Illegal variants of Bt cotton are growing popular in India, further threatening indigenous crops

Experts say government backing is a must for a large-scale shift from hybrid cotton to desi varieties.

Meena Menon

· Sep 27, 2018 · 08:30 pm

No country for women: The dark side of palm oil production in Mizoram

By facilitating the replacement of traditional Jhum farming with palm oil cultivation, the state has disenfranchised many women.

Purabi Bose

· Sep 11, 2018 · 11:30 am

Honey processing is yielding sweet returns for farmers in the Kashmir Valley

Farmers growing fruits and vegetables in Kashmir are doubling as beekeepers to boost incomes.

Athar Parvaiz

· Nov 29, 2017 · 09:30 pm

At a meet in Indore, a heated debate: Could GM soyabean help stem falling yields in India?

Opponents claim that the gains are only short-term and that more studies must be conduct to allieviate concerns about the safety of genetically modified crops.

Mridula Chari

· Oct 09, 2017 · 07:30 am

GM mustard a step closer to being India’s first genetically modified food crop

A regulator under the Environment Ministry has recommended approving the indigenous product for commercial cultivation.

Scroll Staff

· May 12, 2017 · 11:38 am

Africa’s agriculture projects are sowing inequality, not food

The development community has overlooked the ethical dilemmas associated with raising one individual above others through farmer-to-farmer systems.

Ian Nuberg, The Conversation

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Brendan Brown, The Conversation

· Dec 03, 2016 · 11:30 pm

India’s farming sector is facing a private equity drought

Private-equity investment in the food and agriculture industry is at a five-year low.

Madhura Karnik, qz.com

· Nov 05, 2016 · 07:30 pm

Here's what happened at Monsanto's trial for ecocide at a People’s Assembly in the Hague

The company has earned the dubious distinction of being the most hated corporation on earth.

Ronnie Cummins

· Oct 31, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Farmer organisations across the country protest against GM mustard

A government-conducted biosafety report had declared a variety of genetically modified mustard safe for humans and animals.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 02, 2016 · 08:28 pm

At last, there's proof that African agriculture is powering economic transformation

There's been uneven progress, but African agriculture has shown remarkable improvement compared to 15 years ago.

Thomas Jayne, The Conversation

· Sep 30, 2016 · 03:30 pm

Cuba’s sustainable agriculture at risk in US thaw

Closer relations with the US could push Cuba back toward large-scale industrial farming.

Miguel Altieri, The Conversation

· Mar 26, 2016 · 09:30 pm

In Odisha, floating gardens provide hope to the landless

Flood-affected coastal areas in the eastern state have adopted new methods of farming.

Jagannath Chatterjee

· Mar 02, 2016 · 08:30 pm