Agriculture

In Himachal Pradesh, where the BJP-led state government has set its sights on repeating the mission, disgruntled apple growers took to the streets yesterday over the government's "callous approach" to their long-overdue demands.

Mango trees in Telangana and Odisha started sprouting in the third week of December, it will be early spring in 2023. According to experts, unseasonable rains and warmer-than-normal winters could be responsible for this.

NSMA (National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture) is one of the eight missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC).

Rice is the most significant crop in Assam. Out of 4.16 million hectares of Assam’s gross cropped area, 2.54 million hectares is covered by rice cultivation. Rice cultivation accounts for 96% of the state’s total food grain production.

The NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) has led the edition of maps showing the pressure exerted by the global food system on the environment and climate.

The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) is ranked the Number 1 Cooperative among the top 300 cooperatives in the world.

While the world's top leaders are reflecting global climate policies at the ongoing COP27 in Egypt, 70 organizations representing the world's 350 million farmers have written an open letter to world leaders.

At a time when outdoor saffron in Kashmir is facing three major challenges—lack of irrigation facilities, conversion of saffron land, and shortage of saffron corns, farmers in Kashmir's Saffron bowl

The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Union Environment Ministry on October 18 gave a green signal for the use of transgenic hybrid mustard DMH 11 in the country.

Rice has long been Thailand's traditional food crop and the country's main export. Although it is declining in relative importance, it still occupies around 55% of the total arable land.