The 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...

Agriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...

India faces inflation risks from severe heat waves and predicted below-normal monsoon rains, exacerbating existing economic pressures from ...

The government aims to bring 25% of the kharif paddy area under climate-resilient seeds to combat climate change's impact. Currently, paddy...

The company plans to increase the production by investing in research and development, introducing new high-quality proprietary varieties o...

The IRRI signed the MoU after a team led by Morell visited several paddy cultivation area in the state and interacted with the farmers.

"All other partners of the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium including India target to complete the sequencing in the next t...

"The district administration will take stringent action against retailers and wholesalers, selling fertilizers on the black market," the DD...

The ground level implementing agencies are afraid that the farmers’ choices will be guided more by market rates of commodities rather than ...

"The Sinchai Yojana (irrigation programme) will lay stress on end-to end solutions in the irrigation supply chain from water sources, distr...

ICAR said that from last few years scientists have been developing seeds that are drought and climate resilient to meet these challenges.

“We have prepared contingency plans for 580 districts for the eventuality of a weak monsoon, and will be adding more districts,” Singh said.

At least 10% rise can be ensured in the yield if the seeds are chemically treated before use, according to state's chief secy Gokula Chandr...

Praja is a Bollgard II variety of BT seed which has been specifically developed keeping in mind the needs of a large group of Indian farmer...

ICAR says it wishes to prioritise research that focuses on smallholders and rain-fed, backward, marginal and fragile areas.

The company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) early this month with MIL to market and distribute 200 tonnes of hybrid corn seed th...

Global warming may drive many wild varieties of plants such as potatoes and peanuts to extinction by mid-century, wiping out traits that mi...