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UN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows due to drought

While others in her Zimbabwean village agonize over a maize crop seemingly headed for failure, Jestina Nyamukunguvengu picks up a hoe and slices through the soil of her fields that are lush green with a pearl millet crop in the African country's arid Rushinga district. These crops don't get affected by drought, they are quick to flower, and that's the only way we can beat the drought, the 59-year old said, smiling broadly. Millets, including sorghum, now take up over two hectares of her land a patch where maize was once the crop of choice. Farmers like Nyamukunguvengu in the developing world are on the front lines of a project proposed by India that has led the U.N.'s Food and Agricultural Organisation to christen 2023 as The Year of Millets, an effort to revive a hardy and healthy crop that has been cultivated for millennia but was largely elbowed aside by European colonists who favored corn, wheat and other grains. The designation is timely: Last year, drought swept across much

UN eyes revival of millets as global grain uncertainty grows due to drought
Updated On : 09 Feb 2023 | 1:24 PM IST

Can millets be India's own super crop?

Millets are reemerging as nutri-cereals or smart foods, thanks to their therapeutic qualities and nutritional superiority compared to rice, wheat. What will make this a 'wonder crop' of masses?

Can millets be India's own super crop?
Updated On : 30 Dec 2022 | 1:15 PM IST

GM mustard (DMH-11) may not solve India's edible oil import problem: ICAR

Indian Institutions engaged in developing GM seeds for 13 crops

GM mustard (DMH-11) may not solve India's edible oil import problem: ICAR
Updated On : 24 Dec 2022 | 8:23 PM IST

Why is China's perennial rice variety evoking curiosity?

Researchers in China's Yunnan University have developed a rice variety, which does not need to be planted every year. Once grown, it can be harvested for next eight seasons in four years. Here's more

Why is China's perennial rice variety evoking curiosity?
Updated On : 02 Dec 2022 | 7:00 AM IST

Wheat, flour prices soar, expected to remain high till new crop arrives

In the past one month, prices of wheat and flour have soared by 5% and 4%, respectively, and commodity watchers expect them to remain high till the new crop arrives

Wheat, flour prices soar, expected to remain high till new crop arrives
Updated On : 30 Nov 2022 | 10:36 PM IST

Wheat acreage up nearly 10% as rabi sowing nears halfway, shows data

Usually wheat is sown in around 30.5 million hectares of which so far around 15.28 million is already sown

Wheat acreage up nearly 10% as rabi sowing nears halfway, shows data
Updated On : 25 Nov 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

The world's food security is at stake as Russia exits Ukraine grain deal

The sudden move by Russia has left leaders scrambling to rescue the UN-and-Turkey-brokered agreement credited with saving vulnerable populations from risk of starvation.

The world's food security is at stake as Russia exits Ukraine grain deal
Updated On : 31 Oct 2022 | 7:44 AM IST

Centre restricts use of herbicide glyphosate over health hazards

Allows use only by authorised Pest Control Operators

Centre restricts use of herbicide glyphosate over health hazards
Updated On : 27 Oct 2022 | 3:28 PM IST

Pulses, onion won't see price hike this year; have adequate stock: Govt

The all-India average retail price of onion has witnessed a significant decline of 28 per cent compared to last year

Pulses, onion won't see price hike this year; have adequate stock: Govt
Updated On : 20 Oct 2022 | 10:16 PM IST

Bridging the gap: Late rains likely to narrow paddy acreage shortfall

This acreage was, however, 1.13 per cent more than the normal area in which paddy is planted

Bridging the gap: Late rains likely to narrow paddy acreage shortfall
Updated On : 23 Sep 2022 | 10:02 PM IST

France loses up to 35% of vegetable crops due to drought: Producers' union

France's fruit and vegetable crops have fallen by nearly 35% due to the extreme drought this summer, president of the French national association of vegetable producers said

France loses up to 35% of vegetable crops due to drought: Producers' union
Updated On : 17 Aug 2022 | 8:41 AM IST

Self-sufficiency in foodgrain shows India can reduce imports: PM Modi

Government encourages farmers to diversify crops, but doing away with imported oilseeds and pulses challenging

Self-sufficiency in foodgrain shows India can reduce imports: PM Modi
Updated On : 15 Aug 2022 | 10:39 PM IST

Working on solution as floods in Panchganga affect people, crops: Maha CM

Shinde chaired a review meeting in Kolhapur city where heavy rains had triggered floods in the district recently.

Working on solution as floods in Panchganga affect people, crops: Maha CM
Updated On : 14 Aug 2022 | 12:06 AM IST

Farmers in TN's Tiruchi stare at heavy losses as rains submerge crop

Farmers in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu are a distraught lot as incessant rains have submerged crops on 750 acres of land

Farmers in TN's Tiruchi stare at heavy losses as rains submerge crop
Updated On : 08 Aug 2022 | 12:43 PM IST

PM Modi asks states to focus on crop diversification at Niti Aayog meeting

The PM also spoke about India's G20 presidency in 2023 and called it a unique opportunity to show the world that India is not just Delhi - it is every State and Union Territory of the country

PM Modi asks states to focus on crop diversification at Niti Aayog meeting
Updated On : 07 Aug 2022 | 5:31 PM IST

Overall kharif sowing improves even as paddy and arhar remain muted

Experts say a fall in paddy output could hugely impact cereal prices going forward as wheat stocks in central pool aren't enough to quell any surge in prices

Overall kharif sowing improves even as paddy and arhar remain muted
Updated On : 15 Jul 2022 | 11:40 PM IST

Planting of summer-sown crops ramps up as monsoon revives in India

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ample monsoon rain in the first half of July accelerated planting of main summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton and pulses in India, although rice planting is still lagging behind due to scant rainfall in northern states.

Planting of summer-sown crops ramps up as monsoon revives in India
Updated On : 15 Jul 2022 | 3:35 PM IST

Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India

Two decades after Bt cotton made its debut in India, commercialisation of genetically modified crops remains mired in complex procedural rules

Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India
Updated On : 27 Jun 2022 | 11:57 PM IST

Nano urea will boost crop production, increase farmers' income: IFFCO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually inaugurated the world's first nano urea liquid plant by IFFCO near Kalol town of Gujarat's Gandhinagar district

Nano urea will boost crop production, increase farmers' income: IFFCO
Updated On : 28 May 2022 | 9:23 PM IST

Can easing regulatory norms for gene-edited crops compromise bio-safety?

Experts working in the area clarified that the order does not completely exempt genome edited final products from regulatory oversight but instead does away with a need to get additional clearances

Can easing regulatory norms for gene-edited crops compromise bio-safety?
Updated On : 07 Apr 2022 | 9:43 PM IST