This new series from India Today Science shines a light on how climate change is affecting the plate in our hands as it hits daily staples around us. India's rice problem has created a climate loop ...

Indian researchers are engineering a new kind of agriculture. Tools and techniques like CRISPR and breeding chambers are showing a glimmer of hope for a future where agriculture will have to be far ...

Robotic weed management in rice is advancing rapidly, but large-scale adoption will depend on performance in muddy, waterlogged conditions and more robust AI integration.

In a mountain village in south-west China, the local people are playing a guessing game. A new climate-friendly way of growing rice is being trialed here that will reduce methane emissions. So, what’s ...

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Ram Nath Thakur has emphasised the need for a detailed scientific study to assess the potential of round-the-year integrated paddy-fish ...

A detailed scientific study is required to assess the potential of round-the-year integrated paddy-fish farming in Kerala’s pokkali fields, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ...

Rice farming is hard. It’s complicated. Traditional rice farming takes twice the amount of labor as crops like wheat, corn and potatoes. Paddy rice was built on irrigation networks that forced farmers ...