Ground Report

Farmers suffer as mustard price fall below MSP due to low price import of edible oils

Farmers suffer as mustard price fall below MSP due to low price import of edible oils

Mustard prices are ruling below the MSP of Rs 5,450 per quintal by Rs 1,000-1,200...

Millets: The lost and found crop - thanks to FAO-backed community seed banks

Millets: The lost and found crop - thanks to FAO-backed community seed banks

Over the past two decades, communities in central and eastern Indian states had...

Women agripreneurs leading the way

Women agripreneurs leading the way

at present women constitute only 14 per cent of the total entrepreneurship in India...

Pastoralism: A clarion call to save the Maldhari livelihood

Pastoralism: A clarion call to save the Maldhari livelihood

Maldharis are among those few indigenous people who have contributed least to the...

Walmart Foundation to support 1 mn small farmers in India over next 5 yrs

Walmart Foundation to support 1 mn small farmers in India over next 5 yrs

The foundation has also announced two new grants, which include USD 3 million to...

India, dairy to the world by focusing on animal productivity and breed improvement

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

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 & 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

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

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

Farmers getting good Basmati prices, but yield declines due to rain

Although the farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan are getting...

Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development

Project ‘Hriday’ is about alliance of Plan, People and Policymakers for sustainable development

AROH Foundation, a national-level NGO, and LIC Housing and Finance Ltd collaborated...

Foundation for $5trn economy is possible through local govts: Dr WR Reddy, NIRDPR former DG

Foundation for $5trn economy is possible through local govts: Dr WR Reddy, NIRDPR former DG

Dr W. R. Reddy former DG of NIRDPR, Hyderabad, inaugurated the ICSSR-sponsored two-day...

Mega field experiment of mating disruption PBKnot technology to manage pink bollworm in cotton zone in North India

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...

HCL Foundation, Flipkart to empower rural women artisans

HCL Foundation, Flipkart to empower rural women artisans

HCL Foundation has partnered with Flipkart to provide livelihood opportunities to...

Create an All India Panchayati Raj Services (IPRS) on the model of IAS, IPS, IFS, recommends a symposium on PRIs in Andhra

Create an All India Panchayati Raj Services (IPRS) on the model of IAS, IPS, IFS, recommends a symposium on PRIs in Andhra

AGRASRI, an ICSSR grant-in-aid research institute for maintenance and development,...

Government Initiates Search for Next NDDB Chief; Applications Open Till Dec 20

The central government has initiated the formal process to appoint a new Chairperson for the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB),...

National

India Needs a Unified Farm Policy and Research Focused on Small Farmers: Dr. R.S. Paroda

At the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and Awards 2025, Dr. R.S. Paroda called for unified agricultural policies, incentives instead...

National

Haryana CM Releases Rs 116 Crore Compensation to 53,821 Farmers for Crop Loss Due to Floods

Over 5.29 lakh farmers registered 31 lakh acres of crop area on the compensation portal for Kharif 2025. After verification, 53,821...

States

DCM Shriram Ltd and Bayer CropScience Ltd Sign MoU to Advance Sustainable and Future-Ready Agriculture

The MoU establishes a strategic framework for collaboration across areas such as agri-inputs, digital advisory, sustainable farming...

Agribusiness

Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming

The Rural Voice Agriculture Awards 2025 honoured Dr. A.K. Singh for path-breaking Basmati research, Mahyco’s Dr. Rajendra Barwale...

National

Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Experts at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025 stressed that India cannot achieve self-reliance in agriculture without...

National