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Agro Universities, Agrotech, Bamboo industry, R&D, Sugar industry

The novel apparatus complements bud chip technology for sugarcane propagation under direct planting and nursery raising methods

A patent for sugarcane bud chipping apparatus has been granted to the Punjab Agricultural University for its novel bud chipping technology for sugarcane, bamboo, etc. developed by Dr Jasvir Singh Gill, Assistant Agronomist, Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, PAU. The university filed a patent for this innovation in 2014. This novel apparatus complements bud chip technology for sugarcane propagation under direct planting and nursery raising methods, potentially reducing the sugarcane seed rate requirement by 98 per cent.

Sarvjit Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Punjab and Vice-Chancellor, PAU; Dr Ajmer Singh Dhatt, Director of Research; Dr Ashok Kumar, Director of Extension Education; Dr GS Mangat, Additional Director of Research (Crop Improvement); Dr Gursahib Singh, Additional Director of Research (Farm Mechanization and Bioenergy); Dr PPS Pannu, Additional Director of Research (Natural Resources and Plant Health Management); Dr MS Bhullar, Head, Department of Agronomy and Dr Mahesh Narang, Head, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering congratulated the inventor Mr Jasvir Singh Gill for getting the patent which is a testimony to his dedication and hard work.

The novel apparatus complements bud chip technology

Agro chems – Chemicals, Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy

Accoridng to the PM, eight more such plants will be established in the country in the coming days

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently addressed a seminar of leaders of various cooperative institutions on ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’ at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, where he also inaugurated the Nano Urea (Liquid) Plant constructed at IFFCO, Kalol. Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendrabhai Patel, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Dr ​​Mansukh Mandaviya, Members of Parliament, MLA, Ministers from the Gujarat Government, and leaders of the cooperative sector were among those present on the occasion.

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister welcomed thousands of farmers who gathered at the Mahatma Mandir. He said cooperation is a great medium for the self-sufficiency of the village. 

The Prime Minister expressed heartfelt happiness on the inauguration of the nano urea (liquid) plant constructed at IFFCO, Kalol. He said that the power of a full sack of urea has come into a half-litre bottle, leading to huge savings in transportation and storage. The plant will produce about 1.5 lakh bottles of 500 ml per day. Eight more such plants will be established in the country in the coming days.

“This will reduce foreign dependence with regard to urea and will save the country’s money. I am confident that this innovation will not remain confined to urea. In the future, other nano fertilisers will be available to our farmers,” he said.

Accoridng to the PM, eight more such

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, R&D

Interacts with Kisan drone pilots

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated India’s biggest Drone Festival – Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022. He also interacted with Kisan drone pilots, witnessed open-air drone demonstrations and interacted with startups in the drone exhibition centre. The Prime Minister also gave away 150 drone pilot certificates.

Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister conveyed his fascination and interest in the drone sector and said that he was deeply impressed by the drone exhibition and the spirit of the entrepreneurs and innovation in the sector. The Prime Minister also talked about his interaction with farmers and young engineers. He said that the energy and enthusiasm in the drone sector are visible and indicate India’s strength and desire to leapfrog into a leading position.

The Prime Minister cited PM Swamitva Yojana as an example of how drone technology is becoming the basis of a revolution. Under this scheme, for the first time, every property in villages is being digitally mapped and digital property cards are being given to the people.

The Prime Minister highlighted the importance of drone technology in the fields of defence, disaster management, agriculture, tourism, film and entertainment.

The Prime Minister also said that measures taken to help agriculture sectors have ensured that technology is no longer intimidating for the farmers.

Interacts with Kisan drone pilotsPrime Minister Narendra

AgroPolicy, R&D, Start ups

The biotech park will act as a hub for incubation of new ideas and will support the agri-entrepreneurs, startups, progressive farmers etc

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS of Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh recently inaugurated the Industrial Biotech Park Ghatti, Kathua, Jammu.

Dr Singh said that that the bbiotech park would act as hub for incubation of new ideas and will act as a robust platform to support the agri-entrepreneurs, startups, progressive farmers, scientists, scholars and students not only from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh but also from nearby States of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. 

