Faced with the potential use of a dangerous pesticide methyl iodide to spray crops in their backyards, a group of Californian teenagers decided to stand up to the might of industrial agribusiness.
Floods in Pakistan have damaged at least 880,000 hectares of standing crops, including rice, maize, cotton, sugar cane, fruit orchards and vegetables, which represent about 3.7 percent of total nat
The government has taken up Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project (IAPP) for ensuring food security by boosting agricultural production through proper management.
Food commodity prices are likely to stay high and volatile during the next few years because of rising demand, more frequent extreme weather and the biofuel industry, according to a report from the
World rice production is expected to touch a record 480.5 million tonnes this year on the back of higher output in Asia, Egypt, Argentina, Mozambique, the US and Russian Federation, according to th
MALKANGIRI: With over 90 per cent of standing crops in 40 gram panchayats in Kalimela and Podia blocks damaged, farmers, pani panchayat members and locals recently laid siege to Potteru Irrigation
World food prices fell 2 per cent in September, reflecting higher grain supplies and weakened demand, the United Nations’ food agency said on Thursday, easing inflation concerns ahead of an expecte
It is raining sops in Andhra Pradesh. The Congress government has unveiled yet another populist scheme envisaging interest-free crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh for farmers across the state.
