14+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1651+ words) A fungal attack threatened to wipe out a farmer’s mango nursery until a modest smartphone app changed everything. Meet FarmerChat, the free AI-powered tool helping nearly a million farmers diagnose crop problems, navigate unpredictable weather, and make timely decisions that…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (311+ words) In Matrigam village, Kashmir, Mumtaza Begum runs a flock of 500 sheep today. But in 2018, she started with just 20, trying sheep rearing as a small experiment. At 33, she had once hoped for a government job. She completed her studies and prepared…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (344+ words) At Kisan Veer Mahavidyalaya in Wai, a two-acre mango orchard has become more than campus greenery. Its harvest now helps support students from farming families through college. On the far edge of Wai, the orchard stands beside the boys’ hostel....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1684+ words) The carbon market is full of demand and short on trust. Equilibrium is working with over 27,000 farmers to prove that credits can mean something real: surviving trees, restored soil and money that reaches the field. This article has been published…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) What began as a five-year scientific challenge in Pune is now a simple kitchen solution: Dr Asmita Prabhune’s Sophab claims to remove up to 99% of pesticide residue in about two minutes. After five years of research and testing, Dr Asmita…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (764+ words) For a farmer, rain is supposed to be good news. But when a season's rain arrives in a few intense spells, followed by long periods of wet soil, it can become a threat. Fields can remain submerged, roots struggle for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (926+ words) Once feared extinct, the pygmy hog is edging back from the brink. This June, 15 captive-bred hogs returned to a stretch of Assam's Manas National Park where the species had left no trace for nine years. Nearly 30 years ago, six tiny…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (358+ words) On 3.5 acres, Sachin Gore grows sugarcane and turmeric. But when it was time to sell, he had little choice. Middlemen took a 30 percent commission, leaving him with less. “If I give them produce for Rs 90 per kg, they sell it…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1627+ words) For years, Jiwanti Bara sold her Amrapali mangoes to whichever local trader turned up, and watched the rest rot. Now, with women-led producer companies behind her, that same fruit is reaching England, Italy and the UAE. “Earlier, if we couldn’t…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) What if the food on our plates could travel directly from farms to families? One Chennai entrepreneur is building that bridge by helping farmers grow, sell and earn sustainably. Archana Stalin left a corporate career to work with the soil....