Is the chemical shield protecting crops quietly damaging the minds of those who grow them? Farmers in West Bengal have been ...

Bison carry seed across thousands of miles when they eat the grass, and then they move the seed up to other parts of the ...

Crops increasingly need to thrive in a broader range of conditions, including drought, salinity, and heat. Traditional plant ...

Early experiments suggest that reprogramming plant immune receptors could one day slash the world’s dependence on nitrogen ...

The rise in popularity of women's sports has coincided with more people embracing knitting. The results can be seen at ...

Ritabrata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday wrote to Union minister of textiles Giriraj Singh, opposing the decision to permit the large-scale use of plastic bags for food ...

Saidi Mtokambali, a refugee from the DRC, at his small plot atthe edge of Kawoi farm in Kalobeyei village. Refugees living in Kalobeyei village within Kakuma settlement arerediscovering a sense of ...

Bangladesh's jute industry is losing global competitiveness as outdated machinery, low productivity and high energy costs ...

Kashmir’s saffron fields are shrinking as climate stress, urbanisation and policy failure push farmers and field guards out ...

On the first day of 2026, India introduced 185 new seed varieties to boost agricultural productivity. This includes a focus ...

The jute industry faces severe challenges in 2025, including raw material shortages, skyrocketing prices, and increased reliance on plastic packaging.

The jute industry is undergoing a severe crisis due to raw material shortages, high jute prices, and increased reliance on plastic packaging. Farmers are shifting to maize cultivation due to more ...