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Re-imagining rice, a crop that feeds the worldIn China, a study showed that extreme rainfall had reduced rice yields over the past 20 years. India limited rice exports out of concern fo...- Remembering Nikolai Vavilov: Understated heroism of agricultural scientistJanuary this year marked the 80th death anniversary of pioneering agricultural scientist Nikolai Vavilov.
- Apples aren't what they used to be. Commercialisation has made the fruit almost tastelessWhen grown from seed, apples vary from the parent.
- From India to Brazil, farmers face ‘Post-Apocalyptic’ food crisisThe world is facing a new era of rapidly increasing food prices that could push almost 2 billion more people into hunger in a worst-case cl...
- Notice spots or misshapen tomatoes? Your pandemic-plant may be under immense stressJust checking out 'How to care for your tomato plant' on YouTube isn't enough.
- A boozy tourist attraction: How a winemaker & a billionaire turned an island into home of all-things-alcoholPhinny transformed Mare Island into a hip booze destination.
- Why India should start taking apples seriouslyGovt announced special measures to support Kashmiri apples, but it will still face a challenge in selling them. A regional partnership coul...
- Heirloom crops, indigenous varieties are making a comebackMany of India's indigenous varieties had slowly disappeared with the rise of hybrid seeds.
- Food for the Gods: A blend of cosmic myth and culinary specificityReligious foods combine cosmic myths with local ingredients, which make them intriguing.
- Millennial India is slowly and steadily advocating sustainable diningChefs and restauranteurs alike are increasingly combining with food producers.
- Now, cooks turn farmers & nurse kitchen gardensMany Bengalureans are taking to the eat-the-food-you-grow idea and that appears to be bringing world cuisines to namma kitchens.
- Avoid home-grown tomatoes this summer for better ones post monsoonThe real problem is why we pay even this much. Because most Indian tomatoes do not deserve it. Their flavour, is just simple sourness, with...
- How organic farming and right prices are helping Kerala farmersThe farmers do sustainable, organic farming that rejects mono-cropping for biodiversity, preserves and shares local seeds, and embraces the...
- Five-stars hotels growing own veggies or sourcing from local growers to save moneyHeirloom tomatoes imported from the Netherlands cost Rs 1,000-1,500 per kg while locally produced ones can be bought for Rs 120-150 a kg.
- Gold's rise evokes fear, greed and confusionSpooked by volatility, in August commodity exchanges across the world demanded more deposit to buy the same number of contracts.
- US customers turn to local growers after E coli scareBaskets overflow with fresh greens. Tomatoes blush a deep red. The competition for customers’ attention is fierce at the Heirloom Organics ...
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