30.10.2023: (DLG). In recent years, innovations and trends in the area of fertilisation technology have been aimed primarily at increasing efficiency, environmental protection and resource efficiency.
20 Dec, 2022-Aerial drones, mainly used for data collection, are seeing an increase in their use for certain important agricultural operations, such as pesticide treatments.
19 Dec, 2022 - New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has been awarded with Best Tractor in 31-40 HP category for the New Holland 3037 TX 4WD tractor at the fourth Farm Power Awards.
15 Dec, 2022 - The 2023 model year will see the JAGUAR 900 and JAGUAR 900 TERRA TRAC forage harvesters from CLAAS benefit from an optimized PICK UP drive while the JAGUAR 840 is updated with a more powerful engine.
15 Dec, 2022 - Overall, some 108,800 tractors were registered across Europe[1] in the first six months of 2022, according to numbers sourced from national authorities.
Hyderabad, March 2022- Grus & Grade (G&G), a technology company operating in the Agri-tech/Fintech market, started by alumni of IIM Indore, IIIT Delhi and the University of Delhi will launch its first product ‘UPAJGURU’, a Agtri FinTech Platform.
Delhi: The importance of agriculture to India needs no mention. Although not the number one revenue generator for the country but more people in India depend on agriculture than any other sectors.
WASHINGTON, December 2019- The World Bank will support small holder farmers participate in competitive agriculture value chains, facilitate agri-business investments, increase market access and productivity in focus commodities, and build resilience of crops to recurrent floods or droughts in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
December 2019: With a view to promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
India Pushes for Digitization
The digital transformation of India isn’t slowing down. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he wants to create a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) is a technology adopted for aquaculture wherein water is recycled and reused after filtration and removal of suspended matter and metabolites.
The AgriMedia Video App is exclusively dedicated to Indian farmers. This is best amongst agriculture apps in India. All videos of Agrimedia app is available in Hindi & Gujarati language. Very soon this app will available in other Indian languages to help farmers for better Farming.
Onion, a widely consumed vegetable across the country throughout the year, is mainly cultivated in three seasons i.e. during kharif, late kharif, and rabi. The crop being harvested during the rabi accounts for 60% of onion production, hits the markets from March to June.
The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, today entered into agreement with Nectar Foods, C-33, Focal Point, Patiala (Punjab) for licensing of Brewed Fruit Vinegar Technology in the presence of Dr. B.S. Dhillon, Vice Chancellor, PAU. Dr. Dhillon congratulated the proprietors for sharing responsibility of disseminating the technologies developed by PAU.
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Vishivkarma Solar Energy Corporation (Registered), Phillaur (Jalandhar) for licensing of Advanced Domestic Solar Dryer Technology.
Punjab stands 6th in potato production in India contributing to 5.3% of total India production. The most widely grown table varieties which contribute to 90% of Potato cultivation area of punjab are Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Jyoti and Kufri Badshah.
The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has developed Kisan Suvidha mobile application to facilitate dissemination of information to farmers on the critical parameters.
The fields had been freshly plowed. The furrows ran straight and deep. Yet, thousands of farmers across Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Karnataka waited to get a text message before they sowed the seeds.
Results from a five-year peer-reviewed study on Intacta RR2 PRO™ soybeans planted in South America were recently published, indicating that this technology from Bayer helps farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions and overall environmental impact.
Dr. Ashok Kumar informed that PAU has singed 120 MoAs for the commercialization of PAU Super SMS Technology.
To deal with applications seeking regularization of unauthorized cultivation on government land, The Karnataka State Government will use software.
For the farmers of Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh government and UPL successfully demonstrated Zeba technology benefits. Nearly 200 per cent more yield of groundnut in the Zeba treated farm area has been recorded.
Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy launched the web-based fertilizer recommendation system through STCR approach coupling with geo-referenced soil fertility maps of Tumkur district during Krishi Mela held at UAS, GKVK, Bangalore on 18th November 2018.
Samsung is showcasing 5G-powered homes, cities and agriculture use cases to provide a glimpse into a 5G world enabled by Samsung’s solutions.
For developing a roadmap and working on use cases of 5G technology in areas like agriculture and education, especially for rural areas, Telecom gear maker Ericsson announced that it will sign an agreement with telecom PSU BSNL.
