Page 7 - Surinder Sud

Surinder Sud: Plenty more fish in the sea

With over 80 per cent of fishing confined to shallow waters, India is yet to explore the riches of the deep sea

Surinder Sud: From lab to farm

Publicly funded R&D is finally finding a commercial outlet

Surinder Sud: Why fodder shortage = inflation

The lack of animal feed impacts the productivity of livestock and is the chief cause of spiralling prices of milk and meat products

Surinder Sud: From factory to farm

Mechanisation in agriculture is growing but availability of and access to farm machines needs to improve

Surinder Sud: Squeezed by neglect

Plant diseases, poor soil quality and a steady decline in plantations are just a few of the many reasons for India's declining citrus industry

Surinder Sud: Tractors gain traction

Rising demand for bigger and smaller tractors offers a great chance for manufacturers to add variety to their product base

Wheat's great leap forward

Global collaboration is becoming vital to fight the chronic rust disease

The goat and the GDP

Demand for products from the 'poor man's cow' is rising exponentially and should be encouraged

Time for agri-tech-to-market

Research outfits have finally started looking for investors for their technologies

Climate change conundrum

Is Indian agriculture able to withstand extreme variations in climate?

Two sides of a canal

Indira Gandhi Canal's salubrious effect on the Thar has been overlooked

A multigrain makeover

Barley is regaining its presence in north India's wheat-centric regions

The twist in the GM tale

Anti-GM voices have inadvertently spurred farm scientists to support the use of gene manipulation for producing stress-resistant crops

Bonanza from the Pacific

Domestic farming of Vannamei shrimp has expanded the export market

Farming as a value chain

Integrated farming can offer sustainable livelihoods to small farmers

'Customised' pest control

A research institute has developed several eco-friendly technologies

The smoking farmlands

'Zero-tillage' farming can reduce the hazards of crop-residue burning

When farmers meet scientists

A new concept will bring them together to develop new technologies

Cotton revolution without Bt

A novel planting technique can reduce crop losses in unirrigated areas

Surinder Sud: GM crops - India falls behind

We must learn from other developing nations adopting biotech crops