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Agro Universities, Agrotech

The programme looked into the technical problem of already trained mushroom growers of KVK, Fatehgarh sahib as well as providing training to new trainees

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Fatehgarh Sahib recently organised a vocational training programme on winter mushroom cultivation to inspire the rural youth about the cultivation of button mushroom as a side business. The main purpose of this event was to solve the technical problem of already trained mushroom growers of KVK, Fatehgarh sahib as well as providing training to new trainees that are showing keen interest in mushroom cultivation.

 

Dr Jasvinder Singh, Associate Director (Trg) KVK, Fatehgarh Sahib extended a warm welcome to the participants and gave an overview of year-round mushroom cultivation and its importance in employment generation. He also stressed the involvement of farm women along with farmers to come forward and take the benefit of KVK, Fatehgarh Sahib regarding various types of mushroom cultivation. Dr Arvind Preet Kaur Asstt Prof (Horticulture) gave detailed theoretical as well as practical training on the cultivation of button mushrooms. She highlighted the importance of farmer’s groups and farmer’s clubs in the cultivation of mushrooms. She further emphasised the use of spent compost in organic vegetable cultivation.

 

The programme looked into the technical problem

AgroPolicy, Dairy, Poultry

Dept of Animal Husbandry and Dairying organises 2000 Village level awareness camps

As part of Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying organised an awareness programme on entrepreneurship schemes of the Department through the Common Service Centre network. 2000 village-level camps were held across the country. Attendees were given complete information about these schemes, as well as how to apply on the scheme portal through the CSC itself.

 

Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying addressed the farmers connected through camps and informed that as per recent Cabinet decision, the National Livestock Mission and Rashtriya Gokul Mission schemes now have a component of breeder farm entrepreneurs and fodder entrepreneurs. National Livestock Mission (NLM) will help in creating rural entrepreneurship and help in creating better livelihood opportunities for unemployed youth and livestock farmers in the Cattle, Dairy, poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed and fodder sector paving the way towards Atma Nirbhar Bharat. 

 

During the function, the minister stated that these schemes will bring a sharp focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in rural poultry, sheep, goat and piggery including feed and fodder development. The rural poultry entrepreneurship component will give direct employment to 1.5 lakh farmers and 2 lakh farmers will be directly benefitted from sheep goats and poultry development. About 7.25 lakh high yielding animals will be covered under risk management benefitting 3.5 lakh farmers. Fodder and fodder seed availability in the country will be increased by many folds through the creation of fodder entrepreneurs.

 

Addressing the gathering, L Murugan, Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said that Rashtriya Gokul Mission will not only help in better production but also help in increasing farmers’ income. 

 

Dept of Animal Husbandry and Dairying organises

Agro chems – Chemicals, Agrotech, Finance

EBITDA increases in the second quarter 25 per cent to $1.2 billion

Syngenta Group recently reported strong financial results for the second quarter and the first half ended June 30, 2021. Group sales in the second quarter were $7.4 billion, up 28 per cent versus Q2 2020 (+25 per cent at CER). EBITDA increased in the second quarter 25 per cent (+38 per cent at CER) to $1.2 billion.

Group sales for the first half of 2021 were $14.4 billion, up 24 per cent year-on-year (+18 per cent at CER). EBITDA for the first half of the year was $2.7 billion, 22 per cent higher year-on-year (+25 per cent at CER). Prices of most grains remained robust during the first half of 2021, resulting in increased planted area and higher demand. Demand was strongest for Syngenta Group products that help farmers combat ongoing drought conditions in North and Latin America, especially the western US and Brazil, as well as cold snaps in Europe and floods worldwide.

The Group has invested heavily in agtech and has leading technology in precision agriculture, wheat hybridisation, biotechnology and gene editing traits. Through strategic investments, Syngenta Group has created multiple digital platforms with farm management tools that help farmer sustainability and increase sales. Syngenta Group biologicals sales, including Valagro, demonstrated 27 per cent growth in the first half which further strengthens the Group’s leading position in this rapidly growing market.

