Full Coverage: Agriculture

31.05.2006 India has finally imposed a ban on cattle drug diclofenac that had almost caused the extinction of vultures in the country in under two decades. While harmless to cattle, the drug causes fatal kidney and liver damage to vultures that feed on animal carcasses.

16.05.2006 The Indian Meteorological department has said that the south Indian state of Kerala will get the monsoon on time. Timely arival of rains is important for Indian farmers as large parts of the country are irrigated by the seasonal rains and unpredictable monsoon can wreak havoc on the small and marginal farmer.

12.05.2006 The Indian government started importing wheat early this year despite the fact that stocks were over the buffer level and procurement was to begin in April. An investigation by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) finds that the US is involved in the import of wheat into India - a policy that could spell disaster for the country.

12.05.2006 Suman Sahai argues that India's new agricultural biotechnology deal with the United States will take power away from farmers and endanger a rich genetic heritage.

09.05.2006

poverty reduction study

Case studies from Bangladesh, India and the Philippines provide lessons for rural poverty reduction.

08.05.2006 After thousands of farm deaths, most of which are unaccounted for in official data, the Punjab government appears to have finally woken up to the extent of the agricultural crisis in the state and is formulating measures to alleviate rural distress

05.05.2006

04.05.2006 As the central government prepares to put together a package to address the phenomenon of suicides among farmers, EPW special issue examines the incidence of suicides, the proximate causes and the deep-rooted problems in agriculture.