Furthering their shared commitment to democratize access to AI, NITI Aayog and Microsoft India announced an agreement today to leverage the benefits of AI for the growth of the nation.
The government said that, to test the effectiveness of modern technologies in assessing the extent of yield loss for payment of crop insurance claims, as many as nine pilot studies have been rolled out in 11 states.
The government said that, to test the effectiveness of modern technologies in assessing the extent of yield loss for payment of crop insurance claims, as many as nine pilot studies have been rolled out in 11 states.
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) made fresh investments aggregating ₹45-crore in three venture capital funds — Avishkar Bharat Fund, Orios Partners and IFMR Fimpact Long-Term Fund in FY18
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) organised a Climate Literacy Technical Workshop on the Krishi Vigyan Kendra premises, Sandhiyur near here, recently, As part of the Climate Literacy Campaign in progress in the Salem district.
Maharashtra state Cabinet gave its nod to provide financial assistance to farmers to adopt mechanised farming, by allocating Rs 50 crore for it in the 2018-19 fiscal.
To make prosthesis with advanced features to restore arm function and technology to help farmers, a group of 29 young graduates have left their cushy jobs.
PAU Inks Pact with 3 Firms for Commercialization of PAU Super Straw Management System (SMS) Technology
Jammu -Director Agriculture, Jammu H. K. Razdan today launched E-Plant Clinics for Rajouri and Udhampur Districts on the concluding day of seven days training programme of Plant Doctors
The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, entered into agreement with Super New Punjab Engineering Works, Talwadi Bhai, District Ferozpur for commercialization of PAU Straw Cutter-cum-Spreader technology.
About 40 farmers were imparted training on post-harvest technologies organized by the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA)
As the state government turns to technology to estimate crop damage due to deficit rainfall in a quick, standardized and objective manner, soon there will be drones flying over the fields of North Karnataka.
Karnataka launched a pilot project using drones for providing better governance, primarily in agriculture, urban development and police civic operations.
The Centre for Applied Research on Problematic Soils (CARPS), a new research centre under the administrative control of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Bidar, was inaugurated by Venkatarao Nadagowda, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
The Centre for Applied Research on Problematic Soils (CARPS), a new research centre under the administrative control of the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Bidar, was inaugurated by Venkatarao Nadagowda, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Fisheries
The training and demonstration on paddy sowing machine is provided at Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute (FMTTI) located at Budni , (M.P.), Hisar (Haryana) , Ananatapur (A.P.) and Biswanath Chariali (Assam)
After hearing about farmers’ issues regularly and wanting to do something about it, two engineering graduates have developed a system that can help Indian farmers overcome issues they usually face.
After hearing about farmers’ issues regularly and wanting to do something about it, two engineering graduates have developed a system that can help Indian farmers overcome issues they usually face.
Punjab and Israel have agreed to explore technology transfer in the critical areas of water conservation and security, besides agreeing to cooperate in the fields of agriculture and social development.
Punjab and Israel have agreed to explore technology transfer in the critical areas of water conservation and security, besides agreeing to cooperate in the fields of agriculture and social development.
Bihar Agriculture University, Sabour (Bhagalpur), has come up with a mobile app called Bihar Krishi App, which can be downloaded from Playstore on one's smartphone.
For a secure future for agriculture and agriculture education, the focus should be on digital learning, artificial intelligence, augmented learning and robotics
Minister for Agriculture Shivashankar Reddy has said that for the efficient management of water and the project will be announced in the budget, Israel’s advanced technology will be implemented in farming in select places, called model areas, in the State.
Agriculture Production Commissioner Gagan Kumar Dhal has urged the research fraternity to make new generation farming technologies available to improve socio-economic condition of farmers.
ICAR-Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research, Bhimtal demonstrated culture of rainbow trout in the remote tribal village Sarmoli in Munsyari, Distt. Pithoragarh, Uttarakhandtoday to establish rainbow trout farming for the first time in the region for the underprivileged tribal farmers.
Urging the scientific community to reach out to the society, a top official has stressed the need to focus on refining technologies to improve the forecasting system in fisheries sector.