“Our continued strong performance and results demonstrate how our teams around the world are serving farmers and helping them address the challenges of COVID-19 and be part of the solution to climate change. We are focused on developing and launching products and services that enable farmers to grow good crops despite the drought, heat, flooding, and high wind or other weather extremes,” said Erik Fyrwald, Group CEO, Syngenta

Chen Lichtenstein, Group CFO, Syngenta said, “Our teams have again delivered double-digit sales and strong profit growth across all our business units. We have launched innovative products, tapped into growth synergies for the Group, controlled costs, and managed to meet the increased demand of our customers even as the pandemic continues. Our focus on R&D and targeted acquisitions will help us drive future growth.”

EBITDA increases in the second quarter 25

AgroPolicy, Dairy, Foodgrains, Live Stock

ASSOCHAM organises virtual conference on ‘Global Value Chain: Creating Value Proposition for Food Processing

The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) recently organised a virtual conference on ‘Global Value Chain: Creating Value Proposition for Food Processing.

 

Speaking at the event, Pashupati Kumar Paras, Minister, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MOFPI) stated that food processing has an important role to play in linking Indian farmers to consumers in the domestic and international markets. “India’s food processing sector is one of the largest in the world and its output is expected to reach $ 535 billion by 2025-26,” he said. 

 

“The $600 billion food processing industry employ 7+ million people with around 15 lakh women, directly or indirectly and has been contributing to 12.8 per cent of the Indian GDP,” said the minister.

 

He added, “The production of horticulture crops in India was estimated at a record 320.48 million metric tonnes in FY20 as per second advance estimates. India has the largest livestock population of around 535.78 million, which translates to around 31 per cent of the world population. Milk production in the country is expected to increase to 208 MT in FY21 from 198 MT in FY20, registering a growth of 10 per cent year-on-year.”

 

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is making all efforts to encourage investments across the value chain. The industry engages approximately 1.93 millionn people in around 39,748 registered units with fixed capital of $32.75 billion and aggregate output of around $158.60 billion.

 

The minister added, “The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the critical importance of food safety and the management of food surpluses in the country. To this end, the sector’s policy measures have shifted the focus from livelihood to processing, distribution, and marketing.”

 

Anil Rajput, Chairman, FMCG council ASSOCHAM, mentioned, “The market structure of Indian food sector is again in the spotlight, by not only becoming a key connection between agriculture and manufacturing sector but also its emergence and acceptance as a giant e-commerce prospect for the final consumer.”

 

Himanshu Priyadarshi, Senior Member, ASSOCHAM & Director Public, Policy & Government Affairs, PepsiCo said, “As the global population continues to expand, food processors will be challenged to continue to improve productivity. To this date, the food supply chain has shown itself to be remarkably adaptive to evolving consumer demands and emerging challenges including the disruptions due to COVID 19.”

 

Vivek Chandra, CEO, Global Branded Business, LT Foods & Co-chair, National Food Processing Council said, “The government took various steps to facilitate agricultural exports during the COVID-19 period. The validity of various certifications/ accreditations was extended beyond the expiry dates. Control rooms were set up to resolve problems faced by the exporters etc.”

 

Dr Ombeer Tyagi, Sr Member ASSOCHAM emphasised the need for a complete value chain from folk to farm to bring remunerative packages to the farmers and realise the full potential of the sector. 

ASSOCHAM organises virtual conference on ‘Global Value

Agrotech, Environment

Corteva Carbon Initiative will help farmers produce carbon credits for a fair price, with programmatic and agronomic support from a Corteva advisor

Corteva has announced the expansion of its Carbon Initiative for the 2022 crop year, supported by a strategic collaboration with Indigo. Corteva’s programme continues to provide a simple path for farmers to maximise the value of their soil health practices, now by producing independently verified credits measured, generated and sold through Carbon by Indigo.

Through this expansion, the Corteva Carbon Initiative’s core focus remains to help farmers produce carbon credits simply and for a fair price, with programmatic and agronomic support from a Corteva advisor. Farmers are in control of their practices and can use Corteva’s free and easy-to-use digital tool, Granular Insights, to securely log those practices, seamlessly measure their impact, and generate premium credits with Carbon by Indigo.

