Lower cumin prices is likely to bring down inflation in the spices category, which was 19.69% last month on year. Traders say that the average price of this spice seed crop was Rs 200/kg in the ...
The state agriculture department has released an advisory for farmers regarding the optimal sowing of rabi crops, highlighting the importance of temperature and timing for successful germination.
The advisory, from the office of the Director of Agriculture, has advised farmers to avoid sowing during the ongoing warmer atmosphere, adding that such weather is not conducive for the germination of ...
The European Union ruled in 2018 that genome-edited crops should be regulated in a similar way to conventional genetically modified (GM) crops which are made by the introduction of exogeneous DNA.
But agriculture can’t be fixed by biotech alone. Something is killing Ramadhani Juma’s cassava crop. “Maybe it’s too much water,” he says, fingering clusters of withered yellow leaves on ...
This Telugu-language chatbot provided farmers with timely suggestions tailored to the maturity stages of their crops. KrishiTantra, an agritech startup, established local soil testing centers ...
Researchers, farmers, and global agricultural institutions are embracing long-neglected crops that promise better nutrition and more resilience to the changing climate. The first time the rains ...
Fields of crops and pastures for animals occupy an extraordinary 40% of available global land. But the way we grow food on these vast swathes of land is putting increasing pressure on nature.
Most of Florida’s orange crops took a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, marking a major setback for growers in the state that have been dealing with the effects of what may be the worst known ...
Orange juice futures rose for a second straight day as production in Florida is seen shrinking after Hurricane Milton knocked fruit from branches and left citrus trees lying on the ground. More ...