Friday, 1 August 2025
Image Source: Yarafert The ever-evolving chessboard of Asian geopolitics is witnessing China’s quiet throttling of specialty fertilizer exports thereby casting a long shadow over India’s precision agriculture ambitions. As high-value…
As the world grapples with the twin crises of climate instability and metabolic disease, an ancient grain is making a bold comeback. Once dismissed as a “coarse” food of the…
Robotics and digital tools are slowly transforming the way farming is done. Robots are now being used for tasks like sowing seeds, spraying fertilisers, removing weeds, and even harvesting. These…
Bt cotton, introduced in India in 2002, initially boosted yields and reduced pesticide use, but its long-term impact has been marked by stagnating productivity, rising pest resistance, and severe erosion…
The animal feed industry has long explored the benefits of yeast and bacteria – either as parts or in their complete form – to enhance animal production. Since the 1960s,…
The National Livestock Mission is one of several government programmes aimed at raising livestock productivity. In line with government objectives, contract farming allows farmers to secure guaranteed prices and markets.…
Agricultural supply chains and global trade flows have grown substantially, driven by technological progress, trade liberalisation, and rising global demand. Major producing and importing countries dominate these flows, with commodity…
India’s clean energy ambitions hinge on scalable, accountable, and commercially viable biofuel adoption—and Buyofuel is fast emerging as the digital infrastructure powering that shift. In an exclusive conversation with AgroSpectrum,…
Image Source: AI India’s sugarcane economy stands at a paradoxical crossroads. It is politically influential yet structurally inequitable; policy-rich yet plagued by perennial farmer distress. Behind this contradiction lies the…
Image Source: Soli Solutions A new United Nations report led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reveals that global hunger levels fell modestly in 2024, but the gains remain…
Valued at $8.45 billion in 2024, the global vegetable seed market is expanding rapidly and experts believe India is well-positioned to become its next major hub, provided the right policies…
Berge Bulk, a leading dry bulk ship owner based in Singapore, has successfully harvested over 1.2 metric tonnes of fresh vegetables at sea in 2024 through its hydroponics program implemented…
In an era of deepening groundwater crises across Asia and Africa, Israel’s desert-honed innovations offer a compelling blueprint for sustainable farming. At the heart of this transformation is precision irrigation—pioneered…
Image Source: AI After nearly two years of spasmodic negotiations punctuated by political recalibrations, the United Kingdom and India appear to be inching closer to consummating a comprehensive Free Trade…
