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
The agriculture sector, involving over 70 per cent of the population in Jammu and Kashmir, is reportedly being ignored, with a majority of the people giving preference to other fields for economic
Haryana agriculture minister Jaswinder Singh has sought the Prime Minister's intervention to immediately announce some relief for the state's small and marginal farmers who have suffered due to poor
India's foodgrain production is likely to fall to its seven-yar low of 183.17 million tonne in 2002-03. Due to the worst drought in last 120 years, the foodgrain output in 2002-03 will mark a sharp
The country's first transgenic varieties of castor, sorghum, redgram and groundnut will be ready for field tests two years from now. Using different strains of genes taken from Bacillus
In an attempt to bolster economic ties, India and the 20 nation Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa signed a accord to establish joint ventures in agro-processing and to cooperate in
By setting up as many as 20 greenhouses in Lari area in Lahaul and Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh, scientists of Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana have
At the initiative of Pragjyotish Gaolia Bank, Rangiya branch, the Ballava Krishak Sangha, an NGO of Rangiya has made remarkable achievements within a short time. The NGO started in 2002, has brought
Researchers of the Institute of Biological Science (IBS) of Rajshahi University (RU) recently developed a new kind of organic fertilizer using Vermic Technology.A particular species of earthworm and
The size of culrivable lands in north-western Bangladesh is gradually reducing due to various reasons.The lands have been reduced by about 15 lakh acreas in 16 north-western districts in the past two
Genetically modified cotton grown in India produced greater yields and helped farmers use a lot less pesticide, researchers reported. They said their study suggests that genetically modified crops
