farming

Support price for natural farming products announced in Himachal Pradesh

Around 6,438 farmers have adopted natural farming in Bilaspur district, of which 5,505 have been registered in the Sitara portal and the maize grown by natural method.

13 October 2024, 08:22 IST

Support price for natural farming products announced in Himachal Pradesh

13 October 2024, 08:22 IST

GMOs in India: A divided verdict and a path ahead

On August 22 in Chandigarh, leading farmer union leaders passed a resolution stating that GMOs in farming are 'unneeded, unsafe, and unwanted,' accusing them of being based on 'false promises to capture and control our farming systems'.

01 October 2024, 22:51 IST

GMOs in India: A divided verdict and a path ahead

01 October 2024, 22:51 IST

Uneven rains, water-intensive crops: Concerns over Kharif yield mount for UP farmers

The state's western, Rohilkhand, and central regions have been particularly impacted by this erratic monsoon pattern.

01 September 2024, 07:02 IST

Uneven rains, water-intensive crops: Concerns over Kharif yield mount for UP farmers

01 September 2024, 07:02 IST

86% of Jarkhand's arable land for paddy cultivation lying fallow due to scanty rainfall

Paddy crop was sown in only 2.43 lakh hectares against the target of 18 lakh hectares till July 26 or only in 13.53 per cent of the arable land, according to the sowing report of state agriculture department.

27 July 2024, 07:45 IST

86% of Jarkhand's arable land for paddy cultivation lying fallow due to scanty rainfall

27 July 2024, 07:45 IST

Centre's scheme for use of drones in farming finds only one taker in Goa: Assembly told

In a written reply tabled in the House on Friday, state Agriculture Minister Ravi Naik told independent MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco that till now only Don Bosco Loutolim Society, Loutolim in Salcete taluka was using a drone for farming, which it purchased by availing subsidy from the agriculture department.

27 July 2024, 07:10 IST

Centre's scheme for use of drones in farming finds only one taker in Goa: Assembly told

27 July 2024, 07:10 IST

Make agriculture profitable again

The new government must address the rural crisis through a strategic policy shift to achieve its Viksit Bharat 2047 goal.

08 July 2024, 21:43 IST

Make agriculture profitable again

08 July 2024, 21:43 IST

Paddy variety Pusa 44 cultivation continues in Punjab despite environmental concerns: Report

The CEEW report highlighted that 36% of the 1,478 farmers surveyed in 11 districts of Punjab grew Pusa 44 in Kharif 2022 due to its high yield.

02 July 2024, 10:04 IST

Paddy variety Pusa 44 cultivation continues in Punjab despite environmental concerns: Report

02 July 2024, 10:04 IST

Robots are stepping into one of Asia’s dirtiest farm jobs

With global stockpiles set for the first back-to-back decline in more than 40 years, Malaysia has every reason to push for automation to boost production.

29 June 2024, 10:35 IST

Robots are stepping into one of Asia’s dirtiest farm jobs

29 June 2024, 10:35 IST

Scientists warn about unprecedented rise in N20 due to fertilisers

Scientists have noted that N2O, known as 'laughing gas', has higher potential to trap heat compared with CO2. Its lifetime is over 120 years, much longer than 12 year lifetime of methane, another gas 80 times more harmful than CO2.

12 June 2024, 17:25 IST

Scientists warn about unprecedented rise in N20 due to fertilisers

12 June 2024, 17:25 IST

Drones in farms: Pesticide use cut by 15%

The study also involved recording the efficiency of drones for foliar spraying during droughts. Researchers have tried various quantities of pesticides to determine the right quantity that provides the best efficiency.

04 May 2024, 23:07 IST

Drones in farms: Pesticide use cut by 15%

04 May 2024, 23:07 IST