Dr Singh added that the biotechnology park at Kathua has a potential to produce 25 startups in a year which will be among its great contributions to this region. The biotech park will carry out research on biodiversity, medicinal and aromatic plants of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and will also promote green category businesses. 

The biotech park will act as a

AgroPolicy, Dairy

Lays foundation stone for the newly established Dairy Plant at Ujjain

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and dedicated several development works at Panchamrit Dairy, Godhra. Shah inaugurated the new building of PDC Bank head office, three mobile ATM vans, 30 cubic metres per hour capacity oxygen plant built-in 250 sqm, dedicated Panchamrit butter cold storage and dairy plant at Malegaon (Maharashtra) and laid the foundation stone for the newly established Dairy Plant at Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh). Several dignitaries including Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Minister Purushottam Rupala attended the programme.

Shah said, “Five programmes are going to strengthen the cooperative movement of three districts (Panchmahal, Malegaon and Ujjain). Today 1,598 milk markets of Panchmahal, Mahisagar and Dahod districts are before us as a strong union producing about 73 thousand litres of milk. 18 lakh litres of milk and a turnover of Rs 300 crores is a huge success.”

Lays foundation stone for the newly established

Biofuel industry, Company News, Finance

Company reported FY 22 revenue at Rs.2, 333 crore; PAT at Rs 150.25 Crore

Pune based Praj Industries (Praj), a globally leading process engineering company with a bouquet of sustainable solutions for Bioenergy, Cleantech and Greentech industry announced its audited financial results for the quarter and full year ended March 31, 2022.

Company posted income from operations Rs 829.01 crore (Q4 FY21: Rs. 567.1 crore; Q3 FY22: Rs. 585.64 crore). Profit Before Tax is at Rs. 78.05 crore (Q4 FY21: Rs. 73.19 crore; Q3 FY22: Rs. 50.25 crore). PAT in Q4 FY22 is at Rs. 57.65 crore (Q4 FY21: Rs. 52.01 crore; Q3 FY22: Rs. 37.05 crore). Order intake during 4th quarter Rs. 1101.5 crore .

Commenting on the Company’s performance, Shishir Joshipura, CEO  & MD, Praj Industries said, “FY22 posed several challenges in form of continuing pandemic, rising and volatile commodity prices coupled with geopolitical disturbances in Europe. With rising global awareness about energy security, and low carbon intensity energy footprints across economies, low carbon biofuels are finding increasing market traction. This phenomenon of energy transition is well served by our innovative technology solutions and customer centric approach.”

Performance Review for FY22 – Consolidated:

• Income from operations stood at Rs. 2,333.32 crore (FY21: Rs. 1,304.67 crore)

• PBT is at Rs. 204.88 crore (FY21: Rs. 113.11 crore)

• PAT is at Rs. 150.25 crore (FY21: Rs. 81.07 crore)

• The consolidated order backlog as on March 31, 2022 stood at Rs.2,878 crore (FY21 order backlog at Rs. 1,748 crore).

Company reported FY 22 revenue at Rs.2,

Agro chems – Pesticides

The concern of disposal of empty pesticide containers needs to be addressed collectively by all stakeholders

CropLife India, an association of 16 R&D driven crop science companies, and the leading voice of the plant science industry in India, organised a Virtual International Symposium on Empty Pesticide Containers (EPC) Management in India – Roadmap for Sustainable Management of Empty Pesticide Containers; which was attended by delegates from across the world including Asia, Europe and Africa. 

A Discussion Paper – Roadmap for Sustainable Management of Empty Pesticide Containers was released on during the symposium by Dr S K Malhotra, Chairman Registration Committee, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India; Dr K K Sharma, Former Network Coordinator, All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Indian Agricultural Research Institute and other dignitaries.

Dr S K Malhotra, Chairman Registration Committee, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India said, “There is an upsurge of demand for safe food crops. The industry has been forthcoming in registering newer and greener chemistry. In order to be sustainable, the concern of disposal of empty pesticide containers needs to be addressed collectively by all stakeholders hence lowering the burden on the environment.”

