Researchers found that the yields from grains such as millet, sorghum, and maize are more resilient to extreme weather in India; their yields vary significantly less due to year-to-year changes in ...

NEW DELHI/BAMNOLI, India - India has just suffered back-to-back drought years for only the fourth time in over a century, summer crops are wilting and reservoir water levels are at their lowest in at ...

A Crisil index shows excess rainfall was most widespread across key crop-growing states this year, posing a risk to kharif output but aiding winter crops ...

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday called on farmers to adapt their crop patterns in line with market demand and productivity to secure higher incomes. Speaking at a farmers' convention ...

India is entering an unusually early summer yet again with March expected to be one of the hottest on record, weather officials warn. Meteorologists say that key wheat-growing regions in central and ...

MUMBAI, July 6 (Reuters) - Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key ...

Prayagraj: In a groundbreaking advancement for Indian agriculture, researchers at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Allahabad developed an innovative technology that allows farmers ...

"People don't have the confidence to carry on." Farmers devastated as extreme conditions wipe out key crops: 'The worst I've ...