Paying Farmers Rs 2,500 an Acre will Help Control Field Fires, Researches Say
This is a summary of an article in the Indian Express.
Four researchers (see below) studied crop…
PM "Dedicates" to the Nation Crop Varieties That Were Already Released
Varieties are released to farmers for cultivation as per protocols of the 1966 Seed Act and there is…
In Agricultural Households, Debt Amount and Incidence of Indebtedness Rises with Size of Holdings
While the average debt of agricultural households was Rs 74,000, among those possessing 4-10 ha, it…
As Tourism Earnings Tank and Food Imports Rise, Sri Lanka's Ban on Fertilisers Aggravates Crisis
The ban on chemical fertilisers imposed at the end of April is expected to hurt the production and…
Govt's Approval of GM Soy Meal Imports May Not Signal Change in Restrictive GM Food Crop Farming Policy
To check the steep rise in the prices of poultry feed, the government has permitted the import of…
High and Rising Demand for Cooking Oil Makes the Oil Palm Mission Necessary, but Caution is Needed
India needs to expand the area under oil palm but the government should rethink its decision to…
At Karnataka's Model Ramthal Project, Farmers Struggle To Make The Mindset Switch from Flood to Micro Irrigation
Last month the non-bank finance company (NBFC) of Netafim Irrigation India got about Rs 420 cr in…
Agroforestry Comes to the Rescue of a Pandemic-hit Tribal Community in Assam
In 2020, as young people returned home to their rural communities displaced from their jobs in the…
How DAP is Subsidised and Priced?
DAP or di-ammonium phosphate is the second most used fertiliser in India. In 2020-21, 11.91 million…
Sri Lanka Bans Chemical Fertilisers; Could Become World's first Organic-only State
Sri Lanka has banned the import of chemical fertilisers and agrochemicals at a decision its cabinet…