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Farm matters

Farmer suicides, agrarian crisis largely ignored in election season

Muralidhara Khajane
22 April 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Karnataka farmers are reeling under agrarian distress and there is little political discourse around this; will unhappy farmers impact electoral results?

haveri election rally of congress
Elections 2024
Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers
Farm matters

Why the versatile Byadagi chilli is losing its zing for Karnataka farmers

15 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT
Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka
Farm matters

Why Byadagi chilli is turning up the heat in Karnataka

13 March 2024 1:00 AM GMT
Agriculture
Farm matters

Nearly 8,300 soil testing labs set up since 2014-15 to help boost crop yield

25 Feb 2024 10:48 AM GMT
R Gopinath of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

Corporate tax holidays are 'sops', farmer subsidies are 'welfare': Scientist

25 Feb 2024 10:37 AM GMT
Farmers protest

2021 vs 2024: A tale of two farmer protests

19 Feb 2024 12:34 PM GMT
farmer protest combo

Divided by borders, united by hope: Why European, Indian farmers are protesting

12 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT
IFFCO Nano Urea

Interim Budget: Nano urea can cut subsidy bills, but what about yield?

4 Feb 2024 1:00 AM GMT
Karnataka drought | Why famous rice curator Syed Ghani stopped sowing paddy

Karnataka drought | Why famous rice curator Syed Ghani stopped sowing paddy

31 Dec 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister

How biofortification can tackle undernourishment better

1 Dec 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

28 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

12 Nov 2023 1:00 AM GMT
How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

2 Oct 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Need new bajra cultivation map, revision of classification criteria: Study

Need new 'bajra' cultivation map, revision of classification criteria: Study

9 Sep 2023 11:13 AM GMT
As onion gets costlier, govts measures to rein in prices anger farmers

As onion gets costlier, govt's measures to rein in prices anger farmers

Perneet Singh
21 Aug 2023 9:44 AM GMT

Distressed agrarian community in Maharashtra feels an increase in prices would have helped it to an extent

monsoon rice

Monsoon’s uneven march may cast shadow on India’s rice production

4 Aug 2023 1:00 AM GMT
El Nino wheat food supply prices

El Nino this year may hit local production, but not impact food supply on global scale

18 July 2023 6:30 AM GMT
Rice paddy farming farmers climate change

Rice farmers must adopt climate-resilient varieties, practices faster: Expert

10 July 2023 5:16 PM GMT
Rajeev Varshney

We need foreign tie-ups for better research: Agri-scientist Rajeev Varshney

17 May 2023 6:30 AM GMT
Why MSP legislation has become an economic and political hot potato

Why MSP legislation has become an economic and political hot potato

25 April 2023 9:37 AM GMT
Crucial farm committee set to meet in Lucknow, but MSP, other issues still not solved

Crucial farm committee set to meet in Lucknow, but MSP, other issues still not solved

20 April 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry

Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry

4 March 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist

Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist

19 Feb 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Budget 2023-24 must focus on climate-smart regenerative agriculture: Expert

Budget 2023-24 must focus on climate-smart regenerative agriculture: Expert

29 Jan 2023 1:00 AM GMT
Poultry sector worried over diversion of maize to ethanol production

Poultry sector worried over diversion of maize to ethanol production

8 Jan 2023 2:40 AM GMT
High prices, robust demand help banana-growers recover from lockdown-time losses

High prices, robust demand help banana-growers recover from lockdown-time losses

29 Dec 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Microbial business thrives as farmers realise need to feed soil to feed crops

Microbial business thrives as farmers realise need to feed soil to feed crops

13 Dec 2022 3:30 AM GMT
Ethanol is health tonic for sugar industry: Roshan Lal Tamak of DCM Shriram

Ethanol is health tonic for sugar industry: Roshan Lal Tamak of DCM Shriram

5 Dec 2022 12:45 AM GMT
Microbial decomposers don’t avert straw burning; they only give leaders publicity

Microbial decomposers don’t avert straw burning; they only give leaders publicity

28 Nov 2022 6:40 AM GMT
Farm fires will die out in 2-3 years: Punjab Agricultural University V-C

Farm fires will die out in 2-3 years: Punjab Agricultural University V-C

25 Nov 2022 12:30 AM GMT
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