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    How biofortification can tackle undernourishment better

    Vivian Fernandes
    1 Dec 2023 1:00 AM

    Breeding plants for enhanced levels of micronutrients is an economical and less disruptive way of tackling hidden hunger, says Ravinder Grover of Harvest Plus

    Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister
    Farm matters
    Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal
    Farm matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    9 Sept 2023 11:13 AM
    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

    21 Aug 2023 9:44 AM
    monsoon rice

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

    4 Aug 2023 1:00 AM
    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
    Rice paddy farming farmers climate change

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

    10 July 2023 5:16 PM
    Rajeev Varshney

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

    17 May 2023 6:30 AM
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Budget 2023-24 must focus on climate-smart regenerative agriculture: Expert

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

    Vivian Fernandes
    29 Jan 2023 1:00 AM

    Climate change impacts agriculture but agriculture also contributes to it. To reduce emissions from agriculture and make our food-production systems...

    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Indias approval for Genetically Modified Mustard upsets RSS affiliate BKS

    India's approval for Genetically Modified Mustard upsets RSS affiliate BKS

    1 Nov 2022 2:49 AM
    UP sugarcane variety gets fungal disease

    Contagious fungal disease knocks UP’s blockbuster cane off its perch

    31 Oct 2022 6:30 AM
    Centre allows commercial cultivation of GM mustard, Indias first GM food crop

    Centre allows commercial cultivation of GM mustard, India's first GM food crop

    26 Oct 2022 3:21 PM
    Sugarcane turns bitter for farmers; academic math doesn’t work on field

    Sugarcane turns bitter for farmers; academic math doesn’t work on field

    26 Oct 2022 1:00 AM
    Australia has allowed GM mustard; will India clear Delhi University variety?

    Australia has allowed GM mustard; will India clear Delhi University variety?

    25 Oct 2022 1:00 AM
    Sex scent mating dispensers curtail pink borer damage to cotton

    Sex scent mating dispensers curtail pink borer damage to cotton

    3 Oct 2022 1:00 AM
    Kharif acreage down with dual wrath of nature — droughts and floods

    Kharif acreage down with dual wrath of nature — droughts and floods

    13 Sept 2022 1:00 AM
    With government policies, farmers’ debts shoot up while incomes wilt

    With government policies, farmers’ debts shoot up while incomes wilt

    23 Aug 2022 1:00 AM
    Drought fear in Gangetic plains: paddy sowing hit as rains play truant

    Drought fear in Gangetic plains: paddy sowing hit as rains play truant

    4 Aug 2022 1:00 AM
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