Stating that the Centre is open to all suggestions from stakeholders, he said the ministry is studying the model adopted by Madhya Pradesh ...

For the first time, the Survey quantifies the impact that climate change will have on the economy—the focus is on the farm sector.

According to the survey, in wheat, India's average yield in 2013 of 3075 kg/ha is lower than the world average of 3257 kg/ha.

Back in 1997, a government committee calculated that the Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) for India was about 140 million hectares (Mha).

A marginal decline in cultivable land has not adversely affected the country's food production, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said toda...

Nearly half of the net sown land in India falls in unirrigated areas with a majority in important agricultural states, shows government dat...

There is an age-old air of resignation in Ram Sewak's voice. "Even a few days' rain now can help me save something," he says.

In our view, the National Food Security Bill, instead of solving the problem of exclusion and inclusion error, has given ways to augment su...

Oil projects changed the rules of property biz in Barmer. Farmers turned wealthy, with bank balances swelling to 8 digits & SUVs lined up o...

It’s that time of the year, again, when it rains, it simply pours.

Pulse production in Bihar has declined, according to a study conducted by the State Farmers Commission (SFC).