farmer suicides

Having incurred huge losses because of recurring droughts, 10 farmers from Osmanabad, Maharashtra, switched to oyster pearl farming to reap profits. One of the farmers, Sanjay Pawar shares six tips for beginners.

Ramila and Devilal Vyas have been working for a decade to help farmers in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, grow organic turmeric and provide a market for their produce.

Plantix is an AI-driven mobile application that aids farmers and gardening enthusiasts with information on diseases, pest infestation as well as nutrient deficiency—all by sharing a photograph of a leaf!

Arka Pudota is on a mission to bring back millets to the mainstream by raising awareness about their consumption and production.

The latest entry of institutions adopting healthier food habits with the inclusion of millets in their menu is the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad, Karnataka.

Farmers' financial conditions and resultant suicides worried him and he decided to do something about it.

Falling under a zone that perpetually grapples with various agrarian crises, not a single farmer in the village has committed suicide owing to droughts and crop failure.

Drought-prone villages of Karnataka are now self-sufficient in their seed needs and selling the excess seeds back while producing high yields.

We were born with feet, not roots - It was this realisation that first made me consider the idea of walking across an entire country.

High temperatures like Vidarbha’s is also a boon for this tree as higher the temperature, the sweeter the fruit becomes.