“In a fast-growing agricultural carbon credit market, Indigo’s science-based programme is committed to demonstrating real climate impact in service of generating real revenue for farmers. Corteva is a partner who shares our position of farmer’s choice. As with any crop, quality drives value,” said Chris Harbourt, Global Head of Carbon at Indigo.

The Corteva Carbon Initiative now harnesses the power of Carbon by Indigo’s advanced capabilities for measuring and verifying carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas abatement at scale and aligned with industry standards, signalling a meaningful step forward for establishing carbon credits as a new revenue source for farmers. The collaboration brings to access to a guaranteed buyer network for independently certified carbon offsets, including leading global organisations such as Boston Consulting Group and JPMorgan Chase.

The collaboration builds on both companies’ efforts to leverage cross-sector industry cooperation to help farmers optimise their return on investment on soil health practices. For example, by measuring and quantifying farmers’ carbon impact by standards set by the Climate Action Reserve, a non-profit organisation that manages leading GHG offset project registries, the collaboration provides transparency and confidence in credits generated for the benefit of growers and buyers.

Corteva Carbon Initiative will help farmers produce

Agro chems – Pesticides, Agro Universities

Farmers were informed not to use poor quality water for irrigation in Kinnow orchards

Fruit science expert of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Dr Jaswinder Singh Brar has advised the farmers not to use poor quality water for irrigation in Kinnow orchards as it can affect the yield of the crop. He was speaking during the PAU live programme. Kinnow ranks first in Punjab concerning area and production, he said, while cautioning the farmers against the attack of sucking insect-pest citrus psylla.

 

“Due to the attack by citrus psylla, adjacent branches dry up due to toxins injected by the insect and the whole tree gives the dried appearance. This insect causes substantial damage,” he added. Dr Brar urged the Kinnow growers to follow PAU recommendations for the management of citrus psylla.

 

Referring to the management of stored grains, Dr Manpreet Kaur, an expert from the Department of Processing and Food Engineering, said the stored grains are deteriorated by various physical (temperature and moisture) and biological (insects, rodents, birds, microorganisms, etc.) factors. Among these, maximum storage losses occur due to the incidence of insects-pests, such as rice weevil, khapra beetle, pulse beetle, rust-red flour beetle, rice moth, lesser grain borer, etc. She suggested cleaning godowns/stores thoroughly; plugging all cracks, crevices and holes in the godowns; cleaning, sorting and drying the grains before storage; and storing new grains in clean godowns.

 

Dr Jagwinder Jodha, Editor (Punjabi) and Dr Inderpreet Kaur, Assistant Entomologist, explained the agricultural and livestock activities for the next fortnight. They also urged the farmers to read PAU monthly magazines Progressive Farming and Changi Kheti for detailed information on farm operations.

 

 

 

Farmers were informed not to use poor

Agro Universities, AgroPolicy, Agrotech

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary said that the year 2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets

The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently launched the National Food and Nutrition Campaign for the farmers. The campaign is organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

 

Tomar said that ICAR has been working successfully on which crops should be cultivated and which seeds should be invented for rainfed and other areas. Efforts are also being made to make agriculture and farmers connected with new technology. 

 

Tomar added, “Agriculture is our priority, agriculture has proved its relevance time and again even in adverse conditions. Despite the COVID crisis, neither any agricultural institution was closed, nor production was affected, but even in difficult conditions, there was more sowing and bumper production achieved in the country.”

 

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Kailash Choudhary said that the year 2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets under the leadership of India, which is a matter of pride for India. Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General, ICAR informed that during the festival the achievements of the agriculture sector will be shared among maximum farmers as well as they will be benefitted.

 

ICAR Secretary Sanjay Garg, all Deputy Director General-Assistant Director-General and other officers-scientists, vice-chancellors of agricultural universities, officers of other agricultural institutions and thousands of farmers present in all KVKs across the country were virtually connected to the programme. On this occasion, Tomar released a booklet based on the compilation of programmes and activities of the festival.