Dr K K Sharma, Former Network Coordinator, All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Indian Agricultural Research Institute said, “As per the study conducted by the All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, Indian Agricultural Research Institute; used pesticide containers should be rinsed three times thus making them safe to dispose and recycle in the country. The study results can be considered to support re-classification of triple rinsed empty pesticide containers in India as non-hazardous.”

The concern of disposal of empty pesticide

Agrotech, Live Stock

The facility will initially produce both chicken and beef, and with the planned capacity, will be able to distribute products to millions of customers across the United States

GOOD Meat, the cultivated meat division of Eat Just, Inc, has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with ABEC Inc to design, manufacture, install and commission the largest known bioreactors for avian and mammalian cell culture. With a long history of bio-process equipment innovation, ABEC has the most experience and largest capacity in the biotech industry.

Ten 250,000-liter bioreactors will form the foundation for GOOD Meat’s large-scale cultivated meat facility, which will be located in the United States. When fully operational, the complex will have the capacity to produce up to 30 million pounds of meat without the need to slaughter a single animal.

The facility will initially produce both chicken and beef, and with the planned capacity, will be able to distribute products to millions of customers across the United States.

GOOD Meat remains the only cultivated meat manufacturer in the world to secure regulatory approval.

The facility will initially produce both chicken

Agro chems – Chemicals, Company News, Finance

 Company reported total income of Rs 7707.22 Cr during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022 as compared to Rs.5841.16 crores during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2021.

Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL) has posted net profit of Rs.678.27 crores for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022 as against net profit of Rs.400.31 crores for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2021.

The company has reported total income of Rs.7707.22 crores during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2022 as compared to Rs.5841.16 crores during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2021.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, DFPCL has posted net profit of Rs. 279.70 crores as against net profit of Rs. 179.73 crores for the period ended December 31, 2021. The company posted net profit of Rs.113.29 crores for the period ended March 31, 2021.

DFPCL has reported total income of Rs. 2022.53 crores during the period ended March 31, 2022 as compared to Rs. 1972.79 crores during the period ended December 31, 2021. The company reported total income Rs.1580.79 crores during the period ended March 31, 2021.

 Company reported total income of Rs 7707.22

Agrotech, Country, North America

The calculator will help agronomists and farmers make data-based decisions on whether to consider replanting their corn

Syngenta Seeds is offering farmers its NK Corn Replant Calculator for free, which will help agronomists and farmers make data-based decisions on whether to consider replanting their corn.

Recommendations from the NK Corn Replant Calculator are generated from publicly available data, and calculations are based on a farmer’s location, original planting date, replant date, current plant density and desired plant density. While the calculator provides replanting recommendations based on university data, there’s no definitive resource for replant decisions.

The calculator will help agronomists and farmers

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, Dairy, Live Stock

To form joint liability groups to promote the production and marketing of milk and milk products

Kerala will undertake an integrated programme for the dairy farmers and will form joint liability groups to promote the production and marketing of milk and milk products and to take up commercial production of fodder.

J Chinchurani, Minister for Dairy Development, Kerala will inaugurate the initiative at Pathanamthitta on June 3. The minister is scheduled to inaugurate the distribution of identity cards and uniforms to employees of milk cooperatives in Kollam.

A hygienic milk collection room at the Valachira milk cooperative in Kottayam will be launched followed by a cattle feed godown at the Thamarakulam cooperative in Kottayam and a 50 KV solar power plant at the Muthalamada east cooperative besides a bailing unit at the Maniyilparambu cooperative, in Palakkad. A fodder farming initiative in the Ollukara block in Thrissur will also be launched.

To form joint liability groups to promote

Agro Universities, Agrotech, Bee keeping

Collaboration for research and technological exchange was explored between the PAU and Israel during the visit

Yair Eshel, Agriculture Attache, Embassy of Israel, visited the Apiculture Unit of the Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) and interacted with apiculture scientists and postgraduate students in apiculture as well as bachelor students in agriculture undergoing an experiential learning programme in commercial apiculture.

Dr DK Sharma, Head of the Department, apprised the visiting member of the progress, achievements and recognitions of the PAU in the discipline of apiculture. He also highlighted the pioneering role of PAU in the successful introduction, multiplication and release of the Italian honey bee in the country.

