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Why PM Modi spoke of farmers, livestock rearers & fisherfolk amid US trade talks
August 08, 2025 12:24 pm
What are the concerns specific to the three primary agricultural producer-stakeholders that have hindered the finalisation of the India-US bilateral trade agreement?
Punjab: Study shows how a smart combo of fertilisers can protect soil health
June 17, 2025 9:23 am
In states like Punjab, where overuse of fertilisers is common, the combined use of nano and conventional fertilisers offers a balanced, eco-friendly approach to crop nutrition.
Why November-December, not March temperatures may decide this year’s rabi crop production
March 29, 2024 12:19 pm
The chances of yield loss from an “Ides of March” heatwave strike seem low this time. However, concerns have been raised about wheat production in central India later in the year. Tubers have also been hit by an unusually warm November-December, while sugar has seen increased production.
What Swaminathan panel said on MSP, where its ideas echoed scrapped farm laws
February 19, 2024 11:20 am
Farmers demanding legal guarantee for MSP have invoked recommendations of the National Commission on Farmers, which said MSP should be ‘at least 50% more than the weighted average cost of production’.
Bharat Ratna: Why Charan Singh was a messiah for farmers
February 15, 2024 6:04 am
His land reform laws created a new socially and politically empowered middle peasantry in northern India that also saw its economic fortunes rise with the Green Revolution.
Producing more from less: How Indian agriculture has grown with limited 'factors of production'
November 29, 2023 7:00 am
Here is how the "factors of technology" – genetics, crop nutrition, crop protection and agronomic interventions – have boosted agricultural growth in India despite shrinking cultivable land.
The double-whammy from India's falling farm exports
November 07, 2023 11:07 am
The effects of bans/restrictions on rice, wheat and sugar shipments are showing in declining agri exports from India, even as imports are continuing unhindered and hurting farmers.
Express View on agriculture sector: A field check
September 02, 2023 7:19 am
Agriculture acted as a shock absorber during Covid. Now it is threatening to be a drag on the economy
What the dry, cold winter (so far) indicates for the rabi crop
January 24, 2023 7:30 am
Conditions this winter have so far been ideal for wheat, but not that good for mustard. It is comforting that rice stocks are currently adequate and global wheat prices are low.
High-yielding crop varieties, favourable weather expected to add wheat output by five million tonnes this year: IIWBR
January 16, 2023 7:59 am
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan are among the key growing areas for wheat crop in the country.
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