MP farmers rarely use chemicals but few manage the organic farming certificate to market their produce better

And farmers still managed good prices in the beginning because of better marketing, though these eventually did drop in the glut.

Punjab''s alternative fruit will be sweet when the kinnow is still sour, and with more value

Malwa farmers strike it rich after switching to clusterbean guar from cotton

Karamvir Singh Sidhu, 60, of in Samana, Patiala, annually earns over Rs 2 crore, all of it from the peas he grows on his 50-acre farm

Madhya Pradesh looks to procure more wheat than never before, draws in farmers with bonuses.

A Maharashtra village''s farmers thrive on a shift to strawberry

Genome sequence drafted, scientists on evolution trail

Farmer experiments on barren land with lemongrass, a crop never grown in Punjab before.

Hoshirapur''s Hash Biotech Farm has been set up by a private limited company, also called Hash Biotech.

If a MP farmer claims damage relief, govt will buy only what is supposed to remain

Punjab Agriculture University launches two new varieties each of paddy and basmati; most farmers opt for the paddy option that promises the higher yield

Kashmir starts to wake up to the potential of its variety of flowers

Weather causes uncertainty in Himachal, experts call for new varieties, new crops

Punjab launches solar-powered pumps for drip irrigation to save water and power, draws in farmers with 70% subsidy

After tryst with industry, govt shifts focus with agriculture policy that CM Naveen will unveil soon

How a family turned waterlogging from bane to boon by cultivating fish rather than paddy

Punjab introduces two summer varieties of mushrooms, traditionally seen as a winter crop

Until the rains come, dry spots on the Tawa, Narmada and Tapti riverbeds provide a part-time farming option to villagers in Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra villages fall back on centuries-old reservoir systems for irrigation

Ahad Mir started growing strawberries on small patch of land of land decade ago as an experiment.

With farmers reluctant to look beyond paddy, diversifying Punjab plans assured price for basmati

Pictures released by NASA some months ago, showing large-scale smoke emerging from the fields of Punjab due to burning of straw

Burning crop residue after harvest on the field itself is common in Madhya Pradesh. One may not always get to see the flames

Neeli Raavi population dwindling in Punjab, scientists striving to save it see hope from across the border

Natural formulation hopes to fight ticks in dairy, meat animals without side-effects

A sweet change is gradually entering the farms of Bathinda. Farmers are commercially testing a crop they have hitherto known as not-a-very-popular

Milk is the what sustains farmers in the rain-fed hills of Namhol in Himachal Pradesh. An initiative of six or seven families taken in 2001

Emu farmers struggle as they get focus wrong, while oil is yet to find a market

Instrument tells the farmer just how much irrigation his paddy field needs

Banana growers in Punjab claim to be profiting heavily from the relatively new crop, but its one-crop-a-year pattern has prevented it from really catching on

Private players return for wheat, govt misses procurement target but says happy farmers earned

Artificial insemination project helps breed 1 lakh buffalo, cow calves for higher yields

Temperatures rising by the year and rainfall erratic, Punjab sets up centre for research on how its changing climate has been affecting its crops, and how to protect them

Himachal Pradesh begins apple season with hopes of a bumper harvest and good prices

State govt remains opposed as ever but it''s Bt that thrives on cotton fields

Already producing enough paddy to sustain itself, Assam sets about building modern mills

State keeps promoting greener varieties but farmers stick to water-guzzling PUSA 44

Punjab farmers warm up to agro-forestry, which not only pays well but also helps drive govt''s green mission.

Himachal Pradesh is looking at the strawberry as a fancy alternative to the apple in the future.

Jammu and Kashmir''s efforts to promote pisciculture as a means of employment are gradually drawing in young Kashmiris.

Looking to diversify from paddy, Punjab rings alarm bell at way area under various crops is being assessed on the ground.

Punjab harvests cocoons twice a year. Hoshiarpur woman shows how to do it three more times.

Root stock is a mother plant of wild citrus origin, resistant to major diseases.

Nearly a third of fruits and vegetables go waste for lack of post-harvesting facilities. The annual loss is Rs 2 lakh crore, a nationwide study estimates.

National Vegetable Initiative brings poly houses to Ludhiana, farmers see hope of direct selling.

Guar in demand in international gas industry, Gujarat farmers go for the easy, profitable option.

Injudicious use telling on soil, crops and public health, Punjab pushes alternatives. There have been few takers.

Way short of demand, Kashmir promotes sheep farming.

What makes Maharashtra click in horticulture.