Agriculture

Climate change and agriculture
Farming under the changing skies
GOI Monitor Desk

As climate change drastically affect agriculture production, reviving traditional practices and community sharing remains the only solution

Protest against GM food
We need to reclaim our right to safe food
Hemant Goswami

Stricter laws on  use of agrochemicals and proper labelling of food items are needed to ensure 'Right to Life'

Pesticides in food
Farm to fork: What's shrinking our food
GOI Monitor Desk

The newly-released 'State of Indian Agriculture' report makes the right noises about the shortcomings- well almost

farm
'Going local is the best solution to food insecurity'
GOI Monitor Desk

IRONY RUNS its play every year in India as food grains rot in godowns while 23 crore people go hungry every day. GOI Monitor talks to food and trade policy analyst Devinder Sharma on the issues stalking agriculture and public distribution   

Millet farming
Rejig the food basket
P V Satheesh

Millets can be India's best bet to address food insecurity and climate change provided we get over the obsession for wheat and rice crops

Organic farming
Reaping harvest of happiness
G Krishna Prasad

Farmers in Karnataka are showing the way to profitable farming by going organic and conserving traditional seeds

Sunflowers grown using sewage waste
Sewage makes a thousand flowers bloom
Manu Moudgil

In Punjab's Doaba region treated sewage water is being used to grow crops thus turning waste into a highly useful entity

milkman
Milk dream turns sour
Ravleen Kaur

Milk prices have increased 11 times in the last four years. A look at why it is now a practically unaffordable business for dairy farmers.

brinjal
Burden of GM food and the farcical BRAI Act
Devinder Sharma

Government seems to be hell bent upon forcing GM food on us by proposing quick approvals to the industry under the BRAI Act.

discontent
Seeds of discontent
Manu Moudgil

Costly corporate seeds are not only jacking up our food bill but also affecting community sharing

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Harvesting a nought
Dr G V Ramanjaneyulu

Unless technology is adapted to local conditions, our farmers will remain vulnerable and food security a mirage

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