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Indian farmers
INDIAN FARMERS NEWS
Farm error
April 11, 2016 12:01 am
Forcing healthy PSUs to revive fertiliser plants won’t help industry or agriculture. Government must deregulate pricing.
Farmer needs a new deal
March 16, 2016 12:08 am
Reform of agricultural markets and land lease laws must be a priority.
Drought insulation
February 18, 2016 2:20 am
Total foodgrain production in 2015-16 is expected at 253.16 million tonnes (mt), according to the Agriculture Ministry’s second advance estimates.
End to dal woes? Scientists breed high-yield super arhar variety
January 15, 2016 3:03 am
What IARI scientists have now bred is a ‘determinate’ early-maturing pigeon-pea, which produces 20 quintal per hectare in just 120 days.
Farm vision statement
January 14, 2016 12:05 am
We need a national framework to address agricultural problems.
Agenda 2016: Three things the Modi government can do for agriculture today
January 07, 2016 1:13 am
Drip irrigation, making urea in Iran, and pushing pulses in Punjab should be top policy priorities.
The farm test
November 03, 2015 12:07 am
Government cannot afford to wait any longer to address the building agricultural distress.
Food grain: Less production, more procurement
August 20, 2015 3:10 am
However, despite lower production, government agencies have procured more rice and wheat from farmers this time compared to what they bought from the 2013-14 crop.
Bitter harvest: Sugar’s moment of reckoning
August 20, 2015 3:04 am
The Central and state governments have contributed no less to the current woes facing cane growers.
Push irrigation, not dams
August 14, 2015 12:00 am
We can add millions of hectares to irrigated land without building a single new dam. We just need to adopt a different method of managing the water already stored in them.
