Agriculture

Raipur: Days after new agriculture reform bills were passed in the Lok Sabha, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said that farmers across the country will soon stage protests...

Bhubaneswar: After undergoing training for inland fish farming at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha’s Bipin Kumar Panda wanted to make a living from fish farming....

Anticipating a shortfall in the production and procurement of onion due to heavy rainfall, India, on Monday, banned the export of onions. Exports of this key cooking ingredient had shot...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Maheswar Dey, who earns a livelihood from farming, was quite distressed when his paddy field was attacked by pests. His fellow farmers advised him to use pesticides on...

Botanically, millets are a group of small-seeded cereal grain belonging to the grass family, grown all over the world as human food and animal fodder. They are favoured due to...

Corn or maize is a cereal grain that belongs to the family 'gramineae' and is known as the 'Queen of Cereals' because of its several uses. The scientific name of...

Begusarai: With finances at an all-time low due to the COVID-19 lockdown, wheat has been the new cash for farmers in Bihar’s Begusarai district for the past three months. The...

Chittoor: The nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus has brought life to a crippling halt, especially for farmers and those who are self-employed. But then there are good Samaritan like Sonu...

The importance and contribution of agriculture to our sustenance is something that everyone knows but very few acknowledge. There is a saying ‘if agriculture goes wrong nothing can go right...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman announced a couple of months ago that ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ would be implemented and accelerated through a Rs 20 lakh...