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Climate change: Punjab's cotton, maize yield to dip by 11-13% by 2050, says report
A rise in minimum temperature is harmful to the yield of rice, maize, and cotton.
Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food
A Republican lawmaker has joined the previously Democrat-only push for solar agriculture, or agrivoltaics, priming Colorado to become a national leader.
Rajasthan govt to rent out drones to farmers to help spray fertilisers, insecticides
Progressive farmers of the state have already started using drones in agriculture.
'Rural is changing, not dying'
Ben Winchester is hoping to flip the script on the negative narrative surrounding rural communities.
At GFFA in Berlin, FAO stresses importance of making agrifood systems more resilient against multiple shocks
FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero moderated a breakout session on “Agrifood systems transformation: a worldwide response to multiple crises”
India set to export record 50 million eggs this month
India is set to export a record 50 million eggs this month, boosted by sales to Malaysia.
Quality crop yields start with consistent emergence
Attendees of Precision Planting’s winter conference in Tremont check out some of the latest technology.
NGOs call for ban in Africa for battery cage chicken farming
Africa’s non-governmental organisations have called for a ban of raising chickens in battery cages as it was cruel and carried harmful germs that can spread to humans.
New tomato bred to naturally resist pests and curb disease
A Cornell researcher has completed a decades-long program to develop new varieties of tomato that naturally resist pests and limit transfer of viral disease by insects.
US strengthens organic food protocols to counter fraud
US officials unveiled new rules to tighten oversight of the growing organic food.