The UA Division of Agriculture entered into an agreement to help farmers in India improve agricultural production by limiting spread of pathogens.

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti, scholar, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

India’s agricultural sector is the backbone of its economy, employing nearly half the workforce and ensuring food security and rural livelihoods. Yet it faces mounting challenges—from climate change ...

This article is authored by Gunwant Singh, scholar, international relations and security studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University ...

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The raw numbers make for daunting reading: In India, 190.7 million people go hungry everyday out of the current population of 1.3 billion. Crop yields are lower than those in the U.S., Europe and ...

India is the world's second-largest producer of wheat and rice and is home to more than 600 million farmers. The country has achieved impressive food-production gains since the 1960s, due in part to ...

Richard John Roberts is a prominent biochemist and molecular biologist. On his recent visits to India, he has talked about the supposed virtues of genetically modified (GM) food and crops, while ...

The largest demographic in India suffering from the adverse impacts of global climate change are small farmers. India’s rural population is approximately 800 million, with the majority being ...

Agriculture directly and indirectly occupies 70 percent of India’s workforce but comprises only 14 percent of the GDP. Despite this topsy-turvy fiscality, the country’s policymakers have long ...