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Agriculture
Interview
‘Culture plays a vital role in cultivation’: Swati Nayak
The scientist and Norman E. Borlaug Award recipient discusses climate change, high-yielding seed varieties, landraces, and more.
Aishwarya Mohanty
Interview
‘Culture plays a vital role in cultivation’: Swati Nayak
The scientist and Norman E. Borlaug Award recipient discusses climate change, high-yielding seed varieties, landraces, and more.
Aishwarya Mohanty
Tribute
M.S. Swaminathan (1925-2023): The Rice man of India
Despite his share of controversies, the father of the Green Revolution was responsible for averting a mass famine in the newly independent India.
Devinder Sharma
Agriculture
Bengal’s potato farmers caught in a web of loans, losses, and political neglect
In India’s potato belt, farmers toil for a meagre harvest, while microfinance lenders profit.
Moumita Alam
Interview
‘One practical solution to Kaveri dispute could be a reservoir to store rainwater’: C. Chandrashekhar
This can be used for drinking water purposes and electricity generation in Karnataka, and for the timely release of water to Tamil Nadu.
Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed
Telangana
BJP’s turmeric board announcement in Telangana: Election gimmick or real solution?
Turmeric farmers remain sceptical of the promise to set up a National Turmeric Board, given its four-year delay and lack of clarity on key issues.
Ayesha Minhaz
Obituary
M.S. Swaminathan (1925-2023): Father of ‘Green Revolution’ passes away
The iconic scientist, who was 98, is best remembered for his groundbreaking work in ensuring India’s food security.
Frontline News Desk
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‘We need to find ways to strengthen farming’: Dhananjay Munde
The Agriculture Minister of Maharashtra discussed the State’s topography, protective schemes, and challenges concerning farmers.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra hunger games: Contentious coda to report takes over debate on farmer suicides
A proposal to replace farmer welfare schemes with cash grant has irked many amid findings that over 1 lakh farmers fall in the suicide-prone category.
Amey Tirodkar
Vandana Shiva: ‘We must reclaim land as a commons with shared use rights for both men and women’
The noted environmentalist offers candid takes on India’s agrarian crisis, sustainable agriculture, and gender equality in farming.
Siddarth Muralidharan
2.4 billion hungry lives: The new face of urban food insecurity
The latest FAO report explores the links between urbanisation and affordability of healthy diets.
T.K. Rajalakshmi
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