Punjab’s water crisis is largely manmade, but so is the solution. Rainwater harvesting, if adopted at every level, from city rooftops to village fields, can help conserve billions of litres, recharge ...

Kharif maize is considered an environmentally viable substitute for paddy, requiring just 200 litres of water to produce a ...

In response to soaring temperatures and a prolonged dry spell affecting the valley, the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST)-Kashmir has issued a detailed ...

Despite rice being the staple food for more than half of the world's population, its cultivation remains highly ...

Science reveals how rice crops can resist heat for better yields and quality, and how building codes work against hurricanes.

Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman has announced that Indonesia will co-manage 20 thousand hectares of land with ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday allayed concerns about the possible effects of heavy rains amid the onset of the ...

After a two-year halt, farmers in Tsirang’s Sergithang Toed Chiwog have resumed paddy transplantation. Thanks to the ...

A remote controlled robotic irrigation system could soon be scaled up to help Rwandan farmers better cope with the effects of dry spells on their crops, according to Pierre Claver Ntigurirwa, an ...

In villages like Ozi, where most residents are farmers who depend on the Tana River for fresh water, each harvest has ...

Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday forecast light to moderate rainfall with a generally cloudy sky for ...

Dorian Q. Fuller's research explores the origins and evolution of rice cultivation, distinguishing between African and Asian ...