It must expand drip irrigation cover for sugarcane—the water saved could irrigate 15 lakh hectares under water-frugal crops
Organic and ‘towards organic’ farming is constrained by the availability of responsive seeds
Rising groundwater threatens Punjab’s citrus grove, but it is also a business opportunity
If reliance on hybrids has made the cotton economy susceptible to bollworm, GEAC has to be blamed since it should…
Bhavarlal Hiralal Jain’s life shows that linkages with companies or cooperatives that operate on shared prosperity can create better value…
Beyond relief measures, the region must invest in rainwater conservation and provision of irrigation
Ramesh’s decision on Bt brinjal was an example of prejudice passing off as public policy and ‘proof’ being selectively picked…
Existing legislation, meant to protect poor cultivators, has turned against them
Cultivation of low-ODAP varieties of the lentil must be encouraged to counter the pulses’ price fire
In the competitive seeds market, MNCs like Monsanto see value in positioning themselves as agri-solution providers
Monsanto could argue that, with more than 90% farmers using its seed, price is not a concern
India, like Israel, must link small farmers with labs and markets for high-value agriculture
For resource-frugal DSR to take off, it must be adopted by herbicide companies
The whitefly outbreak has given a shot in the arm to those opposed to genetically engineered crops
Marathwada’s drought has broken the resolve of Prahladrao Kakde, 61, of village Sarangpur in the Ambad taluk of Jalna district.
The boom-bust cycle that afflicts pigeon pea needs to be evened out for stable prices
The drip irrigation model of Jain Irrigation has turned Jalgaon into the banana bowl of the country. It has a…
Dhillon said PAU’s seeds will be cheaper but could not specify by how much as they will be available for…
