A new method can remotely map crop types in low- or middle-income countries where agricultural data are sparse. The maps will help scientists and policymakers track global food supplies and estimate ...

NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday released 184 new varieties of 25 different crops to increase productivity, reduce input costs and address climate change .The new ...

Ample monsoon rain in the first half of July accelerated planting of main summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton and pulses in India, although rice planting is still lagging behind due to scant ...

The Gates Foundation has awarded a grant of $5 million to Professor Venkatesan Sundaresan and colleagues in India to expand self-cloning seed technology to crops that are popular in India but not ...

Which is the largest produced crop in India? Discover India’s top crop by production, along with the top most produced crops, latest production figures, key producing states and interesting ...