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    Vivian Fernandes
    About the AuthorVivian Fernandes
    Vivian Fernandes is a former journalist and blogs at www.smartindianagriculture.com.
      cotton plant
      Farm matters

      India's cotton crops pay the price as gains of technology get squandered

      18 April 2025 6:23 PM IST
      coffee prices hike
      Videos

      Coffee Chronicles: Understanding India's coffee price surge

      11 March 2025 7:35 PM IST
      Farming
      Farm matters

      'Farming for a fee': Enabling transition of smallholder farmers from agriculture

      27 Jan 2025 12:32 PM IST
      Carbon credits: Challenges in India’s agricultural future
      Videos

      Carbon credits: Challenges in India’s agricultural future

      26 Nov 2024 8:10 AM IST
      farmer msp
      Farm matters

      PM 'dedicates' biofortified cereals to nation; his govt should also procure them preferentially

      21 Oct 2024 6:06 PM IST
      Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAIs U-turn on A2 milk
      Farm matters

      Face-saving for Modi govt? Controversy over FSSAI's U-turn on A2 milk

      2 Sept 2024 6:30 AM IST
      IFFCO Nano Urea
      Interim Budget 2024

      Interim Budget: Nano urea can cut subsidy bills, but what about yield?

      4 Feb 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Farmers protest
      Opinion

      Interim Budget: Hits and misses of agri policy from 2019 to 2024

      31 Jan 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Modis Christmas lunch, and food for thought for Christian clergy
      Opinion

      Modi's Christmas lunch, and food for thought for Christian clergy

      7 Jan 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister
      Farm matters

      How biofortification can tackle undernourishment better

      1 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal
      Farm matters

      Stubble issue: Why Punjab Agri Univ prefers straw retention to removal

      28 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Why India needs to investigate turmeric adulteration, lead poisoning
      Health

      Why India needs to investigate turmeric adulteration, lead poisoning

      21 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
      How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive
      Farm matters

      How herbicide-tolerant varieties can make rice farming less water-intensive

      12 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
      How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field
      Farm matters

      How rice researcher Swati Nayak bridges the gap between lab and field

      2 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST
      M S Swaminathan obituary: The genius who made India food secure
      Obituary

      M S Swaminathan obituary: The genius who made India food secure

      28 Sept 2023 7:45 PM IST
      Middle East-Europe Corridor can be plug-and-play for India
      Analysis

      Middle East-Europe Corridor can be plug-and-play for India

      18 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
      Uttar Pradesh

      Uttar Pradesh under Yogi Adityanath: Deep dive into data tells a tale

      2 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Series of agri-trade curbs belie Centres commitment to farm reforms
      Opinion

      Series of agri-trade curbs belie Centre's commitment to farm reforms

      27 Aug 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Rice paddy farming farmers climate change
      Farm matters

      Rice farmers must adopt climate-resilient varieties, practices faster: Expert

      10 July 2023 10:46 PM IST
      Siddaramaiah, Modi, INDIA name, Opposition alliance
      Karnataka

      Karnataka govt budgets for 5 poll promises by squeezing the already taxed

      8 July 2023 7:01 PM IST
      El Nino emerges, weak monsoons likely in India: US weather agency
      News

      El Nino emerges, weak monsoons likely in India: US weather agency

      11 Jun 2023 5:19 PM IST
      Odisha train accident
      Opinion

      Time for safety culture change and systems upgrade in Indian Railways

      11 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
      A Nandini-Amul merger cant be good for accountability, decentralised ops: IIM-B Prof
      Karnataka

      A Nandini-Amul merger can't be good for accountability, decentralised ops: IIM-B Prof

      2 Jun 2023 4:21 PM IST
      Rajeev Varshney
      Farm matters

      We need foreign tie-ups for better research: Agri-scientist Rajeev Varshney

      17 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Yamuna Biodiversity Park
      Delhi

      Why Delhi must convert Yamuna river into 22-km biodiversity stretch

      8 May 2023 12:00 PM IST
      MGNREGA attendance app a govt ploy to discourage workers, contain expenses?
      News

      MGNREGA attendance app a govt ploy to discourage workers, contain expenses?

      17 April 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry
      Farm matters

      Rainfall deficit-causing El Nino likely in coming months: why India should worry

      4 March 2023 6:30 AM IST
      What India can learn from Odishas cultivation of hardy, nutritious millets
      Odisha

      What India can learn from Odisha's cultivation of hardy, nutritious millets

      22 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist
      Farm matters

      Palatability, shelf life key factors in boosting millet consumption: Scientist

      19 Feb 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Budget 2023-24, Agriculture, Finance Minister
      Budget 2023

      Impact of climate change on agriculture: Budget could have done more

      2 Feb 2023 9:58 AM IST
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