The 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...

The government will also have to face the opposition onslaught on issues of agrarian crisis, including relief measures during the recent dr...

The weather office had earlier issued warnings to farmers, particularly in Maharashtra, advising them to use hail nets and mechanical suppo...

Production of mangoes and oranges face a brunt as unseasonal rains and prevailing droughts make life difficult for cultivators.

Several farmers are planting shorter-duration varieties of wheat, or other crops that can be harvested by November, when the next cropping ...

The package provides for compensation of Rs 10,000 -25,000 per hectare to farmers besides waiver of electricity bills for the next six mont...

With apple trees failing to get required chill hours during winters and frequency of snowfall decreased over the years, many fatal diseases...

Fruit farmers are depositing a crore a year into their bank accounts. Retailers, food companies and the government have come together to se...