agriculture
Enter the Drone
Madhavankutty Pillai
From mapping pollution to counting crops, the commercial use of drones is set to boom in India. But only if there is legal clarity
Colin Khoury: ‘We are all beneficiaries of ancient farmers in far-flung lands’
Colin Khoury, the author of Origins of Food Crops Connect Countries Worldwide spoke to Open about the journey of foods and how globalization has given a spurt to it
Agriculture: The Missed Harvest
The Modi Government is yet to seize the opportunity to revive and modernise Indian agriculture, which is plagued by state apathy, lack of research and the misplaced priorities of regulators
FARMER ENTRAPPED
Incentives to help farmers stay put in agriculture are a short cut, and the Centre should focus on shifting them away to lucrative avenues
Refuelling Motown
The world’s once mighty car hub is now a rusty relic. A desperate Detroit is wooing Hollywood and turning to agriculture for survival.
The New Black Gold
Suddenly there is a huge demand for earthworms, and people who are producing them are getting rich.
Jatland in Chhattisgarh
Yet again settlers from one Indian state have taken over large parts of another’s farmland, altering the farm economy, power equations and social setup.
Back to Africa
The quest for food security is driving companies and countries to buy large tracts of farmland in poor countries. Indian firms are at it too. Neo-colonialism or globalisation?
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