Opinion

Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

Contending with Climate: Voice of smallholder farmers in the context of climate change

The climate battle cannot be won without thinking about improvements in agricultural...

Floods wash away hopes of drop in inflation

Floods wash away hopes of drop in inflation

Retail inflation for a dry June breached three-month high of 4.81 per cent even...

New and Emerging Zoonoses and Their Public Health Importance

New and Emerging Zoonoses and Their Public Health Importance

Recent studies have shown that the majority of Emerging Infectious Diseases (EIDs)...

Nature's Arsenal Unleashed: The Powerhouse of Next-Generation Biologicals

Nature's Arsenal Unleashed: The Powerhouse of Next-Generation Biologicals

The journey towards next-generation biologicals has been fueled by scientific discoveries,...

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

The protagonists of the developing countries as the proposed amendments, and more...

Swasthya and Samridhi through Natural Farming

Swasthya and Samridhi through Natural Farming

Slowly but surely more and more farmers are taking to natural farming. Farmers are...

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Nearly one billion people go hungry every day. Also, a significant amount of food...

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Those nations that have reoriented their agricultural research towards new innovations...

Breaking the Barrier – Unlocking the Next Blue Revolution

Breaking the Barrier – Unlocking the Next Blue Revolution

Discussions about Aquaculture often revolve around industry gaps, expansion plans,...

Legal guarantee to MSP - to be or not to be? 

Legal guarantee to MSP - to be or not to be? 

Will the BJP government's intention to grant legal guarantee to MSP on farm produce...

Between 'All is Well' message of '3 Idiots' and pathetic tale of 'Do Bigha Zameen', India needs 'Swades' solutions for farmers

Between 'All is Well' message of '3 Idiots' and pathetic tale of 'Do Bigha Zameen', India needs 'Swades' solutions for farmers

In a typical hard-to-decipher IMD language, the official forecast suggests that...

The Road to India’s Dairy Excellence Dreams

The Road to India’s Dairy Excellence Dreams

While the country moves forward to achieve dairy excellence, the industry cannot...

Our responsibility to make India a Plastic Free Nation

Our responsibility to make India a Plastic Free Nation

While the entire world is drowning in plastic, India in 2016 achieved the dubious...

Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

Growth Potential for ‘Millet’ – a Boon for Health  

In addition to its potential for increasing food security, millet has many other...

Breaking the Barriers: Overcoming Challenges to Unlock the Next Blue Revolution

Breaking the Barriers: Overcoming Challenges to Unlock the Next Blue Revolution

Seafood is also a significant contributor to global food security, particularly...

Agri-focused NBFCs and Fintech’s plays critical role to augment credit requirement for agricultural innovation

Agri-focused NBFCs and Fintech’s plays critical role to augment credit requirement for agricultural innovation

It's time the policymakers support such NBFCs who are charged up to bring radical...

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

National

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

National