Globally 30 percent of the food produced never reaches to a human stomach (FAO, 2021). Tackling food loss and waste benefits the climate, food security, and sustainability of agri-food systems. India suffers
Figures with the Indian council of Agricultural research (ICAR) indicate that pesticide use was down from about 60,000 metric tonnes of technical grade material in 1990 to about 43,000 metric tonnes
Karnataka may be in the forefront of the information technology sector, but farmers in the state have been dying in dozens every week for the past few weeks. According to official estimates, there
The Uttaranchal Government is seeking active participation from private enterprises, NGOs and research institutes in agribusiness to boost the state's economy. To help business in the region, the
Indian industry, with a view to boost exports to the European Union, the US, Japan and other developed countries, has decided to directly cater to customers' choice in these countries as regards the
WITH the prospects of a nation-wide ban on slaughter of cow and its progeny looming large, the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) is convening a meeting to take stock of the situation. "Besides
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have sought financial assistance from the Centre to encourage farmers to shift a creage from staple cereals to other
The Lok Sabha today passed the supplementary demands for grants for Rs 8,518.93 crore. This includes Rs 607.19 crore for the Agriculture Ministry for making payments to sugarcane
Haryana has introduced an action plan on crop diversification to increase the area under oilseed from 12,000 hectare to 45,000 during current kharif
The Central Tobacco research Institute at Hunsur has developed pipeline crop varieties to deal with fungal diseases fusarium wilt and brown spot afflicting the tobacco leaf in the Karnataka Light
Green paddy tracts and constant rain are familiar scenes at Malnad, specially during the months of Shravana. But, not so this time. The paddy tracts are almost non-existent, while the tanks and lakes
