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What Is Climate-Smart Agriculture?

Climate change is turning the lives of farmers upside down. Unpredictable weather patterns, shorter growing seasons, droughts, extreme temperatures, and increased…

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Why farmers in India and Pakistan are shifting to ‘regenerative’ farming

Nine years ago, farmer Sultan Ahmed Bhatti gave up tilling the soil and using most fertilisers and pesticides on his…

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North East farmers offered carbon capturing volcanic fertiliser

Volcanic rock found in North East soil is being given to farmers in the hope of improving yields and environmental…

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How soil moisture sensors can help irrigation in summer

While protected cultivation techniques such as hydroponics limit water wastage, it is often a matter of economy and affordability at…

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Concern about fungicide resistance in potato blight strain

The need to both mix and alternate fungicide chemistries was highlighted at the Teagasc Potato Late Blight Workshop held at…

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Beyond Molasses: Unleashing the potential of maize for ethanol production in India

  Maize enriches India's biofuel landscape, blending seamlessly with sugarcane due to its cost-effectiveness, water efficiency, and eco-friendliness. Abhay Dandwate…

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El Niño to La Niña

A La Niña event could bring warm, dry weather to the Midwest this summer. Market analyst Bryan Doherty says balanced…

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Fertilizers: Types, Uses and Importance 2022

Any natural or manufactured item that is applied to soil or plant tissues to offer plant nutrients is known as…

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World-beating growth? Not for India’s rural majority

Rural non-agricultural wages have contracted for the second consecutive year, while agricultural wages grew just 0.2 per cent, the lowest…

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Agriculture researchers in Bengaluru install unit to convert plastic, biomass into manure

The experiment started in 2016 with 25 kg of plastic and biomass. It was later scaled up to a 200…

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