Facing great uncertainty, farmers cultivating mustard crop in the country were contemplating to change the crop as there was no demand for mustard oil due to fear psychosis among people following

Basmati paddy prices may be under pressure this year because of a mysterious disease affecting the rice crop in Punjab, one of the country's largest producers. According to latest estimates by the

Scientists of the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) have advised the farmers to sow mustard and rape-mustard as usual. The advice comes in the wake of farmers

Researchers have developed the first biological weapon to combat Fusarium dry rot, a common fungal pest that causes USD100M worth of potato crop losses each year. The control has already proved 50%

The Himachal Pradesh State Governemnt has earmarked Rs 1 crore for a crop insurance scheme to cover such crops which have not been covered by the Centre's

More than 10,000 farmers from the districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Hoshiarpur participated in a regional Kisan Mela held at Gurdaspur today by the Regional Research Centre of Punjab Agriculture

Despite a government ban on use of some common pesticides in agriculture, our food continues to be contaminated. The there is no alternative factor, ie the absence of more acceptable substitutes, the cost factor and the easy availability of the pesticide

A flood tolerant and drought resistant weed spreads along the Cauvery delta, badly affecting agricultural production

The use of heavy tractors leads to reduced crop production