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Acquaculture, AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Transportation

Garuda Aerospace has set a target of making one lakh ‘Made in India’ drones in the next two years

Kisan drones were recently launched at 100 places across the country from Manesar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of the kisan drones said, “Till a few years back, a drone was considered to be technology related to the Army, or something used to combat enemies. Our thoughts used to be limited to that particular use only. But today we are inaugurating Kisan drone facilities in Manesar. This is a new chapter in the direction of the modern farming system of the 21st century.”

He added, “I am sure this launch will not only prove to be a milestone in the development of the drone sector but will also open endless doors of possibilities. I am also told that Garuda Aerospace has set a target of making one lakh ‘Made in India’ drones in the next two years. This will generate new jobs and new opportunities for several youngsters. I congratulate the team of Garuda Aerospace.”

According to the PM, kisan drone is now the beginning of a new age revolution in this direction. For example, in the coming times, with the help of high-capacity drones, farmers can send fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers from their fields to the markets. People associated with pisciculture can send fresh fish catch directly to the market from ponds, rivers and sea. The produce of the fishermen and farmers will reach the market in the shortest possible time with minimum damage.

Garuda Aerospace has set a target of

Agro chems – Chemicals, Agro chems – Fertilizers

The company plans to invest Rs 50 crore for adding incremental capacity in the bulk chemicals segment

Mumbai-based Dharamsi Morarji Chemical Company (DMCC) plans to invest about Rs 90 crore for ramping up its volumes and expansion capacities at Dahej facility in Gujarat.

DMCC will be investing Rs 50 crore for adding incremental capacity in the bulk chemicals segment at Dahej facility. While the commercial production has started, the company expects to ramp up the production to optimum utilisations by the end of the first quarter of FY23.

The company aims to invest Rs 20 crore in a dedicated speciality chemical plant at the Dahej facility. The plant is expected to begin commercial production by the fourth quarter of FY22. The company will use this facility for manufacturing products under contract.

DMCC plans to invest Rs 20 crore for expansion to manufacture intermediates for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industry. This project is expected to complete by the first quarter of FY23.

The company plans to invest Rs 50

Agro Universities, Agrotech

The multigrain atta helps to meet the nutrient requirements effectively for people of all age groups including the elderly

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has inked a pact with Punjab Agri Export Corporation, PAGREXCO, Chandigarh for commercialisation of mutigrain atta formulation designed by the University. Dr AS Dhatt, Director of Research, PAU and Mr Taraun Sen, Manager, Punjab Agri Export Corporation Limited (PAGREXCO), signed the MoA. Dr GS Mangat, Additional Director of Research (Crop Improvement) and Dr NS Bains, Former Director of Research, under whose guidance the MoA was initiated were also present.

Dr Amarjeet Kaur, Principal Food Technologist, said that this multigrain atta would help to meet the nutrient requirements effectively for people of all age groups including the elderly.

Dr Kamaljit Kaur, Assistant Professor, stated that multigrain atta was made from whole grains namely wheat, maize, gram, barley, defatted soya and oats, which were carefully ground on “Chakkis’ and mixed in proportion to balance colour, taste and nutrition. Dough made from the atta was smooth, absorbed more water and the chapatti stayed soft for longer, she added.

Dr Usha Nara, Plant Breeder, TMIPRC, informed that this was the 277 MoA and third MoA of the concerned technology.

The multigrain atta helps to meet the

Supply Chain

Farmers can benefit as there is immediate trade settlement etc

In a move to enable digital access to a wider marketplace for farmers, agribazaar has opened new farmer and procurement centres in Dayra Kota, Tarela Bundi, Baran, Samraniya, Genta, Nahargarh, Dei, Nainwa and Karwar in Rajasthan.

The average warehousing capacity is 10,000 MT and 20 FPOs are part of the network that will trade wheat, mustard, soybean, paddy, maize and chana.

Farmers can benefit as there is immediate trade settlement, near to zero mandi expenses, payments within a few hours of trade settlement and direct price negotiation with the buyers, whereas millers have benefited as there is complete transparency on stock bought and the stock showed (reconciliation of kaccha parcha and physical stock), bidding from the buyer and not the purchaser and zero freight for storage of goods in a godown.

Farmers can benefit as there is immediate

Agro Universities, Agrotech

The MoU will aid in the commercialisation of ‘Dweep-Carp Grower Feed Technology’ and ‘Incubation Facility Of Pilot Scale Fish Feed Mill’

The ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Meyor Nature, Garacharma, South Andaman.

Dr Eaknath B Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair and Jaya Lakshmi, Authorized Representative, Meyor Nature, South Andaman signed the MoU on the behalf of their respective organisations for the commercialisation of ‘Dweep-Carp Grower Feed Technology’ and ‘Incubation Facility Of Pilot Scale Fish Feed Mill.’

