Swati Nayak
Swati Nayak is the lead agricultural research and development specialist in the Seed & Delivery Systems Cluster at IRRI India.
December 19, 2018
Sohabati Devi looks at her BINA rice crop that recovered from a devastating flood and is ready for harvest (Photo by IRRI India)
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Stress-tolerant rice aids Uttar Pradesh farmers

With her crop surviving nearly two weeks of submergence and recovering from an intense flood, Sohabati Devi of Maharajganj has every reason to smile and be proud of her decision to plant a stress-tolerant rice variety

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December 17, 2018
Educated youth such as Srinivasan and Sudeesh have taken up hi-tech farming, cultivating crops under controlled conditions using Israeli technology (Photo by George Rajashekaran)
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Educated Tamil youth boost growth with hi-tech farming

Returning to their roots, educated youth in Tamil Nadu have boosted agricultural production manifold by modernizing their ancestral land, and by using Israeli farming technology

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October 26, 2018
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Can agriculture be profitable and sustainable?

While commercialization of agriculture has led to an increase in profits in South Asia – a region marred by poverty and child malnutrition – short-term benefits may hide long-term risks

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April 27, 2018
Women are becoming frontline farmers in Saran, fighting financial and food security by growing vegetables. (Photo by Mohd Imran Khan)
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Saran women banish poverty by cultivating vegetables

Switching from traditional rain-fed crops such as rice and wheat to growing vegetables through the year, women farmers of Saran district in Bihar have ensured financial and food security without any external assistance

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