A research conducted by Renewable Natural Resources Research and Development Sub-Centre (RNRRDSC) in Tsirang has found that Baj and Agreem – two new wheat variety – to be more resistent to rust inf

The price of popular breakfast cereals is set to soar over the next 15 years as a result of climate change, argues a new report from Oxfam International.

The first ‘satellite remote-sensing laboratory’ of the country was inaugurated on Tuesday at the crop reporting services centre functioning in the agriculture extension division office.

An Obama administration program set up to reduce chronic hunger and poverty has contributed to rising incomes for farmers around the world and has helped save millions of people from starvation, ac

A new centre in Nairobi is exploring whether 100 traditional African crops could bring food security to millions of people

El Nino events can have a significant impact on the yields of certain major food crops, a study has shown.

Bihari farmer produces bumper crop four times larger than average using system of rice intensification

Rising levels of CO2 around the world will significantly impact the nutrient content of crops according to a new study.

This report submitted under the chairmanship of Dr.P.K.Mishra, Ex-secretary, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation attempts to address some of the issues and challenges facing major crop insurance schemes being operated in India.

A pilot study of American mothers' milk has found levels of the herbicide glyphosate around 1,000 times higher than allowed in European drinking water.

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