The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

Like much of the rest of the world, Singapore is racing to feed a growing population with limited natural resources. But with almost no land for agriculture this small, wealthy, fast-paced and densely-packed nation is doing so by embracing and encouraging new food technologies that may someday help feed us…

Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food sector in the world for decades, and people now eat more farmed fish than wild fish

The planet is changing, but pastoralists here in the Sahel region of Africa are in many ways still raising livestock the way their ancestors did centuries ago.

Saving the remaining Amazon rainforest in Brazil will require ensuring that the 28 million people who live there can sustainably make a living

KCR urges voters to be serious while casting their vote, accusing Congress of abolishing Dharani portal & Rythu Bandhu schemes. He claims BRS has fulfilled promises of Lower Penganga project & Chanaka Korata barrage, & spent ₹12,000 cr for minority welfare. PM Modi accused of ignoring Telangana interests; KCR warns…

Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60% of some countries’ gross domestic product. But the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change because it relies heavily on climatic factors. This vulnerability is particularly marked in the region because of its slow…

India is now marching towards nutritional security after achieving self-reliance in food production. Millets are widely grown, have potential to mitigate malnutrition and are gluten-free, low glycemic index. Farm universities should develop millets genotypes suitable for diverse soil and climatic conditions. International Year of Millets aims to create awareness of…

Andrew Mitchell wants next week’s food security conference to find ways to tackle waste and pests – and to show that aid works

ZARS-Kalaburagi & Dept. of Agri. to conduct Rapid Roving Survey in 25 villages for 8 wks to assess pest & disease incidence. Scientists to advise management strategies to farmers. Dry root rot wilt disease in Red gram due to scanty rainfall & low soil moisture. Biocontrol agents & resistant varieties…

Nearly 5 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have been slaughtered this year because of a persistent bird flu outbreak that began in 2022, but as big as that number may sound, it’s far less than the number of birds killed last year and that means consumers generally aren’t seeing…

The Opposition has alleged that the instalment was deliberately delayed to coincide with the ongoing Assembly elections to five States and it was a violation of the model code of conduct