http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09 : 45 : 52 +05:30 indianexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/iep/images/logo.gif http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by indianexpress.com http://www.indianexpress.com/news/four-years-of-bitter-harvest/543874/ Since the seeds were first sown in their lands four years ago, farmers of Katpur village in Amravati district have been patiently waiting each season for wonders to happen. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/postaila-farmers-wake-up-to-forgotten-saltresistant-paddy-varieties/543869/ Cyclone Aila has altered their calculations. Hit by crop failure due to increased salinity caused by sea water surge... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/watershed-moment/543867/ At first glance, the lush green fields barely convince that this is one of the dry regions of Andhra Pradesh. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/betting-big-on-basmati/537903/ It prided itself for being the land of orchards. This year, however, many in Karnikhera village in the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-pune-it-will-pay-to-go-bananas/537901/ Banana grower Adhinath Barve of Junnar tehsil in Pune district is expecting to double his exports when he begins harvesting his three-acre plantation in February next year. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/postdroughts-himachal-wakes-up-to-combat-climate-change-dangers/537899/ Two droughts wiping out 50 per cent of the rabi crop, the apple produce reduced to half of its usual quantity, the unusual rise in temperature... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-kerala-village-set-for-organic-makeover/537881/ Farmers of Mankulam village panchayat in Kerala’s Idukki district are nursing their soil to reverse the damage done to it over the years. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/low-production-in-paddygrowing-states-may-help-punjab-clear-its-pending-stock/532124/ While other states are giving out distress signals of foodgrain scarcity, triggered by drought and flood fury, Punjab is not only looking at a good harvest but also hoping to gain from this adversity.... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/orissa-bans-bt-brinjal-citing-small-farmers-interests-and-biosafety-concerns/532123/ Despite the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee giving its nod to the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal last week.... http://www.indianexpress.com/news/how-philippines-mountain-slopes-were-converted-into-rich-bt-corn-fields/532122/ The gentle mountain slopes in this fascinatingly beautiful place at once catch the attention not merely for their idyllic setting and extremely hospitable people....