages, India’s farming sector sees green shoots

The uptick in tractor sales in recent months shows how agriculture activities have picked up and villages are showing signs of increased consumption.

Shweta Thakur Nanda

· Sep 13, 2020 · 01:30 pm

In Jharkhand’s villages, solar-powered irrigation has helped tribal farmers turn a profit

It has also reduced migration to other states like Punjab and Kerala.

Soumya Sarkar

· Jul 31, 2020 · 09:30 pm

In Assam, cultivation of this flood-resilient superfood has boosted farm income over four years

Farmers are attracted by the health benefits, taste and higher profit margins of black rice.

Sadiq Naqvi

· Jul 26, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Rice farming practices in Asia may be fuelling antibiotic resistance

By spraying common antibiotics on crops, farmers are exacerbating disease risk in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and elsewhere.

Aisling Irwin

· Jul 22, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Podcast: Are India’s agriculture reforms likely to double farmers’ incomes?

A conversation with academician Mekhala Krishnamurthy.

Centre for Policy Research

· Jun 22, 2020 · 03:30 pm

Locusts are an excellent source of protein, but eating them is no longer a good idea

Some have suggested consuming the grasshoppers to manage the locust swarm in parts of Asia and Africa.

Joost Van Itterbeeck, The Conversation

· May 27, 2020 · 08:30 pm

‘Retrograde step’: P Chidambaram criticises Centre for making crop insurance voluntary

The Centre has reduced its share in Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and decided to revamp it along with the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme.

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· Feb 20, 2020 · 03:25 pm

Farm scientists’ body dismisses idea of zero-budget natural farming, calls it an unproven technology

The government should not needlessly invest capital and human resources towards promoting the idea, the Natural Academy of Agricultural Sciences said.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 10, 2019 · 11:31 am

The fall armyworm is destroying crops across Asia. This is how we plan to stop it

My colleagues and I are studying the use of predators and parasites that are key natural enemies of the hungry caterpillar.

Toby Bruce, The Conversation

· Jul 10, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Nitrous oxide emission from agriculture has risen sharply over 30 years, finds study

The increase is linked to fertiliser pricing policy and disproportionate use of nitrogen-based fertilisers, say experts.

Sahana Ghosh

· May 25, 2019 · 09:30 pm

PepsiCo to withdraw cases filed against Gujarat farmers for allegedly infringing its patent

The company had sued the farmers for cultivating the FC5 potato variety, which is grown exclusively for its Lay’s potato chips.

Scroll Staff

· May 02, 2019 · 10:24 pm