The ‘Dweep-Carp Grower Feed’ formulated by the ICAR-CIARI can be fed to the Indian Major Carps from Fingerlings to the marketable size. The institute established a Pilot Scale Fish Feed Mill with a production capacity of 80 to 100 Kg per hr which is extended as an Incubation Facility to promote the Start-Ups in Fish Feed Production for the Island aquaculture.

The MoU will aid in the commercialisation

AgroPolicy, Floriculture

This initiative is part of the government’s Purple Revolution

Under the Purple Revolution, lavender cultivation will kickstart under the CSIR-IIIM’s Aroma Mission through the Ministry of Science and Technology on the lines of Doda and Reasi districts. This was announced by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Minister of State Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh at the DISHA Meeting in Jammu.

Since similar climatic and geographic conditions exist in Doda and Ramban, Lavender cultivation can be started in Ramban to increase income sources for the youth of the district.

Dr Singh said that over 500 youth had taken benefit from the purple revolution and augmented their income many-fold. Among many such success stories, Dr Singh mentioned that there were even some of the engineering graduates had given up their jobs and taken to lavender cultivation which offers a lucrative avenue and is fetching the youth with appreciable profits.

Since Ramban too had a similar potential for Lavender cultivation under the Ministry of Science and Technology’s AROMA mission, he said, it will help in providing means of livelihood to budding farmers and agri-entrepreneurs and give a boost to Start-Up India campaign and promote a spirit of entrepreneurship in the region.

This initiative is part of the government's

AgroPolicy, Textile industry, Trade

APEDA signs MoU with DP World & Al Dahra on the UAE side regarding ‘Food Security Corridor Initiative’

India and UAE signed the historic Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at boosting the merchandise trade between the two countries to $100 billion over the next five years. The deal was signed during the virtual summit meeting between Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

Emphasising that CEPA would generate 10 lakh jobs across multiple labour-intensive sectors, the minister said that major sectors like agriculture and food products, textiles, leather, footwear, furniture, plastics, engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, sports goods etc. will benefit from this deal and create large scale, employment for our young boys and girls.

Several other agreements were also signed today between the two nations, including an MoU between APEDA and DP World & Al Dahra on the UAE side regarding ‘Food Security Corridor Initiative’ and an MoU between GIFT city (IFSCA) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

APEDA signs MoU with DP World &

AgroPolicy, Biofuel industry, Biostimulants, Dairy, Environment, Live Stock, Sustainable Energy

Gobar Dhan plants will be set up in villages that will help to generate extra income for farmers and also to deal with the problem of stray and unsupported cattle

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) plant in Indore through video conferencing. Governor Madhya Pradesh, Mangubhai C Patel; Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Dr Virendra Kumar and Kaushal Kishore were present.

The Prime Minister stressed the importance of Gobar Dhan and said wet urban household waste and waste from cattle and farm is Gobar Dhan. He said that Gobardhan from waste, clean fuel from Gobar Dhan, energy from clean fuel is a life-affirming chain. The Prime Minister informed that in the coming two years, Gober Dhan Bio CNG plants will be established in 75 big municipal bodies.

“This campaign will go a long way in making Indian cities clean, pollution-free and in the direction of clean energy”, he said. The Prime Minister said that not only in cities, Gobar Dhan plants are being set up in villages also, getting extra income for the farmers. This will help in dealing with the problem of stray and unsupported cattle along with meeting India’s climate commitments, he said.

The Prime Minister mentioned an increase in ethanol blending in petrol which has risen from 1 per cent to around 8 per cent in the last seven to eight years. The supply of ethanol increased significantly during this period from 40 crore litres to 300 crore litres, helping sugar mills and farmers.

The Prime Minister also talked about a significant decision in the Budget. It has been decided that coal-based electricity plants will also use parali or stubble. “This will help alleviate farmers’ troubles and will also provide extra income for farmers from agri-waste”, he said.

Gobar Dhan plants will be set up

AgroPolicy

This centre is a moving replica of Sustainable Farming & Rural entrepreneurship centre situated at The Eco Factory Foundation (TEFF)

A mobile knowledge centre, ‘Shashwat Bharat Krushi Rath’ has been launched in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The mobile centre is conceptualised to inform farmers about globally acclaimed sustainable, natural, chemical-free farming methods, holistic development of soil, appropriate market linkages, post-harvest technologies, Government schemes, and policies related to agriculture and allied businesses/start-ups.

The mobile centre was inaugurated by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, on February 13, 2020 in Gwalior.

This centre is a moving replica of Sustainable Farming & Rural entrepreneurship centre situated near Pune at The Eco Factory Foundation (TEFF), a Maharashtra-based non-profit organisation.

This centre is a moving replica of

Acquaculture, Agro Universities, Animal Health

The products were produced and marketed by Alpha Biologicals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh

The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai has launched its technology products for “Mitigation of Nitrite Metabolite in Shrimp Ponds and Control of External Parasite in Fish. The products were produced and marketed by Alpha Biologicals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

Dr KP Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai stressed developing efficient products that are safe for the environment. Dr Amaraneni Ravi Kumar, Managing Partner, Alpha Biologicals emphasised the need for quality products to support aquaculture. He also underlined the field trials conducted across the country.

