Mint Explainer: How a strong El Nino will affect India’s monsoon and agriculture

On 20 June, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said that sea surface temperatures (SST) in the equatorial…

This year the threat of food security is looming over the country’s poor

Indian agriculture has been fortunate to have good monsoons for the last four years. This helped…

data | How states compare in agricultural production: Punjab and Haryana dominate

While Punjab and Haryana are among the top states in terms of foodgrain production, Uttar Pradesh…

Kharif area increased marginally due to intensification of monsoon: Report

BENGALURU: India Ratings and Research said in a note on Thursday that India’s kharif area has…

India wants to fill wheat stocks destroyed by Ukraine war in many countries

While farmers are likely to benefit from exports amid bumper harvest, food security campaigners urge caution…

India seeks to capitalize on global wheat zero after Ukraine war

While farmers are likely to benefit from exports amid bumper harvest, food security campaigners urge caution…

An MSP scheme to transform Indian agriculture

A decentralized scheme will help in price stabilization, provide income support, and also tackle farmers’ indebtedness…

Agricultural reforms should not be a lost cause

Attention was drawn to a behavioral problem in our agriculture sector this week by the Supreme…