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Scientists found a desert-adapted pest-fighting mite that could help protect crops across the world's driest regionsChilean researchers have stumbled upon a population of the beneficial predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis, thriving in the extremely ar...- This farmer from Madhya Pradesh earned Rs 12 lakh from turmeric: Her simple gardening tips to grow high-profit turmeric during monsoon at your homeA Madhya Pradesh farmer escalated her income by cultivating turmeric, reportedly earning ₹12 lakh in one cycle. Her success stems from orga...
- In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...
- Science at scale: India’s journey from food security to global leadershipToday, India is the world’s largest producer of milk, pulses, and spices; the largest exporter of rice; and among the leading producers of ...
- Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
- In 1958, when China ordered a nationwide sparrow slaughter to protect grain crops, what followed was 2 million human deathsChina's war on sparrows in 1958 had devastating consequences. The campaign, aimed at protecting grain, instead led to a surge in crop-destr...
- Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
- From Alphonso to Kesar: How a tiny fly halted India’s mango exports to Japan after two decadesJapan has suspended fresh mango imports from India for the 2026 season due to concerns over pest treatment procedures at an Indian facility...
- Tea Board for effective adoption of food safety standards by industryThe Tea Board is urging the tea industry to adopt food safety standards. This move aims for long-term sustainability and worker welfare. Ne...
- Godrej Agrovet collaborates with Provivi to offer sustainable crop solutions for rice and maize farmersGodrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) and Provivi have partnered to bring sustainable pest control solutions to Indian rice and corn farmers. GAVL ...
- Best Agrolife to launch new insecticide for resistant pests in JulyBest Agrolife Ltd has obtained regulatory approval for its new patented insecticide formulation named Nemagen, designed to combat resistant...
- Coromandel launches 10 new products to boost crop yieldsCoromandel has partnered with Japan's ISK to launch Prachand, a patented product using Japanese technology to protect paddy crops from pest...
- Andaman farmer 'Nariyal Amma' receives Padma Shri for innovative organic coconut plantationKamachi Chellammal, 'Nariyal Amma,' a 67-year-old farmer from Andaman, receives the Padma Shri for her innovative organic coconut plantatio...
- Newer pests and diseases hit vegetable cropsThe rising prices of daily essentials like tomatoes, ginger, and tur dal can be attributed to newer plant viruses that are resistant to mos...
- Agronomists strive to contain a brand new American pestFall armyworm is native to the Americas and was first reported to have reached Africa in 2016.
- Bayer launches new rice hybrid seed Arize AZ 8433 DTBayer has developed hybrid seeds, where pest tolerance has been achieved in the seed through innovative technologies based on marker-assist...
- Punjab whitefly attack: Centre to test 1,000 pesticide samplesThe Punjab government has already sent these samples to the Union Agriculture Ministry.
- Halting crop destruction in India saves up to $1 billion: Virginia Tech UniversityIndia saved over $1.3 bn in damage to its papaya, eggplant and tomato crops from a devastating pest after researchers found a natural way t...
- Global warming spurs spread of crop pests, finds new studyCrop pests are spreading to colder parts of the world as climate change warms the world, a new study has revealed. It used published observ...
- PAU experts provide tips to manage brown plant hopper on paddy cropThe scientists of Punjab Agriculture University-Ludhiana ,department of plant breeding and genetics, in a survey of different villages in P...
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