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Weather swings, monsoon risks, and the growing threat to mango, apple cropsThe agriculture industry has evolved historically through adaptation and resilience, and now it is time to speed up this transformation, em...
From dry lands to thriving farms: How one farmer from Andhra transformed dry land into productive crops worth croresIn India's drought-hit Anantapur district, farmer Mekala Shiva Shankar Reddy transformed 180 acres into a high-income, water-efficient agri...
Quality and branding: The twin pillars of India’s global horticulture pushA coordinated push involving policy support, private investment, and technology adoption can help India shift from volume-driven to value-l...
Drip by drip, learn the Israeli wayIndia is looking to Israel for agricultural advancements. Israel transformed desert land into a productive farming nation using technology....
Water conservation, the next big theme? 6 stocks from the not much-talked-about irrigation and water management sectorThere is nothing wrong in looking at short-term opportunities. But don’t lose sight of macro sectoral trends in the process. When macro cha...
Assam tea planters flag effects of climate change, global warmingTea plantation is highly climate dependent. Climate change and global warming have adversely affected tea plantation in Assam for last few ...
Veggies face new pests: Low prices, rising input costsPotato prices in the Delhi wholesale market have hovered around Rs 5/kg for most months in the past three years, and garlic prices at the I...
Haryana farmers grow vegetable seedlings in rented greenhouseThe greenhouse rental service is becoming popular among Haryana farmers, who are growing 6 mn seedlings annually by paying a nominal fee.
M&M ties up with agri start-up Sea6 Energy for marketingAs per an exclusive agreement with Sea6, Mahindra will market Jingo across the country through the distribution network of its Crop Care bu...
NABARD reduces rate of refinance to promote agri investmentNABARD has reduced the rate of interest by 0.2 % on its long-term refinance facility to banks to help promote farm sector investments.
Zerodors: IITian Uttam Banerjee's Ekam Eco Solutions to take waterless toilets to national scaleUttam Banerjee’s start-up Ekam Eco Solutions is trying to find solutions for one of India’s biggest problems — sanitation and organic waste...
'Rate of success of farm technologies just eight per cent'By achieving 20 per cent increase in water use efficiency, 14 million hectares could be brought under irrigation in India, he claimed.
- IRRI, Jain Irrigation sign MoU on water efficient irrigation
Jain Irrigation will closely work with IRRI’s scientists to determine optimal irrigation and fertigation systems for irrigated rice and whe...
- India has lot to learn from Israel on agriculture sector
Dense population growth, shortage of arable land, limited fresh water resources and an arid climate has only strengthened Israeli industry’...
- Young entrepreneurs changing agri-business in India
A new flock of young entrepreneurs is changing agri-business in India. In the process they are creating wealth for themselves and others.
- Soil no bar: Gujarat farmers going hi-tech
Eyeing the huge export market, especially for exotic flowers, farmers are cosying up to hydroponics - a “soil-less system of growing plants...