Agrinnovate India (AgIn) is a great platform to promote technologies developed by state and central agricultural universities at global level said Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) and Chairman, AgIn while addressing the Sensitization workshop organised by Agrinnovate India Limited (AgIn)
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) have developed a smart solution for farmers based on Internet of Things (IoT) to help monitor soil moisture, soil temperature, nutrient contents and water levels.
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) have developed a smart solution for farmers based on Internet of Things (IoT) to help monitor soil moisture, soil temperature, nutrient contents and water levels.
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp) have developed a smart solution for farmers based on Internet of Things (IoT) to help monitor soil moisture, soil temperature, nutrient contents and water levels.
To give a boost to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Maharashtra, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis-led delegation in Canada, the government inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with their firms.
A mobile application has been developed by Dr A K Jain, Professor of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), which can be used by the farmers to select a suitable energy efficient pumpset for irrigation.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is building more remote-sensing satellite capacity as it looks to expand space-based agricultural forecast to cover over 23 crops from the existing eight in the country, according to a top official.
The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, today entered into agreement with Chakra Seeds Kurnool (AP) and Friends Agro Industry, Malerkotla for commercialization of PMH-1 (Maize hybrid) and PAU Super SMS Technology, respectively.
The Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, today entered into agreement with Chakra Seeds Kurnool (AP) and Friends Agro Industry, Malerkotla for commercialization of PMH-1 (Maize hybrid) and PAU Super SMS Technology, respectively.
Uttarakhand will soon borrow from Israel its sophisticated drip irrigation and sprinkler system to boost the crop production in the state’s 92% rain-fed areas.
The government and private companies alike are taking the first steps to deploy big data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoT) to gain insights into and offer solutions to problems in India’s agriculture sector.
Unveiling the seven-point strategy to achieve the goal, Minister for Information Technology M. Manikandan inaugurated the Karyashala as part of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, a village self-governance campaign.
ICAR is giving focused attention towards development, promotion and propagation of new technologies i.e. high yielding and multi-stress resistant/tolerant varieties/hybrids using conventional and genomic tools in major crops.
Major seed and agri technology companies launched Alliance for Agri Innovation (AAI), which they said will promote new and emerging agricultural technologies for the benefit of Indian farmers.
In the remote backwoods of Andhra Pradesh, techies from Sweden’s Ericsson, the world’s largest telecom equipment maker, are using high-end sensors to track the flow of the river Godavari to optimally distribute water to farmers for agriculture and minimise floods.
The Commerce Ministry on Tuesday launched three portals - for Safe Food Export Traceability, Single Laboratory for Accreditation and Approvals, and the third for Monitoring Export Alerts from importing regulators.
A senior Agriculture Ministry official said that, the Centre has asked the state governments to use latest technology to ensure timely settlement of this year’s insurance claims under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY).
From artificial intelligence (AI) to internet of things (IoT), the government hopes to harness a host of technologies, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs/drones), to change the way agriculture is practised.
A two-day brainstorming workshop on developing mobile application to deliver agricultural extension services in Telangana began at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU)..
Prime Minister narendra Modi on Sunday said the government plans to create an online platform for trading cow dung and agricultural waste under its recently announced waste to wealth scheme.
Prime Minister narendra Modi on Sunday said the government plans to create an online platform for trading cow dung and agricultural waste under its recently announced waste to wealth scheme.
Technical support from Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is helping Maldives farmers reap rich harvests.
Students of Federal Institute of Science and Technology (Fisat), Angamaly, have developed two prototypes that can contribute to making smart systems in agriculture and health using internet of things (IOT).
Scientists from the Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh (UK) have developed a cloud-based micro-irrigation system, which when tested on a farm in south India helped cut water use and doubled crop yield.
The Punjab government has decided to launch a mobile app to facilitate the farmers for custom hiring of costly agricultural implements required for post harvesting and preparation of fields for sowing next crops.
To improve farm productivity and ensure better prices for farmers, Karnataka is trying to use technology.
To improve farm productivity and ensure better prices for farmers, Karnataka is trying to use technology.
To improve farm productivity and ensure better prices for farmers, Karnataka is trying to use technology.
To improve farm productivity and ensure better prices for farmers, Karnataka is trying to use technology.
To improve farm productivity and ensure better prices for farmers, Karnataka is trying to use technology.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu will inaugurate a Centre of Excellence for date palms in Bhuj and visit existing facilities for protected vegetable cultivation in Vadrad, Gujarat.
