Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget for the financial year 2024-25 directed the wave of reforms in the agriculture sector. Among the major announcements was the release of 109 new high-yielding and climate-resilient varieties of 32 field and cultivation crops for farmers within this financial year.

Indian stock market gives thumbs up to Sitharaman's bonanza for agriculture sector

Two life forms have merged into a single organism for the first time in at least a billion years. Primary endosymbiosis, or two life forms merging into one, has occurred only twice in the history of Earth.

Two life forms merge into one organism in a phenomenon that occurs once in a billion years

Scientists have recently developed an electrically conductive “soil” or eSoil, which they say led to 50 per cent more growth of barley seedlings in 15 days after their roots were stimulated electrically.

Researchers develop ‘electronic soil’ that enhances crop growth by 50%

Indian cuisine, celebrated for its wide array of flavours, finds itself heavily dependent on the indispensable tomato. However, in recent days, this culinary essential has been banished from homes and restaurant menus across the country.

Has it shaken your kitchen too? Making sense of India's climate-driven tomato crisis

Scientists have cautioned that the widespread use of antibiotics in agriculture has resulted in the rise of bacteria that are more resistant to the human immune system.

Study: Using antibiotics in agriculture can 'endanger human immune system’

Amid the rising popularity of AI tools like ChatGPT, a new chatbot was launched in India to help farmers earn profits. With India being an agricultural powerhouse, this AI chatbot could be a game-changer for the agriculture sector.

What is Kissan GPT? Here's everything you need to know about the AI chatbot helping farmers earn profits

A Chinese company’s purchase of an American farmland near a military base has sparked concerns among US lawmakers who have shot off a letter to the Government Accountability Office, highlighting the security implications of such deals.

Chinese firm’s purchase of American farmland near military base sparks concerns

New Zealand is all set to be the first country that will require farmers to pay for their agricultural gas emissions, including those released via cattle burps. On Tuesday (October 11), Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the scheme.

New Zealand set to be first nation to tax farmers for cattle burps, urine emissions

By creating the nation’s most sophisticated drone in 2020, Indo Wings, one of India’s top drone manufacturing companies, has put India in the limelight. Once again exceeding its own expectations, the company has developed one of the most advanced agricultural drones that will help small-scale farmers and agriculture businesses in 2022.

Indo Wings unveils world’s most advanced agricultural drone technology

Slow and steady wins the race. But, in this case, slow and steady is leisurely destroying Florida's gardens. The giant African snail, which is also potentially dangerous to humans, has re-invaded a southern US state.

Florida battles a pest that it eradicated in 2021 spending $23 million. Find out what it is

From a distance, Mount Gorongosa looks pockmarked. The slopes of this Mozambican landmark were once covered with verdant rain forest. Now, they are scarred by deep holes -- the result of clearcutting that exposed the soil and parched it, leaving only shrubs and grasses.

How coffee is saving a unique Mozambican forest

Eating urine-fertilised food: What is the potential of pee? 

Plants need nutrients to grow. Agriculture relies heavily on chemical fertilisers to provide these nutrients. But what if we tell you we can use pee instead? Yes, urine might be the solution to all our problems.

If it could help feed the planet, would you be open to eating vegetables fertilised with human pee?

A whistle reverberates through a sugar factory in central Cuba to signal the resumption of milling at midday after an hours-long halt when the raw cane ran out. It is cane harvest time in Cuba -- once the world's top sugar exporter but now reliant on imports.

The struggle to save Cuban sugar from a bitter end

UN climate experts are set to release what is expected to be the definitive guide to halting global warming on Monday, in a report that lays out how societies and economies must transform to ensure a "liveable" future.

UN to release handbook of climate change solutions

As farmers rush to plant rabi winter crops as chill sets in northern India, several states across the country are reporting a massive shortage of fertiliser, threatening to disrupt their planting season.

Shortage of fertiliser poses fresh problems for Indian farmers ahead of sowing season

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that this is the golden period of agriculture happening in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Indian agriculture witnessing golden period under PM Modi, says MoS Jitendra Singh

In order to address the twin challenges of climate change and malnutrition, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched 35 crop varieties with special traits, saying that science and technology are being used on priority for solutions to tackle the climate change impact on agriculture.

India using scientific solutions to tackle climate change impact on agriculture: PM Modi

Launching a scathing attack on at Congress leade, Union minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi doesn’t know anything about farming. Speaking over Rahul Gandhi’s attacks on the farm laws, Rajnath Singh said he knows more about agriculture than the Congress leader as he was born in an agriculture family and his parents were both farmers.

I’m a farmer’s son, know more about agriculture than Rahul Gandhi: Rajnath Singh

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached properties worth Rs 4109 crore in an alleged ponzi scheme involving Agri Gold group. The three promoters were arrested on Tuesday.

Properties worth Rs 4109 crore attached in Agri Gold scam spread in 3 states

In a move that is bound to increase trade between the two countries, India has allowed market access for 5 Bhutanese agricultural products. This will also allow Bhutan to gain access to large Indian market.

India allows market access for 5 Bhutanese agri-products

Three farm bills, which have been passed by the Indian parliament, are expected to create a major impact on Indian agriculture and agro-trade. Agriculture sector that employs a large part of India's population.

India's new farm bills: What's good, what may not be

China has allocated a 330 million yuan ($47 million) disaster relief fund to help farmers and agricultural production in southern provinces, as large parts of the country suffer the worst flooding in decades.

China allocates flood relief fund to farmers, agriculture production

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that agriculture has a key role to play in helping the country achieve its goal of becoming a five trillion dollar economy and the government was focusing on formulating a cash crop and export-centric farming system.

Agriculture has major role in making India $ 5 trillion economy: PM Narendra Modi

agriculture-0

Agriculture  , News on Agriculture  , stories on Agriculture  , articles on Agriculture  , Agriculture   stories at Wion, Agriculture   news, Agriculture   latest news

agriculture 0