In what could be a repeat of the 2009 drought scenario, the Indian monsoon has played truant again with 74 per cent of the country facing a rainfall deficit.

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The agricultural gains by Bt cotton farmers seems to be at the cost of other farmers. The bollworm, which the Bt cotton is resistant to, has now found new hosts in other varieties of plants, putting t

Agriculture scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan has called for a fresh ‘evergreen revolution’ after the ‘Green Revolution’ had been taken over by ‘greed revolution’ causing serious impact to environment.

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The state government has already disbursed about `308 crore as crop loans to farmers against a target of Rs 4,000 crores fixed for the 2012 — 13 fiscal year, state cooperative minister Sellur K. Raju

While the state government is considering cloud seeding as an option to help farmers cope with the delayed monsoon, agricultural experts in drought- prone North Karnataka are unhappy it has built li

South-west monsoon, the key to the agriculture driven trillion-dollar Indian economy, today brought showers to Kerala bringing much-needed relief to farmers.

"Monsoon has reached Kerala," a top India

Millions of Indians are facing a new health risk. Increasing water scarcity is forcing farmers to grow vegetables and fodder using untreated sewage waste water across urban and rural cities.

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The state should achieve self reliance in vegetable production and should avoid over-dependence on other states for vegetables, fruits, milk and eggs, according to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy.

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Organic Kerala, which was inaugurated at the Ernakulam Town Hall on Sunday, is attracting huge crowds.

The seventh edition of the organic farming fest, jointly organised by Organic Kerala Charitable

Animal husbandry minister T.K.M. Chinnaiyya announced a series of schemes for his department at an estimated Rs50 crore which includes Rs25 crore for developing infrastructure and veterinary facilitie