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Surinder Sud

Surinder Sud

Surinder Sud

Surinder Sud is a senior agricultural journalist and currently working with Business Standard as Consulting Editor. He studied at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

Surinder Sud is a senior agricultural journalist and currently working with Business Standard as Consulting Editor. He studied at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.

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Saving the land for better use

In India, the economic loss due to land degradation and changes in land use pattern was estimated in 2014-15 at Rs 3.17 trillion

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Updated On : 19 Feb 2023 | 11:02 PM IST

Sinful waste that needs to be stopped

The menace of hunger or undernourishment can be mitigated to a considerable extent just by curtailing the wastage of raw food and making a better use of the left-over cooked food

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2023 | 10:12 PM IST

The return of the millets

The research and development initiatives on millets received the much-needed impetus after 2018, which was observed as the National Year of Millets

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2022 | 10:25 PM IST

Growing across nations and continents

According to agriculture ministry estimates, exotic fruits were grown in 2021-22 in over 2.8 million hectares. The area under such crops was almost negligible in the early 2000s

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2022 | 10:08 PM IST

Food growers can be processors too

A higher level of processing would generate additional income for farmers and off-farm employment and entrepreneurship opportunities for rural people

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Updated On : 16 Oct 2022 | 10:02 PM IST

Breaking ground and filling the gaps

Unfortunately, not all states are equally upbeat about agri-start-ups and the role they can play in the development of the agri-rural sector

Breaking ground and filling the gaps
Updated On : 18 Sep 2022 | 9:38 PM IST

Floriculture can flower more

The net profit from growing flowers, on per unit of land, can be 10 to 20 times higher than from most field crops

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Updated On : 21 Aug 2022 | 10:45 PM IST

A cultivated idea for cities

The latest notable initiative to promote growing useful plants in a metro city is the recently announced urban farming project of the Delhi government

A cultivated idea for cities
Updated On : 24 Jul 2022 | 9:55 PM IST

Aerial boon for farming

Interestingly, India seems to have the potential to become the global leader in manufacturing and gainfully utlising these mini aircraft

Aerial boon for farming
Updated On : 26 Jun 2022 | 11:09 PM IST

Direct paddy sowing reaps benefits

The key advantage of constant submergence is that it keeps weeds under check

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Updated On : 15 May 2022 | 11:10 PM IST

Medicinal plants await good marketing

Fortunately, India is endowed with a huge and diversified wealth of plant species having curative traits

Medicinal plants await good marketing
Updated On : 17 Apr 2022 | 10:35 PM IST

Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk

The commercial importance of the milk aside, these non-bovine animals merit greater attention for other reasons as well

Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk
Updated On : 20 Mar 2022 | 10:16 PM IST

Digitisation of farm data needs awareness

Interestingly, the agriculture-related data of about 55 million farmers has already been digitised

Digitisation of farm data needs awareness
Updated On : 18 Oct 2021 | 12:03 AM IST

Nutrition through biofortification

The benefits of the biofortified crops have been corroborated even by the actual impact assessment studies on children and women

Nutrition through biofortification
Updated On : 20 Sep 2021 | 12:27 AM IST

Making a case for goat farming

'The country is fortunate to have a rich diversity of goat breeds', says the author

Making a case for goat farming
Updated On : 22 Aug 2021 | 10:07 PM IST

Cloning overcomes prejudices

The development and popularisation of this technology can be a boon for the Indian livestock sector, which relies heavily on buffalo milk

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Updated On : 26 Jul 2021 | 12:36 AM IST

Herbs need good marketing

Annual trade in herbal medicinal products is estimated at Rs 8,000-9,000 crore in the home market and around Rs 1,000 crore in the export bazaar

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Updated On : 16 May 2021 | 11:11 PM IST

Beyond the Jal Shakti Abhiyan

NITI Aayog reckons that nearly 600 million Indians are already facing "high to extreme" water stress. The situation is set to worsen as the water demand is likely to double by 2030

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2021 | 12:17 AM IST

Cannabis is no longer 'dangerous'

In India, cannabis has historically been grown and consumed for recreational, culinary, and commercial purposes.

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Updated On : 21 Mar 2021 | 10:59 PM IST

When animals can be poison

A notable feature of the emerging trend is the preponderance of infections transmitted to humans from animals

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Updated On : 24 Jan 2021 | 11:51 PM IST