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Countries That Grow the Most Millet

        Millet, a group of highly nutritious  cereal grains, has been a staple food for thousands of years across…

4 months ago

The dark side of global food systems

The global food system promotes monoculture cropping, regardless of ecological suitability. It is capital- and resource-intensive, requiring high external inputs…

8 months ago

Wheat and woes: Pakistan’s food security crisis is brewing

Pakistan’s food security challenge is not just about wheat, it’s a test of governance, economic foresight, and political will In…

8 months ago

Bacterial cocktail for farm soil to clean up pollutants and pesticides and enhance crop yield

IIT Bombay researchers have identified bacteria that can consume toxic pollutants in the soil and produce helpful nutrients as a…

9 months ago

Microplastics Choking Plant Life Could Put 400 Million People At Risk of Starvation In 20 Years: Study

A study finds that microplastics are damaging the photosynthesis of plants, threatening global food security. Global food security is seriously…

9 months ago

Why Indian farmers can’t escape the trap of monocropping

Diversified farming can resolve ecological and monetary concerns but an agricultural transformation is impossible without better government support. In Simbroh…

10 months ago

Engineer-turned-farmer promotes organic crops: Chemicals aren’t allowed in these fields

A land measuring 5 acre on the National Highway in the urban area of Amritsar may be worth billions of…

10 months ago

Paddy farming takes a beating due to poor rainfall in northern plains

Scientists have noticed a declining trend in rainfall over the Indo-Gangetic Plains that include several agricultural north Indian states. Sherpuri…

1 year ago

Building Resilience in Tigray: How CSA is Pioneering Sustainable Agriculture in Ethiopia

12 September 2024, Ethiopia: Agricultural activities, particularly the production of cereal crops and major staple foods like maize, wheat, teff, barley, and…

1 year ago

Should India focus on natural farming?

Image source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/should-india-focus-on-natural-farming/article68454546.ece Why in the news? In the 2024-25 Budget proposals, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman declared that over the…

1 year ago

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