In 2025, 27 Assam districts faced drought-like conditions. Learn where farmers can get free weather forecasts and agro-advisories, how to read them, and what to do at each crop stage.
Why potato matters for India’s food security, how it fits into cropping systems, the problems farmers face in Assam and elsewhere, and where potato research is heading.
How mulching saves water, controls weeds and improves yields, which mulch suits which crop, the mistakes to avoid, and how Indian farmers can use straw, plastic and local materials.
How Assam’s farmers can keep cattle and goats fed during floods: fodder crops for highland and waterlogged land, silage, hay, feed blocks, treated straw and a flood-season calendar.