Union Minister of State for Agriculture and

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Agrotech

The institute has developed a machinery line with a production capacity of 500 kg feed per day from the fish waste costing around Rs 15 lakhs

The ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, Kerala signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Cochin-based Matsyafed to transfer the ’technology and machineries’ for conversion of fish waste into aquafeed and its marketing’.

 

Dr Ravishankar CN, Director, ICAR-CIFT, Cochin and Dr Dinesan Cheruvat, Managing Director, MATSYAFED signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations.

 

Dr Ravishankar stated that the MATSYAFED may up-scale the technology dissemination through the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampad Yojana (PMMSY) for enabling a large number of Start-Ups to access the technology. This may be a game-changer in propelling agri start-ups to explore business ventures along the fisheries value chain.

 

Applauding the institute’s contributions in developing an industry-ready promising technology like Fish Waste Management, Dr Dinesan Cheruvat said that the institute has been playing a pivotal role in driving the growth of the fisheries sector in the state through its cutting-edge technologies.

The innovative technology has been evolved by ICAR-CIFT with the twin objectives to meet the high demand for fish feed by the ever-growing aquaculture sector in the state and also manage the existing unhygienic fish waste management practices. The institute has also developed a machinery line with a production capacity of 500 kg feed per day from the fish waste costing around Rs 15 lakhs.

 

The institute has developed a machinery line

Agro Universities, Agrotech, Environment

The pact will help to popularise the VEGFAST technology and develop a modified model for the coastal region

The ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh to ’Popularise the VEGFAST Technology and develop a modified model for the Coastal Region.’

Dr Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa and Dr Manoj Kumar, Director, ICAR-CPRI, Shimla signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations.

 

The VEGFAST Technology developed by the ICAR-CPRI, Research Station, Jalandhar, Punjab is one of the Trademark Technologies for urban gardening. It has a massive scope in Goa where healthy and fresh vegetables can be grown on terraces, balconies and rooftops of the housing societies, restaurants, hotels and beach fronts.

 

With the MoU, both the Institutes aim to undertake collaborative research on rooftop vegetable cultivation in the form of VEGFAST Technology and develop a modified model of the technology suitable for the prevailing agronomic conditions of the coastal region.

 

As per the MoU, the Institutes will share the available facilities related to collaborative research and the ICAR-CCARI, Goa will popularise and transfer the ICAR-CPRI VEGFAST Technology in the Coastal Region.

 

The senior officials of both the institutes were present during the occasion.

 

 

 

 

The pact will help to popularise the

Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Environment, Webinar

Discussions were held on removing the bottlenecks and progressive regulatory measures to safeguard the environment

CropLife India and FICCI jointly organised a webinar on ’The Importance of Safety in Manufacturing: Indian Crop Protection Industry,’ operation and execution of production change management. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Samir Kumar Biswas, Additional Secretary (Chemicals), Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India. 

 

The webinar witnessed the release of the FICCI Compendium on covid relief initiatives of the crop protection industry. The panel discussion one highlighted risk awareness, safety takeaways and pathways to overcome industrial challenges, issues related to policy and governance; operational practices; internal and external environment and resources. 

 

Panel discussion two talked about the potential strategies for a way forward discussed the prospective strategies and role of key stakeholders viz. regulator, academia and the industry. 

 

The webinar observed the participation of speakers both from India and the global agrochemical industry, viz. Dr KC Ravi, Chairman, CropLife India and Chief Sustainability Officer – Syngenta; Raju Kapoor, Director, Public & Industry Affairs, FMC India; Geetali Thakur, HSE Head, Deccan Fine Chemicals; Lalit Gabhane, Director General, National Safety Council of India; Dr Roman Prochazka, Global Head for EHS, Agricultural Solutions, BASF; Pradeep Jain, President – Operations, PI Industries; Alok Chandra, Vice President- HR & Corporate Sustainability (EHS & CSR), Rallis India; Robert Stanton, Head Product Supply APAC, Bayer CropScience; Rahul Raman, Director, Kaypear Consulting; Mahesh Chandak, Head of HSE – South Asia, Bayer Group; Sandeep Vichare, Tolling Production Manager Lead- South Asia, Syngenta; Umesh Dhake, Regional Manager- Asia Pacific & Middle East, Centre of Chemical Process Safety (CCPS); Rajeev Marwah, Independent consultant for chemical industry; Sianghee Tan, Executive Director, CropLife Asia and Manoj Mehta, Director & Head – Chemicals, Petrochemicals and Civil Aviation, FICCI.

