From the Ground
India, dairy to the world by focusing on animal productivity and breed improvement
Even with an average milk production of 2.5-3 litres per cattle, we are the largest...
Potato goes the onion way - neither price nor buyer, farmers are upset
after the crash of onion prices, when the bumper crop of potatoes came in the market,...
Laxmi & Saraswati make their mark on Int’l Women’s Day
Laxmi Bai is a member as well as farmer group representative of Chirayu Women Crop...
Road ahead for farmers disappointed with makhana; sowing to start in Feb
Makhana (fox nuts), full of medicinal properties and beneficial for health, ruined...
Agri Infra Fund silently changing agriculture landscape
Within two-and-a-half years of the implementation of the AIF, the scheme has mobilized...
Farmers getting good Basmati prices, but yield declines due to rain
Although the farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan are getting...
Mega field experiment of mating disruption PBKnot technology to manage pink bollworm in cotton zone in North India
As part of “Project Bandhan – A Knot of PBW Protection”, the South Asia Biotechnology...
Farm loan waivers do not improve condition of farmers; they increase chances of wilful default: BKS-Nabard report
The condition of the farmers does not improve as a result of farm loan waivers (FLWs)....
Family of Lovepreet killed in Lakhimpur violence still disturbed; eight seats at stake here in polls on Feb 23
There are eight Assembly constituencies in the Lakhimpur district, all of which...
Padma Shri for farmers Seth Pal Singh and Amai Mahalinga Naik
The Padma awards, which count among the highest civilian awards in the country,...
Economic and political impact of farmers’ movement
This movement has brought the Jats and the Muslims together on one platform, which...
Remembering Dr.Kurien: Making the farmer count
A five billion dollar company owned by 36 lakh farmers: unbelievable? This is GCMMF...
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