Finance minister can re-energise agriculture with minimal outlay if he accepts three pro-farmer suggestions

Aruna Urs: What rural India wants in the Budget

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A band of five successful farmers are orchestrating a comeback for the king of spices

How 'Black Gold League' is transforming black pepper cultivation

The opening of oil palm cultivation to FDI ends the 25-year struggle to convince India farmers

The curious case of oil palm

The government needs to loosen the purse-strings to boost domestic production of pulses

Why delay in announcing Rabi MSP sends the wrong signals

How the right policy can help correct the supply-demand mismatch and prevent market manipulation

How to prevent onions from making buyers weep

Global biopesticide market has been growing at double digits thanks to a strong demand for organic food in developed markets. But in India, lax 

regulations and capital investment subsidies have sprouted a bigger threat than pests: spurious manufacturers

The sorry tale of biopesticides

At 650 grams of active ingredients per hectare, pesticide consumption in India is one of the lowest in the world. By the next decade, India will be the most populous country in the world. Judicious use of pesticide can ensure food is affordable to one and all.

In defense of pesticides

Indian farming is labour intensive as mechanization is expensive. This Karnataka model might change it while keeping the cost very low.

How a Karnataka experiment can revolutionise agriculture in India

A unified agriculture market is an idea whose time has come but there are gaps that must be taken care of so that marginal farmers do not suffer.