 

Biswas said, “The agrochemical industry contributes heavily towards the food security and provides employment to a large workforce and has been a champion sector as of its exports, next only to the pharmaceutical industry; which has been receiving its due share of ‘Ease of Doing Business’ while removing bottlenecks and progressive regulatory measures to safeguard the environment.”  

 

RG Agarwal, Chairman FICCI – Crop Protection Committee and Group Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech said, “Although IT systems have helped evolve the safety of the agrochemical plants; skill enhancement and continuous training of the workforce, both by the government and the industry are the needs of the hour, which would further elevate the levels of safety in the industry.”

 

Asitava Sen, CEO, CropLife India said, “The cross-industry discussions have highlighted the diversity of implementation practices in the industry towards safety and the challenges encountered in implementing and maintaining effective management of change programmes; and has served as a platform for sharing evolving best practices.”

Discussions were held on removing the bottlenecks

Acquaculture, AgroPolicy, R&D

Discussions were held to address pertinent issues related to agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries for improving the agricultural productivity

Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying virtually released the Vision Document – ’Vision for Development of Agricultural and Allied Sectors: A Way Towards Making Goa Self-Reliant (Swayampurna Goa)” prepared by the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa during the 26th Meeting of ICAR Regional Committee No. – VII.’

 

Dr Pramod Sawant, Chief Minister, Government of Goa conducted a series of meetings and a stakeholders’ meet with the ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa; Officials of Directorate of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services; Fisheries; Industries; Krishi Vigyan Kendras; District Rural Development Agencies and the concerned Stakeholders to deliberate on developing a roadmap on the Sustainable Development of Agriculture.

 

Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Kailash Choudhary, Shobha Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare; Kamal Patel, Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of Madhya Pradesh; Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) along with the senior officials of ICAR Headquarters and Institutes, State Agricultural Universities and State Agricultural Departments attended the Meeting.

 

The ICAR-CCARI, Goa prepared the Vision Document under the guidance of the Chief Minister, Government of Goa; Secretary (Agriculture) and in consultation with the State Line Departments. The Document is also available on the Official Website of ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa.

 

The Secretary (Agriculture) and Directors of State Departments, Government of Goa stressed on addressing the pertinent issues related to agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries for improving the agricultural productivity and income in the state of Goa.

 

A total number of 260 participants attended the meeting from across the country.

 

Discussions were held to address pertinent issues

Agrotech, Environment, Sustainable Energy

US Trade and Development Agency and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum launch the CTAG initiative

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has recently launched the US-India Climate Technologies Action Group (CTAG), which aims to bring together major private and public sector stakeholders from both countries on concrete initiatives that can contribute to advanced global action on climate.
 
The launch event brought together senior government officials and business leaders from India and the US who engaged in a high-level dialogue on the ’Accelerating the Adoption of Climate Technology in India.’
 
“With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report issuing a global code red, the establishment of the US-India Climate Technologies Action Group (CTAG) is extremely significant and timely. USISPF, in collaboration with USTDA, is committed to advancing the two world’s largest democracies’ shared climate ambition. We look forward to establishing opportunities for businesses on both sides to advance climate action, accelerate the deployment of clean technologies and climate-smart infrastructure in India, and improve the lives of millions,” said Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum.
 
The event also marked the launch of the workshop series, titled ’Energy Resiliency Workshop Series – India,’ led by USTDA, IHS Markit, and USIN Foundation. The workshop series will provide an opportunity for the US and India energy sector to establish facts, forecasts, and scenarios of the energy resilience in the wake of the COVID-19 impacts on the global oil and gas business and aid in the capacity building of the Indian oil and gas sector in terms of carbon capture and hydrogen technologies.

