Cotton farmers confused as forecasts unpredictable as weather

 Policy makers and agricultural experts are not too sure whom to trust when it comes to weather and this is hampering them from taking the right decision on planting, especially cotton crop. While some

Tea auction throughout the whole country has gone under dead lock

All the tea auction centers in India witnessed an unprecedented situation today when almost all the buyers refrained from lifting any stock with a warning to continue this in forthcoming auctions too. It

India should embrace GM foods, says American scientist

NEW DELHI: As India grapples with whether to introduce the first genetically modified food crop in the form of genetically modified mustard into the farmer's fields or not, a top American genetic

Inadequate production spikes prices of pulses: CEA Arvind Subramanian

PATNA: Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian today said under-cultivation of pulses and their inadequate production have led to spike in prices, but vegetable prices have more to do with market forces than production. Besides, there has been a shift in dietary habit in which pulses have

Monsoon gathers momentum, sowing picks up

Monsoon gathers momentum, sowing picks up
PUNE: The monsoon has bounced back emphatically and is on track for a strong run in the weeks ahead, cheering farmers who were rattled by the unexpected lean patch with rainfall 25% below