-The Indian Express An enduring solution to India’s water woes lies in buffer stocking during monsoon months and release during lean seasons. Till June end this year, the government was worried about how to cope with back-to-back drought. But by the second half of August, the scene changed dramatically and several states were in the spate of floods. In Bihar, more than five million people have been affected and 6,50,000 displaced from...

-The Times of India DEHRADUN: While Uttarakhand celebrates first Harela-Ghee festival to promote greenery and enhance agriculture in the state, the condition of women farmers still remain worrisome. Most of the farmers in the uphill told TOI that they plan to quit farming as it is no more a profitable venture. They say that difficulty in commuting, dearth of proper marketing facility and danger from wild animals have acted as catalysts...

-The Hindu Business Line Ahmedabad: The Centre is planning to develop kiosks for farmers at railway stations to facilitate e-auctions of agriculture products, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Parshottam Rupala, said here at the 9th International Summit on Food Processing, Agribusiness and Dairy. Speaking at the summit, Rupala said the Centre is planning kiosks for farmers, which will be made available soon at Railway stations. Speaking on Rail Cold...

-The Hindu The poor will find food unaffordable and will decrease consumption, says Shyam Khadka Though the demand for most food commodities in India is set to grow by 2025, it would at a slower rate as compared to 2005-15, according to UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). A plausible factor is the rising food commodity prices whereby a small section of the population will find food unaffordable and thus decrease consumption. FAO...

-The Hindu As cereal consumption comes down despite higher output, India needs to ramp up production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements of the population. Since the onset of the Green Revolution in the late 1960s, India has been treading on a path towards self-sufficiency in food. The achievements have remained highly skewed towards wheat and rice on account of technological as well as policy support towards these two crops. With...