US Trade and Development Agency and US-India

AgroPolicy, Trade, Webinar

The data shared by the expert panellists will help trade partners to make an informed decision on planning their business activities

India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA)will be hosting a webinar to present an overview on the Kharif sowing scenario under the aegis of ‘The IPGA Knowledge Series’ on August 27, 2021.

 

The webinar to be held at 5 pm will provide a comprehensive overview of the sowing scenario from the perspectives of government, trade, price, and policy. The speakers will cover a wide range of topics, including policy, carry-forward stocks, price forecasts, expected production, and monsoon progression.

 

The webinar will be moderated by Manisha Gupta, Editor – Commodities & Currencies for CNBC-TV18 and will have panellists Dr SK Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Dr DS Pai, Head – Climate Research and Services, India Meteorological Dept; Nirav Desai, Director – GGN Research; B Krishnamurthy, MD, 4P International, Nitin Kalantry, CEO, Kalantry Food Products and Punit Bachhawat, MD, Prakash Agro Mills.

 

Dr Malhotra will present the Ministry’s overview on kharif sowing and the expected production of pulses. Desai will present an overview of the trade’s perspective about Kharif sowing and the expected production of pulses.

 

Dr Pai will give an overview of the performance of monsoons so far and what the near future holds in terms of weather conditions. On the trade front, an overview of the market scenario for tur, urad and Moong individually, will be presented by domain experts of each pulse. 

 

Krishnamurthy will speak about the prospects of the forthcoming urad crop in terms of carry-forward stocks, quantities imported last year, sowing and acreage and expected production this year. Kalantry will speak about the prospects of the forthcoming tur crop in terms of carry-forward stocks, quantities imported last year, sowing and acreage and expected production this year. Bachhawat will speak about the prospects of the forthcoming moong crop in terms of carry-forward stocks, quantities imported last year, sowing and acreage and expected production this year. 

 

Jitu Bheda, Chairman, IPGA said, “I am sure, we all agree, that this year has been rather eventful for the pulses sector with policy changes and stock limits being imposed, COVID-19 pandemic affecting container availability as well as increasing ocean freights. Then, though the monsoons started off at a good pace, in the third week of June, it halted in their progress across central India, resulting in a three-week delay in rainfall during a crucial sowing season. With the monsoon picking up pace again and covering the whole country, kharif crop sowing is also showing signs of recovery.” 

 

Bimal Kothari, Vice Chairman, IPGA said, “With this webinar, it is our aim to place all possible data before the stakeholders. The domain experts for each individual pulse presenting their perspective on carry-forward stocks, price outlook, expected production, anticipated imports, etc. will also be critical for stakeholders. We believe that all the data shared by the expert panellists will help trade partners to make an informed decision on planning their business activities.”

The data shared by the expert panellists

Finance, IT

Dvara E-Registry’s Doordrishti platform will provide digital monitoring of farm operation for farmers and crop analytics

Dvara E-Registry has partnered with agri value chain solutions provider Samunnati Financial Intermediation and Services. Samunnati and Dvara E-Registry will jointly leverage both the organisations’ reach, expertise and resources to provide an array of productive and profitable financial and technological services to the FPOs and farmers associated with them.

 

Samunnati will be using Dvara E-Registry’s Doordrishti platform to provide FPOs specialised services that include digital monitoring of farm operation for farmers and crop analytics. Dvara E-Registry will provide Doordrishti’s farm analytics – KhetScore and KhetScore Now for identified FPOs associated with Samunnati. Dvara E-Registry will provide its services to Samunnati as a Business Correspondent, helping the organisation facilitate formal agricultural loans to the farmers of the FPOs with which Dvara E-Registry works. In addition, Samunnati shall also extend financial solutions to FPOs that Dvara E-Registry works with.

 

KhetScore, an AI-based farm score developed by Dvara E-Registry, leverages remotely sensed data from several satellites and enables remote multi-dimensional assessment of both historical and concurrent agricultural activity. KhetScore Now is a farm report on the performance of land plots on a real-time basis. It is designed by collecting real-time data to provide primary and secondary information to monitor crops and plots remotely.

 

Dvara E-Registry’s Doordrishti platform will provide digital