The NOVACIDE-ALF is an efficient oral preparation for controlling the crustacean parasites like Argulus spp., Caligus spp., Lernanthropsis spp. and Lernaea spp. in the different fish species in vivid culture systems, such as aquariums, ponds, cages, concrete tanks, FRP tanks and lakes with a wide range of salinities 0 to 30 ppt. The NOVATAN-AMS uses the formulation containing the enrichments of nitrite oxidising bacteria that are efficient in oxidising the toxic metabolite nitrite to non-toxic nitrate.

The company has started the commercial production of the products and is planning to market them in the major aquaculture states of the country.

The products were produced and marketed by

Agro Universities, Agrotech

The move will help the agriculture industry thrive

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) aims to create a separate directorate of agriculture engineering at least at the block level in every state, as it could help substantially reduce losses and boost farmers’ income. This was stated by SN Jha, ICAR’s Deputy Director General (Engineering).

Jha advised that the agriculture ministry persuade states to establish a separate agriculture engineering directorate. According to him, every state should appoint an agriculture engineer at the block level, or if that is not practicable, at the district level, to assist farmers in running agriculture machinery at the farm level smoothly, not only for crop production but also for crop processing and value-adding.

Citing examples of Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, where a separate directorate of agriculture engineering was established, Jha mentioned that such a move would help the agriculture industry thrive.

The move will help the agriculture industry

Agro Universities, Agrotech, Machinery – Post-harvesting

The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of the BVT system in controlling the development of disease, and the yield of healthy berries after harvest

Bee Vectoring Technologies International announced the results of the 2021 Rutgers R&D trial in New Jersey to assess the efficacy of BVT’s proprietary Vectorite with CR-7 (Clonostachys rosea CR-7), applied with bee vectoring technology against blueberry anthracnose (Colletotrichum acutatum), the most damaging disease pathogen in eastern highbush blueberry production.

The trial was conducted by Rutgers University’s Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center and PE Marucci Blueberry Cranberry Research & Extension Center, a leading and grower-trusted research centre in the US Northeast, during the 2021 growing season. The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of the BVT system in controlling the development of disease, and the yield of healthy berries after harvest, both critical measures for how long picked berries remain fresh.

Trial results showed BVT’s honeybee system and bio fungicide had an 8-27 per cent reduction in the disease. The BVT system alone reduced Anthracnose infection in postharvest berries by 27 per cent compared to the control crop (no spray) and 8 per cent compared to the grower standard application. The BVT system alone had better disease control than the current grower standard.

The trial also resulted in an 11-60 per cent greater yield of healthy berries at postharvest. When the BVT system was used alone, the trial had 11 per cent more healthy berries 10 days after harvest than a standard program, and 60 per cent more than the control crop, which used no protection products. In both cases, BVT’s biological fungicide CR-7 used alone showed higher biological efficacy than the conventional (chemical) fungicide programmes.

The objective of the study was to

Agrotech, Environment, Horticulture, R&D, Sustainability

New technologies and products are reflected in the company’s brand new website

Bionema has launched a new website that reflects company evolution in focus and strategy. The company is proud to reveal its new range of innovative products and technologies, as the company re-focuses its growth strategy following a deal with Syngenta that secured Bionema’s position as a world-leading bio protection technology company. 

New technologies and products are reflected in the company’s brand new website, which is focused on Bionema’s new growth strategy. As well as continuing the company’s offering in horticulture, turf amenity and forestry, this now includes products and services for the public health sector, as the company launches a new range of products for insects transmitting human diseases, such as mosquitoes, biting midges, sand flies and ticks. 

Bionema believes that unique products and delivery systems can meet the expectations of end-users when it comes to the use of biological solutions. 

Headquartered at Swansea University in Wales (UK), Bionema benefits from an academic environment with high-quality facilities, enabling the company to offer a range of services, from strain identification, selection and improvement and analytical R&D solutions, to production, formulation and application.  

New technologies and products are reflected in

Agrotech, Dairy, Finance, Start ups, Supply Chain

The fund will be utilised by Stellapps to develop advanced technologies to transform the agri supply chain

Stellapps has raised an undisclosed amount from IDH FarmFit, which is the funds’ first equity investment in India. Stellapps, an end-to-end dairy technology solutions provider, and IDH Farmfit Fund have entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership as a result of this investment.

Stellapps is challenging the status quo of India’s dairy ecosystem through its tech-first, platform-based dairy supply chain services. The increasing milk demand and the huge untapped potential for milk production offer ample opportunities for continuous growth for Stellapps.

The dairy tech startup is creating a digital highway and access network to enable the delivery of value-added services like credit, insurance, extension, agri-inputs, etc. Women constitute 83 per cent of dairy farmers in India. Stellapps has committed to promoting female leadership throughout the dairy value chain as it expands its reach in India.

The fund will be utilised by Stellapps