A study by scientists at an ICAR institute has found that El Niño events have consistently reduced yields of major kharif crops in India, w...

India's fertiliser and seed sectors face a packaging material crisis. The ongoing Iran war has disrupted supplies, increasing costs signifi...

The Economic Survey warns that India's biofuel mandates, particularly for ethanol, risk distorting cropping patterns and food prices. While...

India's ethanol program has saved billions in foreign exchange. However, government policies favoring maize for ethanol are pushing farmers...

Procurement of ‘Shri Anna’, which commenced on October 1, has now been successfully completed. This year, a total of 2.13 lakh metric tonne...

Tribal communities in central India gradually replaced traditional millets with maize, leading to significant changes in their cuisines. Ma...

Historically, Scottish and Irish distillers have used barley as their primary grain, while Canadians and Americans use corn, rye, and wheat...

With all the focus on the wonders of millets, few were asking the obvious question — if they are indeed so amazing, why did people stop con...

Is a millet-heavy diet feasible in the long term? History says no.

The production of rice is expected to increase marginally to 130.83 MT. India's overall production of foodgrains is estimated to be 322.55 ...

A protracted war in the Black Sea region and extended sanctions against Russia entail risks of economic upheaval across the world — and Ind...

A millets-based diet can help manage blood glucose levels.

They are ideal grains for an era of climate change.

Roasted bhuttas, or corn on the cob, is a much-loved monsoon treat.

Researchers from Columbia University in the US studied the effects of climate on five major crops in India: finger millet, maize, pearl mil...

The discovery published in the journal Nature Biotechnology may help develop climate adaptation strategies in other important food crops.

With depleting water resources in the country, govt has developed 41 varieties of rice & 22 varieties of wheat in the last one decade