NCIPM's awareness-cum-surveillance project helped reduce the pest-infected area in Maharashtra by 67 per cent.
The business models developed to help farmers realise better returns are facing several hurdles, says Surinder Sud.
Bihar remains shackled by poverty even as agricultural growth increases.
Regardless of the merits and demerits of foreign direct investment in retail, the fact is that a tie-up between organised retailers and farmers benefits both, as also consumers of farm goods, writes Surinder Sud.
This year's kharif output may be higher than last year but it will be short of 2007 or 2008 levels.
Why phasing out the fertiliser subsidy will affect small farmers.
Small and marginal farmers practising agriculture on rain-fed farms will bear the brunt of climate change
An acute shortage of healthy seeding materials for horticulture requires redrafting of the Seeds Bill, 2004.
A national network project, run by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research since 2004, carried out to study the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture, is also throwing some light on the complex inter-relation between CO2, global warming and crop productivity.
Why can't India design ergonomic farm equipment? asks Surinder Sud
Given IMD's past record on forecasts, the latest one could also go wrong.
It would not be surprising if India, the world's largest producer of milk, has to resort to imports to meet the elevated summer demand, states Surinder Sud.
Quinoa is said to play a role in the treatment of as many as 20-odd ailments, including liver problems, angina, notes Surinder Sud.
Cereals like millets can help alleviate malnutrition and improve public health, reports Surinder Sud.
Women's share of work in these industries is over 50 per cent, yet they are paid much less than their male counterparts.
It is a grossly underexplored but highly lucrative branch of beekeeping for India.
Although the crop devours water, it remains important for India, reports Surinder Sud.
Value addition is one of the chief requirements for coconut to become a commercially lucrative crop. Surinder Sud reports.
The future of the GM tech in India is still uncertain.
Technology and prudent practices can ensure that crop output does not suffer in years of drought.
Agri-enterprises are finding it hard to expand due to lack of commercial guidance.
Anti-GM voices have inadvertently spurred farm scientists to support the use of gene manipulation for producing stress-resistant crops.
Nanotechnology has remarkable applications in a variety of spheres, including agriculture, animal husbandry and natural resources management.
Navjot Singh Sidhu was not part of the Channi-led 'jatha' (group) which went to pay obeisance at the gurdwara.
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