To improve farm production and promote cost-effective cultivation with the aim of making farmers familiar with the latest technology, Technology Week - 2018 began at the Poopoli ground at Ambalavayal in the district.
To make determination of the quality of aromatic rice and pulse varieties the West Bengal Government buys from farmers to be sold at the fair-price Bangla outlets across the state standardised and hence, foolproof, the Agricultural Marketing Department has decided to take the help of technology.
On 29th December, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Dr. Mukul M Sangma, launched the 1917 Integrated Technology Enabled Agri Management System (1917iTEAMS), a groundbreaking initiative of the Department of Agriculture, Government of Meghalaya.
In Haryana's Karnal district, the young farmer uses the straw as an input for future crops. Even as the new wheat crop grows, the old residue sits in the field enriching the soil, conserving water, nourishing the new plants and creating conditions for decreased use of fertilisers.
Kumaraguru College of Technology today launched a mobile application linked with website to help create awarness among farmers of the district on technology supported farming.
Chief Statistician T C A Anant said that, to ensure accurate farm output forecast, the Centre is weighing combining traditional and modern technologies like yield estimate and satellite imagery.
The District Administration of Jogulamba Gadwal has adapted ‘e-PoS’ digital system for the distribution and supply of fertilisers to famers in a foolproof and transparent manner in the district.
Aiming to double farmers' income by 2022, to find solutions for 12 problems, including burning of crop residue, in farm sector, the Union Agriculture Ministry launched a grand challenge for technology startups.
In India some farmers have diversified into vegetable cultivation and floriculture. But their efforts have been stymied by uncertainty in both yields and prices.
The State government was according top priority to the agriculture sector and providing all facilities to the farmers, said Agriculture Minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy while highlighting the need for making use of the available technology to improve the crop yield.
In recent years, agriculture, the backbone of Indian economy, has been facing various challenges like lower productivity, resource crunch and erratic weather, all of these translating into lower returns.
For using technology to help farmers in the state, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has lauded the Andhra Pradesh government.
The government of Karnataka has decided to partner US tech giant Microsoft to use artificial intelligence (AI) for digital agriculture.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is on a two-day visit to India. He interacted with the software engineers working at the Hyderabad campus, one of the largest R&D centers 'being run by the company outside its Redmond headquarters.
A demonstration-cum-farmers training programme on “Paddy Straw Management” in the village Tihara under the project “Enhancing Diffusion of Paddy Straw Management Technologies in Punjab,” funded by NABARD organized by the Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU).
Bihar state agriculture minister Prem Kumar said the government's aim is to help farmers adopt the latest technology for improved output.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said that his government will make use of advanced technologies to turn agriculture profitable in the state.
District Collectors across Telangana will soon leverage Information Technology applications for monitoring progress of various schemes with public interface and status of services offered to people in their respective districts.
To crack down on poppy cultivation and narcotics trade along the India-Bangladesh border, the West Bengal excise department plans to use intensive satellite imagery by the end of this year or early next year.
The agriculture ministry said that, states have made progress in putting in place a platform for online trading of agri produce but more awareness campaigns are needed to encourage farmers to use the system.
To analyse the soil quality of farms across the country, the government’s massive scheme may get a technology boost. The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is looking to link the programme with a research project at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. That uses sophisticated imaging techniques and can picture the nutrient balance of a patch of land without necessarily collecting soil sample.
The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is all set hold its two-day Kisan Mela. Stalls will be put up by different departments of PAU, where farmers can interact and discuss their farm issues with the experts and seek technical guidance and solutions for the same.
The government has planned to set up a cloud-service - called 'FarmerZone' where right kind of agri data will be collated, analysed and then distributed to take care of day-to-day needs of farmers.
An Indian company has introduced “Black Box” technology, which can ensure preservation of any agriculture commodity for 1,000 days.
To provide a platform to sell agricultural produce, the government yesterday launched a portal, e-RaKAM. This portal is a joint initiative by state-run-auctioneer MSTC and Central Warehousing Corporation arm CRWC. E-RaKAM is developed by MSTC Limited and supported by marketing & logistics partner CRWC Limited.
