Friday 20 November, 2009
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.Friday 20 November, 2009
Cyclone Aila has altered their calculations. Hit by crop failure due to increased salinity caused by sea water surge...Friday 20 November, 2009
At first glance, the lush green fields barely convince that this is one of the dry regions of Andhra Pradesh.
Friday 06 November, 2009
It prided itself for being the land of orchards. This year, however, many in Karnikhera village in the border district of Ferozepur in Punjab...Friday 06 November, 2009
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.Friday 06 November, 2009
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...Friday 06 November, 2009
Farmers of Mankulam village panchayat in Kerala’s Idukki district are nursing their soil to reverse the damage done to it over the years.
Friday 23 October, 2009
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....Friday 23 October, 2009
Despite the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee giving its nod to the commercial cultivation of Bt Brinjal last week....Friday 23 October, 2009
The gentle mountain slopes in this fascinatingly beautiful place at once catch the attention not merely for their idyllic setting and extremely hospitable people....Friday 23 October, 2009
Amid arguments for and against introducing genetically modified (GM) crops in India, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee....
Friday 09 October, 2009
The sudden burst of rain across Uttar Pradesh may have brought respite from the humid weather, but for the farmers across the state this has been a double blow.Friday 09 October, 2009
Yadvendra Ram Tripathi, of Sariyya village under the Khajni development block in Gorakhpur district, a graduate, spurned the offer of a government...Friday 09 October, 2009
With elections in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and Haryana around the corner here’s a look at how the prominent political parties in the states are wooing the powerful farmer lobby.Friday 09 October, 2009
While the government is looking to offset the losses in Kharif production on account of the drought with an increase in productivity levels and area...Friday 09 October, 2009
In a minor revolution in the agrarian history of the Kashmir Valley, the farmers in the region harvested the legendary Basmati rice for the first time this autumn.
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