India

Is future of crops hiding in past? Israel harnessing DNA to enhance food supply   Israeli scientists are creating a gene bank from the seeds of local wild crops, some...

COP27 Diary, Days 7 and 8: Agriculture, Adaptation and the Path to Net Zero   Kochi: India released its long-term strategy for low-carbon development on November 14, Day 8 of...

PepsiCo Announces 2nd Round Of Projects Funded By Its Global Agriculture Accelerator   For India, the series elaborates on how PepsiCo has partnered with farmers in Punjab to develop kilns...

Farming feeds the world. We desperately need to know how to do it better   Interventions designed to improve agricultural practices often lack a solid evidence base. A new initiative...

Ease of doing agriculture key to curbing land conversion in Tamil Nadu   TN’s Season & Crop Report for 2021-22 said this category of fallow land accounted for 17.29 lakh...

Soil carbon storage in agriculture for climate, and trade, bonds and profits   Carbon capture and storage in agricultural land could become one of the more effective methods in combating...

Agriculture ministry to set up a division to accelerate agri startups   Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, Kailash Choudhary, today said that there would...

Agriculture minister launches portal on national mission on natural farming   Tomar, who chaired the committee, said the mission of natural farming in the country would be taken forward with...

Agriculture department simplifies procedures after ryots flag issues with current system   Farmers who raise crops on leased land and on forest land outside protected areas will find it easier...

Manipal Business Solutions Collaborates with Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services Society (ARIAS) to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Assam   MBS to enable the financial inclusion and income growth of...