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Godrej Agrovet receives award for Sustainable Environment Initiatives
The award was presented to the OPP division headed by Nasim Ali, CEO, Oil Palm Plantation Business, Godrej Agrovet. This award was in recognition of continuous efforts by Oil Palm Division to promote environmental sustainability through their initiatives such as increasing use of renewable energy (99%), res...Read more
UAE to invest USD 7 billion in Indian food sector
“UAE entities are expected to invest up to USD 7 billion in India's food sector in the next three years as part of the UAE-India food corridor project that aims to secure the UAE's food security” , said Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in recent visit of UAE . These entities, coordinated by ...Read more
CropIn explores networking World Agritech Summit 2019
The event attracted CIOs, CEOs, CXOs and professionals in Agtech industry to lead conversations around new innovations in agriculture technology, growing adoption of sustainable smart farming practices and advanced technologies like AI, ML, predictability and traceability. The event also witnessed expert t...Read more
Agritechnica Asia organises Agrifuture conference in Bangkok
Agrifuture Conference & Exhibition will take place in Bangkok in early December. It will cover a wide range of workshop topics to meet every interest. A One-day conference will be complemented by a day of visits to progressive Thai farms. A brand new event from the organisers of Agritechnica Asia, the ...Read more
Sonalika Tractors ties up with Shandong Luyu
International Tractors (ITL), the flagship firm of Sonalika Group & the third-largest tractor manufacturer in the country recently announced its joint venture (JV) with Shandong Luyu Heavy Industry Co. Shandong Luyu Heavy Industry, located at Laizhou Shahe Industrial Park o...Read more
ITC ties up with Andhra Pradesh Govt to produce global standard chilli
ITC ties up with Andhra Pradesh Govt to produce global standard chilly In order to produce international stadard products, ITC has tied up with the Andhra Pradesh Government to develop a chilly value chain. The department signed a MoU with ITC recently. Chilli farmers cultivating about one lakh acres will be bene...Read more
Syngenta acquires Cropio
Syngenta acquires Cropio Acquisition brings leading digital farm management position in top agricultural markets. Cropio will remain a standalone company, owned by Syngenta Syngenta and The Cropio Group announced that Syngenta has completed the acquisition of all relevant assets of The Cropio Group, an Ag Tech c...Read more
Bayer organises collaborative discussion on sustainable agriculture solutions
Bayer welcomed farmers, academics, leading global industry experts, journalists and other stakeholders for its 2019 Future of Farming Dialogue, to engage in a collaborative discussion on the future of agriculture. Under the theme “Tomorrow belongs to all of us” the event gathers speakers and p...Read more
Global vertical market projected to grow at a CGAR of 24.6% from 2019 to 2026
The global vertical farming market size was valued at $2.23 billion in 2018, and is projected to reach $12.77 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 24.6% from 2019 to 2026.What is vertical farming? Vertical farming is a non-traditional method to grow crops, which enables ease of harvesting, no effect of climate, h...Read more
PI Industries to acquire Isagro Asia
PI Industries will acquire 100% shareholding held by Isagro S.p.A in Isagro Asia, either directly or through a subsidiary. The acquisition will help meet growing demand from international customers by getting access to additional manufacturing capacities of Isagro Asia, it added. PI Industries has stated t...Read more
IFFCO retains top position in Fertilisers and Agro-Chemicals
IFFCO Managing Director has announced that the company’s achievement was greeted by a barrage of congratulatory messages. The company has proved it again that from domestic soils to the international platform it remains unassailable by its competitors. UPL & National Fertilizer stood at second an...Read more
Tomar launches two agriculture related Mobile Apps
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare have recently launched two mobile apps- CHC Farm Machinery and Krishi Kisan App for Geo Tagging’ in New Delhi recently. While launching the same, the minister said, “Farmers will now have easy access to high value and technical a...Read more