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Re-evaluating Green Revolution: ‘Why is Punjab growing rice when the state’s ecosystem is not suited?’

‘While promoting rainfed and sustainable agriculture, lessons from the Green Revolution have to be kept in mind and rigorously followed’

India No.1: The homeland of banana produces an incredible variety of the fruit

India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of bananas

How a Nashik company owned and run by small grape farmers turned into a Rs 800cr export giant

Sahyadri Farms is a unique company that is owned, managed and run by a large collective of small farmers. Its export-oriented success has made farmers prosperous. Some are even millionaires.

What is Indian agriculture? And why you must care about it

Nearly 40% of India’s entire geographical area and more than 80% of its water are used up by agriculture.

Why India faces a constant onion crisis

The wild fluctuations in onion prices is a pointer to everything that’s wrong about India’s agriculture economy.