Dr Pardeep Kumar Chhuneja, Incharge of the Apiculture Unit, shed light on PAU’s strong outreach programme in the promotion of Apiculture, including the training programmes for the Apicultural scientists of other State Agricultural Universities and ICAR Institutes. Dr Chhuneja informed that Yair also visited the PAU Apiary and research and training facilities including various apicultural research labs like diseases diagnostic lab, bee breeding lab, etc.

During the meeting with apiculture scientists of PAU, collaboration for research and technological exchange was explored between the PAU and Israel, particularly for the production and post-harvest handling of bee products, bee breeding, bee pollination and innovative bee husbandry and data recording technologies. The possibilities of training the PAU Apiculture scientists from Israel in advanced Apicultural technologies were also explored. Yair assured full support for the future joint ventures in apiculture including for some specialised training of the PAU bee scientists in Israel.

Collaboration for research and technological exchange was

Agro Universities, AgroPolicy, Floriculture, Start ups

Inaugurated six distillation units under CSIR-IIIM for lavender situated at six different places

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS of Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Bhaderwah is the potential destination of agri-tech startups of the country.

After inaugurating the country’s first ‘Lavender Festival’ Bhaderwah, the Union Minister described Bhaderwah as the birthplace of India’s Purple Revolution.

“The country’s first National Institute of High Altitude Medicine is being built in Bhaderwah which will attract scholars and researchers not only from India but across the globe generating employment opportunities for the region. The establishment of this institute is proof of developmental initiatives reaching far-flung places at an unprecedented rate compared to the last seventy years,” Dr Singh added.

Referring to the lavender cultivation in the region, Dr Singh said that Lavender is an avenue of employment generation and research opening many paradigms of development for the region. He further said that the agriculturist Bharat Bhushan called the Brand Ambassador of Purple Revolution in India is an inspiration for youth in Jammu and Kashmir toward Start-up culture.

Dr Singh said that under lavender cultivation, potential farmers’ income has not only been doubled but quadrupled.

Dr Singh also inaugurated six distillation units under CSIR-IIIM for lavender situated at six different places. Three MoUs were also signed between CSIR-IIIM Jammu with Agro Voltic Power, Mussoorie Uttarakhand, Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar Punjab and Fine Fragrance Power, Mumbai.

Dr DS Reddy, Director CSIR-IIIM Jammu, Dhanenter Singh, DDC Chairperson, Doda, Sangeeta Bhagat, Vice-Chairperson DDC Doda, Dr Sumit Garola, Nodal Scientist CSIR besides scientists and potential farmers cultivating lavender were present during the festival. Many industrialists and potential farmers were felicitated during the lavender festival.

Inaugurated six distillation units under CSIR-IIIM for

Agro chems – Pesticides, Company News

The insecticide has been developed by Bayer for integrated pest control

UPL has announced a new supply agreement for ‘Spirotetramat’, an insecticide created and developed by Bayer for integrated pest control. The agreement reflects UPL’s OpenAg purpose and commitment to open industry collaboration.

Through this long-term global data access and supply agreement, UPL will use its expertise in insecticides and global research and development network to develop, register and distribute new differentiated solutions containing Spirotetramat, that address farmer needs specifically around resistance management and/or hard-to-control sucking pests.

Mike Frank, President and COO, UPL, said, “As a global leader in crop protection, we have established the OpenAg purpose to drive collaboration with expert industry partners like Bayer. As pests continue to evolve, we must stay agile and ensure our solutions are addressing grower needs. At UPL we are continually working to expand our toolbox of products and solutions.”

Hartmut van Lengerich, Head of Global Crop Protection Asset Management, Bayer Crop Science, said, “This global agreement represents an expanded partnership between our two companies. Our industry is aware of the increasing challenges growers face in managing pests effectively. Spirotetramat protects growers’ plants from a wide range of pests, leading to healthier crops, and UPL’s Spirotetramat offerings will expand this protection even further with additional differentiated products for the global agricultural community.”

The insecticide has been developed by Bayer