Farming methods that support nature improve both biodiversity and crop yields, but more extensive measures may require increased government subsidies to become as profitable as conventional intensive ...

An innovative sustainable farming method which avoids fertilisers and pesticides in favour of natural soil regeneration has helped farmers in India increase profits while also benefiting wild birds.

Producing and distributing food is responsible for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. But food systems are highly vulnerable to the droughts, floods, fires and heat waves made more ...

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Agriculture, which consumes about 70% of global freshwater, is grappling with increased water scarcity and inefficient irrigation systems. Traditional methods of irrigation not only lead to wasted ...

Contract farming has emerged as a strategic tool to integrate smallholder farmers into value chains, aiming to overcome market access barriers, enhance technology uptake and stabilise incomes. Under ...

Pradnyesh Jori, Sanket Bhor and Pandurang Pable came together to promote natural farming and help farmers get rid of their debt cycles The more things change, the more they stay the same. Farming has ...