On Women’s Day, empowering stories of ladies successfully raising livestock and growing food in backyards, with some help from ICRISAT joint projects

This will be co-organised by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to mark International Women's Day.

The price of tomatoes has fallen from about Rs.30 per kg a few months ago to less than Rs.10 now, adding to the miseries of Odisha farmers

Point of View provides a 360-degree perspective on crucial farm issues. Here, BJP Media Relations Dept Convener Sudesh Verma writes on the new agri laws

Shailesh Ganeriwala has come up with a wide range of products made from Hemp under the banner of OG Hemp.

Point of View provides a 360-degree perspective on crucial farm issues. Here, CPI(M)’s Nilotpal Basu writes on the three new agri laws

A few start-ups in Ahmedabad too are helping individuals and institutions in hydroponics farming.

While saying that they will not receive the vaccine shot, the farmer leaders also said that they will not force anybody to not get vaccinated

From inputs on seeds, fertilizers, water, and pesticides, drones help collect and collate data on pests, crop scouting, and to produce better quality and quantity of crops.

According to a CARE Rating report (February 2021), this sector is likely to “grow by 3.4% this year (2020-21) on top of 4% growth” in the previous year.

In Kashmir, Saffron is mainly grown on well-drained ‘karewa’ soil and is cultivated at an elevation of about 2,000 metres above mean sea level.

It will scale up farming operations of the farmers and fishermen for better access to quality input, technology, credit and market through economies of scale.

This is higher by 5.84 million tonnes than the production achieved during 2019-20.

Tea leaves, or bags, can simply be put in compost pile after it swells in boiled water.

In Namibia, considered one of the most vulnerable countries in this aspect, climate change has added to its aridity.

Amresh Singh, a farmer in Bihar’s Karamdih village claims to have found a healthy substitute for tea and coffee

While farmers say they care about the environment, environmental protection organisations have been demanding stricter regulations for the agricultural industry.

The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Limited was founded in 1958

Developed by Tata Trusts’ Data Driven Governance team, the app allows farmers to self-report crops sown across different stages in real time.

Vertical farms are also preferred because their food is organic, of high quality and the supply is predictable.