The ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research's vegetable-based Integrated Farming System (IFS) model, supported by UPCAR, Lucknow, is significantly improving farmers' livelihoods. Integrating ...
Philanthropic funds that take a broader view are helping cotton growers produce more sustainably and profitably for themselves and supply chains. Will industry and government commit, too? Savita Ahake ...
Food today is laden with chemical fertilisers that cause some major health risks such as cancer. Fertilisers such as ammonium nitrate, cadmium, potassium chloride, organophosphate (OP), pyrethroids, ...
Even now, in a number of major crops, India's yields lag China and in some cases, by half - and that's been very puzzling, ...
“Through this, they learn the importance of soil, sustainable farming and environmental values ... weeding and harvesting.
A new study reveals a direct link between climate change and India's rising food inflation, particularly impacting tomato, onion, and potato (TOP) crops. Extreme heatwaves and erratic rainfall have ...
MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Dec 21 (Reuters) - India's market regulator extended the suspension of trading in derivative contracts of key farm commodities by a year as the world's biggest importer of vegetable ...
The Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has warned that the UK-India free trade agreement (FTA) could leave British farmers facing unfair competition ...