A new method can remotely map crop types in low- or middle-income countries where agricultural data are sparse. The maps will help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate ...

GANGTOK, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Decades after farmers on India's plains flocked to the “Green Revolution”, reliant on chemical fertilisers to drive agricultural growth, the northeast ...

The Telangana state government in South India, in collaboration with various agricultural aid organizations and technology companies, launched a groundbreaking project known as "Saagu Baagu." This ...

NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Northern India's water table is sinking fast due to excessive cultivation of water-intensive crops like rice, to produce a kilogramme of which requires roughly six times ...

Global experience shows that AI delivers results not when it replaces human systems, but when it strengthens them ...

Planting flowers beside food crops on farms in India attracts bees, boosts pollination and improves crop yield and quality, researchers have found. Planting flowers beside food crops on farms in India ...

Bathinda: Punjab recorded 408% excess rainfall during the 24-hour period starting at 8:30 am on March 15, receiving 3.6mm of ...

The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by heavy debt, as India is under pressure from President Trump in tariff negotiations. By Suhasini Raj Pragati K.B. and ...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will evaluate the potential risks to rabi crops from unusually cold conditions amid expectations of the return of La Niña that is ...