AGRICULTURE directly or indirectly sustains 67.5 per cent of the population and engages 42 per cent of the labour force. If value addition is taken into account, its share in total foreign exchange ...

A lower-than-normal monsoon may trigger a shift in cropping pattern this year, mainly in the South where farmers could plant more “dry crops”, such as maize and cotton which require less water. “The ...

A top West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) official warned that "soon our rivers would dry up if we don't change our cropping pattern now." WBPCB chairman Kalyan Rudra said myths about the ...

With Narmada canal networking being taken up now on war footing, Gujarat government on Tuesday declared it will also go in for massive changes in the cropping pattern in Narmada command area. "We want ...

THESE seem to be uncertain times for Pakistan’s agriculture. Climate changes are putting what agriculturists call farming upside down. In supposedly extreme winter weather, temperatures have ...

A recent analysis of the last 58 years’ (1960 to 2017) weather data of Karnataka has indicated a considerable shift in rainfall pattern in the State, which has a bearing on agriculture and water ...

Delta farmers, who have been facing uncertainty year after year over the Cauvery waters, should change their cropping pattern during the non-paddy season to save themselves, feel experts. Kapisthalam ...

Also, the spatial distribution of rains was uneven and particularly patchy in the eastern region. (Representative image) The pattern of southwest monsoon in recent years has necessitated a shift in ...

In old Mysuru region, especially in Mandya district, efforts were made by the state government to stop farmers from cultivating water-intensive crops and change the cropping pattern as a solution to ...

The minister while addressing gathering at Krishi Vikas Exhibition encouraged farming community to embrace new technology to achieve success. Advisory Alert: It has come to our attention that certain ...