-PTI RAIPUR: Scientists here have developed a high zinc-enriched variety of rice that is expected to play a crucial role in fighting malnutrition in tribal-dominated Chhattisgarh where nearly seven lakh children are still malnourished. The new paddy seed, called "Chhattisgarh Zinc Rice-1", the first zinc biofortified rice variety in India, was launched by the state variety release committee, the authority for official release of new varieties of seeds, in March and its...

-The Indian Express Maharashtra’s horticulturists have had a good run since the 1990s when subsidies under the Employment Guarantee Scheme were offered to small and marginal Farmers. Mumbai: There was a time when a Farmer’s worries peaked once annually over a failed monsoon or a flood. “Now we get strange weather conditions on one day of every month,” grumbles Kiran Wagh, 35, of Tembhe village in Nashik’s Satana Taluka. “Cloudy, overcast, humid...

-The Times of India MADURAI: Rodentologists suggested Farmers use eco-friendly methods to remove rats from the fields, instead of relying on harmful pesticides easily available in the market. Things like bow traps, snap traps, box and cage-type traps effectively entrap and kill rodents. Chemical rodenticides and other pesticides, on the other hand, cause harm to the plants and create nuisance for the Farmers. Bow traps are usually placed in the field without any bait inside. Around...

-Tehelka It took the BJP regime just one year to complete the policy transition from ‘land to the tiller’ to ‘land from the tiller’ that had been initiated during previous Congress regimes. In 2022, we will be celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence. In Indian culture, this is celebrated as Amrit Mahotsav. For us, every day and every step, every journey and every process will be dedicated to make Amritmay Bharat....

-TheBetterIndia.com This mobile-based project is not only helping soya Farmers enhance their harvest but also connecting them to the experts and enabling them to access valuable information instantly. Here is all you need to know about how a mobile phone can revolutionize Indian agriculture. Did you know that a simple mobile is almost doubling the soya harvest of women Farmers in Rajasthan? Soya Samridhi, a mobile-based initiative by Self Reliant Initiatives Through...