Agriculture News, Farming News, Research, Horticulture
Farmers in western UP traditionally take a short duration summer paddy crop after rabi harvest and before kharif sowing. But Gram Unnati has been working closely with these farmers to shift them to spring maize
Gram Unnati conducts training camps on pest & disease management for maize farmers Read More
The high school student conducted research at ICRISAT headquarters early this year, and the outcome of his research was presented at the world’s largest pre-college science fair in Atlanta, USA
ICRISAT intern wins top award in the US for developing bio-insecticide Read More
FAO is working with NASA, the European Space Agency and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre to refine the satellite technology to win the battle against Desert Locusts
FAO’s high-tech response helps fight against Desert Locusts Read More
There is an urgent need to set up a forum to disseminate information on invasive pests that harm India’s food security, MoS Agriculture, Parshottam Rupala said
Need to set up forum for information dissemination on invasive pests: Parshottam Rupala Read More
The impacts of COVID-19 and climate change are threatening the food security in Small Island Developing States, Least Developed and Landlocked Developing Countries
FAO Asia-Pacific Regional Conference creates platform for SIDS, LDCs and LLDCs countries Read More
Fall Armyworm is an insect, which causes considerable yield losses in cultivated maize, rice, sorghum, millet, and other crops as it is capable of attacking over 80 species of crops, if not under good management and control
FAO scales up fight against Fall Armyworm Read More
The project aims at developing a suite of techniques, good agricultural practices and control measures along with educational material for various stakeholders to enhance farmers’ preparedness to tackle the menace of Fall Armyworm
SABC launches Project SAFFAL to combat Fall Armyworm Read More