Officials stated that following a recent fertilizer supply crisis period, India rapidly scaled up both domestic production ...

As late as the 1960s, India was one of the world’s largest importers of food aid. Today, with more cropland than any other nation on earth, it’s a leading global producer of rice, wheat, milk, sugar ...

India is the world's second-largest producer of wheat and rice and is home to more than 600 million farmers. The country has achieved impressive food-production gains since the 1960s, due in part to ...

IFFCO leads sustainable farming in India through nano fertilizers, cooperative growth, and self-reliant rural development.

NARENDRA MODI could be forgiven for bearing a grudge towards farmers. Twice the Indian prime minister has attempted much-needed rural modernisation, and twice he has ended up with egg on his face. At ...

Agriculture and Women’s RoleAgriculture is not merely an economic activity; it is a foundation of human civilization. The story of agriculture is incomplete without recognizing the role of women in ...

The Indian Council of Medical Research and Indian Council of Agricultural Research launched the SEHAT initiative, aiming to ...

Nearly 45% of India’s net sown area still lacks assured irrigation and remains entirely dependent on rainfall. This makes ...

Indian agriculture has a poor reputation, which is not unfair. About half the country’s workforce toils on the land. Their labour unfolds in the brutal heat and tends to be done by hand or in ...

Dr. Prashant Prabhakar Deshpande has post-graduated in Economics with a Gold Medal in 1976 and was awarded a Ph.D in Social Sciences from Nagpur University in 2007. Agriculture is the backbone of ...