The Agriculture Ministry has decided to extensively promote the new transplanting system for cultivating Tur in the State. The new method is believed to have better result and help save time and money.
New Delhi: India achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrain, feels GM technology, which has generated much heat in the country, will soon become "obsolete" with the advent of nano-technology and other solutions.
New Delhi: Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that, by utilising satellite and remote sensing technologies, there is unlimited scope for development in the sector.
Samastipur: To irrigate fields, a boat-based solar pumping system developed by Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa (Samastipur) and the boat is equipped with a two horsepower submersible pump powered by the solar panel.
'Prison Agriculture' in Maharashtra has gone very successful. As compared to Rs 2.54 crore two years ago, the prison agricultural production across 29 prisons in the state has grown leaps and bounds and stands at almost Rs 4 crore in 2016.
Indian soils suffer from widespread multi-nutrient deficiencies. The soil testing service is not adequate to cater to the needs of large number of farm holdings.
A new bio-pesticide (bio-nematicide) is showing success against the widely spread and destructive parasitic worm, the Root-knot nematode, a major cause of US$80 billion in annual crop damage worldwide.
Minister of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives, Govt. of Mauritius, Shri Soomilduth Bholah and The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh signed on MoU for Cooperation in the field of Cooperatives & related areas.
New Delhi: To provide an accurate estimate of the likely production of the respective crops, so to map the area under potato and onion cultivation for the entire country, the agriculture ministry plans to use remote sensing technology.
Prospera, a company founded about 2 years ago by a team of computer scientists and agronomists, has built some very interesting technology that centers around monitoring crop growth, in order to optimize it.
To see the digitalization drive to promote cashless transaction, The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, visited some outlets of Mother Dairy Milk and Safal in New Delhi.
Shri Radha Mohan Singh, the Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, has appealed to the agriculture scientists that they should develop techniques adaptable to the needs of huge number of marginal farmers in the country.
On the occasion of National Milk Day, the Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh launched e-pashuhaat portal (www.epashuhaat.gov.in).
The Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM) will have a dedicated section showcasing the best agro technologies to visitors to boost locally developed technological innovations in agriculture.
The availability of cheap and fast data has potential to increase farm productivity and income of farmers.
When farmers can access these information right on their smart phones India's space agency ISRO's ongoing programme of predicting site suitability of particular crop, cropping intensity
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is announced.
The government is thinking to provide farmers with compact and handheld devices to enable them to conduct soil fertility tests on their own.
Plasticulture, the use of plastics in agricultural application, can help saving water up to 50-70 percent, according to FICCI-TSMG report
Plasticulture can play an important role in providing solutions to the water scarcity challenge currently facing the country.
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is eager to deploy sensors and drones to farmers. These drones will help for assessing the quality of soil as well as crop losses after floods.
Rainfed shallow lowland rice crop often suffers from flash flood for 8 to 10 days or water stagnation for a longer period. The problem of flooding in coastal areas generally coincides with transplanting of rice.
Soil is also a crucial factor to soil fertility and the environment because of its vast potential of
sequestration in soil and the biota.
Dr Bakshi Ram, Director of ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore launched the “Soil
Moisture Indicator (SMI) device at the Institute premises.
An experiment to grow Japanese strawberries in information technology-controlled conditions in Pune district was successful. It has prompted Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to scale up the project.
According to Deputy Director General of ICAR N.K. Krishnakumar, Nanotechnology is an ideal tool to extend the shelf life and delay in ripening mango in trees, but proper biosafety tests should be done before introducing it to farmers.
The Agriculture Ministry on 23rd December launched two mobile apps for farmers, in a bid to let farmers harvest the best of mobile technology.
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore access to the satellite images follows a tie-up under the ‘Remote Sensing Information for Insurance on Crops in Emerging Economies’ project with the Swedish Developmental Council, International Rice Research Institute and Sarmap of Switzerland.
From Hoovinahalli in Hassan district the farmer who has not passed SSLC. Yet, his passion for innovation and experimentation is evident in all that he does.
He runs a ragi-cleaning machine, a tractor and an irrigation pumpset on biofuel that he has produced and blended with conventional fuel.
Collector L. Subramanian said that using technology, farmers in the district are now getting SMS in their mobile phones on information about wind direction, soil temperature, humidity and expected rainfall from all-weather stations.
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