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…
Poly House Cultivation is Not Profitable without Subsidy, HP University Researchers Find
Is protected cultivation in poly houses profitable? Indervir Singh, Faculty Member of the Central…
Bihar's Maize is Bought by Private Traders; Can its Rice Farmers Do Without Regulated Mandis and Procurement?
Speaking to Harish Damodaran of the Indian Express on 26 April, Balram Singh Yadav, Managing…