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Fruit growers in Alanya are upgrading banana and avocado greenhouses with automated controls to save water and energy, cut labour needs and keep production viable under intensifying drought…
Madhesh Province, one of Nepal’s main wheat-producing areas, reported lower production this year. Officials linked the decline to adverse weather, pest pressure, weak irrigation coverage and a lack…
The Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research says its new biopolymer seed-coating system delivered yield gains of 12% to 37% in field trials across seven crops.
Gujarat has widened the reach of its Narmada water network and prepared crop contingency measures as delayed monsoon conditions raise concern over a possible El Nino impact.
Western Australia’s farm belt has been hit by mouse densities of up to 8,000 per hectare, but researchers say drier conditions and stronger bait may soon ease the…
Rice growers in northern Andhra Pradesh are shifting toward direct seeding and alternate wetting methods as El Nino threatens a weaker monsoon and tighter water supplies.
India’s soybean area could rise by up to 10% this season as high prices and a weaker monsoon outlook encourage farmers to shift back into the oilseed from…
FAO says the new El Nino phase could weaken India’s summer monsoon and put rain-fed rice and maize under stress during the kharif season. The agency also warns…
India has cut the import share of popcorn maize demand from 70% to 15% as domestic production expanded from 15,000 to 85,000 tonnes. The model combines hybrid seed,…