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Wheat farmers have a new weapon against a pest that costs them $350 million a year; researchers are using straw bales to move tiny parasitoids into fields and fight the wheat stem sawfly- Chemical sector: Although long, there is a way around China trouble; combine 20 stocks to get your portfolio’s chemistry right
- Conservation agriculture can boost wheat protein content by up to 12%, improve water efficiency: Study
- If countries without GM seeds can get better yields in pulses, why can't India: Chouhan to ICAR scientistsAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged ICAR to increase pulse and oilseed productivity. He emphasized research must address groun...16 Jul, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
- El Niño is set to further disrupt India's $300 billion farm supply chainIndia's crucial monsoon rains are delayed, disrupting the nation's $300 billion farm economy just as planting season begins. This agricultu...25 Jun, 2026, 06.44 AM IST
- 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 ...08 Jun, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
- India eyes higher farm output this year, confident of supporting global food supply amid uncertainty: DARE Secy JatICAR is advancing conservation agriculture and climate-resilient wheat research, focusing on water-use efficiency, farmer incomes, and nutr...08 Apr, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
- Budget 2024: Strong emphasis on agriculture & climate resilience signals transformative developmentIn its 77-year history, India's economy has consistently relied heavily on agriculture, contributing significantly to economic growth and c...25 Jul, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
- 2024 Budget: Transforming India's agriculture for climate resilience and food securityBudget: The 2024 budget presents a chance to sow the seeds of a transformed agricultural sector - resilient, sustainable, empowered. By emb...04 Jul, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
- Natural farming need of the hour, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh KantNatural Farming is a chemical-free farming method. It is considered as an agroecology-based diversified farming system which integrates cro...25 Apr, 2022, 02.18 PM IST
- Slurrp Farm lands $2 million Series A funding from Fireside VenturesSlurrp Farm has a portfolio of 25 products, which include porridges and cereals, puffed snacks for children, millet pancakes, millet dosa, ...23 Dec, 2020, 02.36 AM IST
- Microsoft: empowering agriculture through digital transformation11 Aug, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
- Rice in the desert: Pandemic spurs UAE to grow more of its foodThe coronavirus is prodding the arid nation to explore new ways of feeding itself.02 Jun, 2020, 02.28 PM IST
- Diversify agriculture into energy sector: Nitin GadkariAlso stressing the need for organic farming, the minister said Indian breeds of cows like Sahiwal and Gir, which were popular in Brazil, ne...24 Jan, 2018, 08.26 PM IST
- Rural Development Minister Nitin Gadkari calls for crop diversification to address povertyFarmers can earn more if they have diversification in crops that can be used for manufacturing ethanol, bio-gas, said Gadkari27 Aug, 2014, 07.27 PM IST
- Marie back in reckoning; ITC, Parle, Britannia looking to revive the categoryFuture Group's CEO Devendra Chawla said biscuit companies are strengthening Marie segment to position it as a family biscuit which is healt...11 Feb, 2014, 08.52 AM IST
- China may step up rice imports from India: US think-thankIndia has sufficient rice and wheat stocks due to bumper production.11 Jan, 2013, 04.29 PM IST
- Punjab Agriculture University experts motivate farmers to adopt resource conservation technologiesPAU experts have laid emphasis on the judicious use of fertilisers, harmful effects of paddy straw burning, saving environment and use of '...12 Jan, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- Shortage of experts to hit wheat outputAcute shortage of agri-scientists specialising in wheat breeding may dampen the country’s agricultural growth amid growing threat of climat...28 Apr, 2009, 02.55 AM IST
- Pawar asks agri scientists to increase crop productivityIndian scientists must find out ways to raise crop productivity for meeting domestic demand and cutting import dependence, says Agriculture...19 Jan, 2008, 08.38 PM IST
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