The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE), Government of Odisha, recognised IRRI for its efforts to strengthen drought resilience in Balangir district.
Pellets from waste wool may be a new revenue stream for sheep farmers, while offering a sustainable soil amendment for horticulture.
The increasing movement of elephants in the Vindhya region of Madhya Pradesh has spread panic among villagers. Herds of elephants have damaged houses, destroyed food stocks and trampled crops in several villages.
During the first decade of March, there was still ground frost in most of the territory of Dnipropetrovsk region, by the end of the decade the ground thawed completely. This was reported by the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Hydrometeorological Center on Facebook.
Former Haryana Finance Minister and INLD leader Sampat Singh lashed out at the BJP-led central and state governments on the issue of ‘profiteering’ by private insurance companies under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department has initiated an inquiry after a farmer from Gagsina village in the district alleged that a fungicide spray destroyed his wheat crop spread over 6 acres.
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board Agricultural insurance board begins damage assessments for Maha season crop losseshas announced that damage assessment activities have commenced in several districts to facilitate the release of compensation to farmers affected by crop damage during the 2025/2026 Maha season.
"It was strange. We've now had three rainy days with temperatures around 8 degrees in a short period, something I had only experienced for two days in the 18 years I've been in Portugal," Wim de Weert recalls.
Intermittent drizzling accompanied by moderate winds and sporadic hailstorms in parts of the region early Thursday morning led to a noticeable drop in temperature, providing relief from the recent spell of rising heat.
South Carolina strawberry farmers are approaching spring with cautious optimism.
The majority of insurance claims of farmers and fishers have been released within the standard 20-day processing period in 2025, according to the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC).
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday approved 100% procurement of tur (pigeon pea) dal from Madhya Pradesh, a move aimed at protecting farmers from any fall in market prices.
The firm alleges it invested nearly $20 million based on federal approvals later reversed.
Hundreds of residents along the coast of Cancabato Bay were saved when Typhoon Yolanda struck this city in November 2013, thanks to a mangrove forest established by a local fishing community.
As climate change impacts intensify, African economies face increasing exposure to extreme weather events. The World Bank estimates that nearly 18% of the world’s population is at risk from severe weather events from which recovery would be difficult; in Africa, that number is 37%.
Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is usually discussed as a climate problem – a powerful greenhouse gas that can spike in soils after fertilizer use. But new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) suggests it may also play an unexpected biological role.