The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Improvement targets for horticulture and poultry reduced after lobbying from National Farmers’ Union

Two farmer suicides in Kerala have brought into focus the red tape-ridden, lax government system of crop procurement and payment. The distress is felt across rice-producing areas and is a problem that runs deep, with land under the crop’s cultivation and production itself dropping, find Sam Paul A. and Abdul Latheef…

Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28 million people who live there can sustainably make a living

KCR urges voters to be serious while casting their vote, accusing Congress of abolishing Dharani portal & Rythu Bandhu schemes. He claims BRS has fulfilled promises of Lower Penganga project & Chanaka Korata barrage, & spent ₹12,000 cr for minority welfare. PM Modi accused of ignoring Telangana interests; KCR warns…

Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries’ gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies heavily on climatic factors. This vulnerability is particularly marked in the region because of its slow…

India is now marching towards nutritional security after achieving self-reliance in food production. Millets are widely grown, have potential to mitigate malnutrition and are gluten-free, low glycemic index. Farm universities should develop millets genotypes suitable for diverse soil and climatic conditions. International Year of Millets aims to create awareness of…

Andrew Mitchell wants next week’s food security conference to find ways to tackle waste and pests – and to show that aid works

ZARS-Kalaburagi & Dept. of Agri. to conduct Rapid Roving Survey in 25 villages for 8 wks to assess pest & disease incidence. Scientists to advise management strategies to farmers. Dry root rot wilt disease in Red gram due to scanty rainfall & low soil moisture. Biocontrol agents & resistant varieties…

Nearly 5 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022, but as big as that number may sound, it’s far less than the number of birds killed last year and that means consumers generally aren’t seeing…