Agriculture

Landless labourers of Toguta stall Mallannasagar works

Protest at being excluded from door-to-door survey as ordered by the court

Collector inspects seed distribution centres

Not many takers for millets, the alternative crop under contingency plan

Certification of seeds to be made mandatory to step up farm output

Barcoding and tracking could hike productivity by 25%, say officials.

Growing crops without soil: Here’s how hydroponics works

We head to HMA Greens Hydro Farm to understand how hydroponics works

Transforming livelihoods through farm ponds

They can be an effective tool for rainwater harvesting

What is zero budget natural farming?

Will this form of chemical-free agriculture increase farmers’ incomes? Where are the pitfalls?

Santhosh Kumar S is testing the water with hydroponics

He grows mint and other crops using the soil-less farming method

CSIR-IICT to supply 3.6 lakh traps to tackle Fall Worm pest

CSIR-IICT has announced on Monday that it will be making and supplying 3.6 lakh traps and 7.2 lakh lures for farmers growing maize/corn crops this yea

‘Petroleum pipeline will not affect farm land’

Panel told to lay it along the road

Data: How profitable is agriculture?

The Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of all major crops for the Kharif season FY2020 have been set at 50% above the cost of production, according to an a

UP Farmers in distress as heavy rainfall causes crop damage in Gorakhpur

Not only farmers but even commuters residing in the region are facing issues due to flooded streets and roads

Delhi govt. to give land ownership rights to 7,200 families allotted under 20-point programme

In the programme, launched during former prime minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure in 1975-76, around 12,500 landless families got land for cultivation

Delta farmers take to inter-cropping in a big way

This is expected to bring relief to areas hit by Cyclone Gaja

Reinforcing caste hierarchies: on Maratha quota

The Maratha quota is a case in point of what a progressive Indian polity should not be doing

Farmer earnings skewed across States, show data

The Centre aims to double farmers' income by 2022. A 2017 NABARD survey shows high levels of inter-State income inequality among agricultural househol

CAMPCO to slash price of wet cocoa beans purchased from traders from today

There will be no reduction in the price of beans being procured from farmers, says cooperative

Budget 2019: The road to agriculture and rural prosperity

A truly agriculture and rural development-focussed Budget, it has adequately met the twin objectives of growth and inclusiveness. When doubling of far

Farmers’ association demands setting up of disputes tribunal to deal with banks

‘Centre and State government have a responsibility to protect all farmers’

Union Budget 2019-20 first take: Moving strategically to a $5-trillion economy

“It is heartening to see the continued focus on Farmer Producer Organisations. Expanding the pool of FPOs by 10,000 will help the farming communities i

Budget 2019-20 first take: The road to rural prosperity

“Sustainability has largely remained at the centre of this Budget”.

Relief for farmers after crops hit by Fall Armyworm

₹186.25 crore under SDRF to benefit cultivators in 17 districts

Budget 2019: Farmers should take up zero-budget farming, says Nirmala Sitharaman

‘Ease of doing business and ease of living should also apply to farmers’

A scheme for farmers that has not reached most farmers

PM-Kisan is limited in both scope and implementation

Mobile app to survey 2.2 crore farm plots in kharif, rabi seasons

Estimation-actual production gap in conventional survey varied between 40% and 300%

Overwhelming response to farm courses

TNAU receives the highest number of applications in the last 10 years

Mungaru Samskritika Raichur Habba begins

The three-day annual traditional Mungaru Samskritika Raichur Habba, organised by Munnur Kaapu Samaja in association of Hatti Gold Mines and APMC, bega

Agriculture Dept. campaign to raise awareness on preventing infestation

The Department of Agriculture has launched a campaign to create awareness among farmers in the district on precautions to be taken to prevent infestat

Pact struck on crop loans that have turned NPAs

Announcement on Friday comes after protracted discussions as banks had expressed apprehension to bring NPAs under crop loan waiver scheme

Deficient pre-monsoon: Only 8% of targeted area sown in Karnataka

Sowing taken up in 6.17 lakh hectares as against the target of 76.69 hectares

To protest ban, farmers to plant GM cotton, brinjal seeds today

Say they should have right to plant whatever they want

Vice-President lauds women farmers of DDS

The Vice-President appreciated women farmers of Deccan Development Society (DDS) for bagging the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) ‘Equator

‘YSR Rythu Bharosa’ all set for launch on October 15

‘Annadata Sukhibhava,’ Naidu’s pet scheme, scrapped.

Women farmers get the recognition they deserve

UNDP announces six women from DDS sanghams as winner of ‘Equator Prize’ for 2019

Awareness camps on micro irrigation from today

Two villages to be covered in each division daily

Narendra Modi 2.0: First Cabinet meeting focusses on farmers welfare, fulfilling poll promises

Cabinet clears proposals to extend the ₹6000 per annum income support scheme to all land-owning farm families, create contributory pension schemes for

Country’s biggest mango, jackfruit fair in Bengaluru

About 500 varieties of mango and over 70 varieties of jackfruit will be on display

Coconut insurance scheme yet to pick up

Farmers feel compensation is paltry and conditions to get it unacceptable

Sugarcane farmers complain of delay in payment by mills

Mill owners say they are awaiting release of funds by the government

Desilt channels before onset of monsoon, say farmers

‘Ensure that water released for ‘kar’ paddy cultivation reached tail-end areas’

Exasperated farmers await govt. help

Searing heat has left Vellore district parched, says agriculturists association

Farmers seek settlement of arrears

Urge police to expedite action against sugar company CMD

The anatomy of a marginalised region

With a high percentage of Muslims, Bihar’s Seemanchal region frames issues of representation and welfare

Farmers complain against Varanasi election officers

Non-cooperation alleged while filing nominations

Mango orchards making way for commercial crops

Low yield from old trees forces farmers to look for alternatives

A rural agenda

A group of Farmer leaders and others publish a manifesto from ‘India’s largest private sector’

Farmers against land acquisition for hydrocarbon exploration

Association plans to mobilise farmers to stall the project at Periyakudi

Tapioca processing centre eludes Pachamalai farmers

500 to 600 lorry-loads are sent to mills in distant Attur every year

R&R committee formed under LA Act to meet today

Grama Sabha to be held at Erravalli village for farmers losing land under Mallannasagar and Kondapochamma projects

The heat is on: protection during summer

Local administrations must draw up plans to address heat stress and possible water scarcity

Uttar Pradesh’s farmers split over cane, cattle and crashing prices

Agrarian crisis has not dimmed Prime Minister Modi’s appeal