In the absence of meaningful agrarian reform, the area (lateral) expansion of small farms is not feasible. The only possibility left is to seek increased returns through improved ‘land-augmenting’ ...

New research shows a cereal familiar today as birdseed was carried across Eurasia by ancient shepherds and herders laying the foundation, in combination with the new crops they encountered, of ...

When demonetisation struck, a farmer from Punjab’s Jalandhar district decided he would never again depend on a single crop.

Background and scope Multi-cropping approaches in production systems, where more than one crop cultivar or species are grown simultaneously, are gaining increased attention and application. Benefits ...