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India needs a serious national conversation on paraquat — and more broadly, on the direction Indian agriculture is taking. Paraquat is often defended as a “cheap and effective” herbicide. But cheap for whom? The price a farmer pays at the shop counter
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A reflective essay on agriculture, ecology, and the limits of our frameworks The road into the Yangtey valley in West Sikkim narrows until it stops pretending to be a road at all. On one side, a wall of rock glistens with seepage;
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A constitutional, political-economy and rural governance question. “India’s agricultural crisis is not merely ecological or economic. It is also constitutional.” I. The Paradox at the Heart of Indian Agriculture In the constitutional architecture of independent India, agriculture was placed firmly in the
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Modern Indian agriculture faces a paradox. Calorie production has never been higher; soil health has never been lower. Soil organic carbon levels across our intensively farmed regions have fallen below 0.5% — against the 1.5–2% threshold that soil scientists consider minimally functional.
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Clarifying the Distinction and the Journey Ahead Natural farming in India stands at a fascinating moment of transformation—born from traditional wisdom, grounded in ecological truths, and now increasingly intersecting with modern scientific inquiry. In this transition, two terms frequently surface: science-based and
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1. The Growing Challenge Rice sustains more than half of the world’s population and is a cornerstone of food security. Yet, as climate extremes intensify and input-intensive farming expands, an old agronomic challenge has re-emerged: lodging — the bending or collapse of
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Humanity will reach the organic (biological) age or cease to exist – H.P. Rusch There are several competing philosophies today that underwrite one or another form of agricultural practice. Although it is relatively easy to describe goals for a more sus- tainable
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issues and debates The serious ecological and economic crisis in farming community in India and other countries has led to evolution of new models of agriculture which are based on sound ecolog- ical principles making effective use of local resources and natural
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Can we grow crops without using chemical fertilisers? Will shift to organic effect our food security? Can we manage in- sect pests without using chemical pesticides? Will it still be profitable for farmers? These are the questions often thrown at us when
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