By Amit Sinha, Co-Founder, Unnati Agriculture, as we all know, is crucial to our sustenance, as it forms the foundation of our lives. Today, we cannot fathom an existence without…
By Suraj Nair, Lead (TechSprouts), Ankur Capital How do we feed 10 billion people worldwide by 2050? Sounds simple enough? Produce more food, right? Sadly, it isn’t as straightforward as…
By Tarun Arora, Director, Single Family Office, IG International Business-to-Business (B2B) is a business model in which the agritech sector obtains goods and/or services from another company. More than any…
By Rituparna Majumder, Senior Manager – Life Science Advisory, Sathguru Management India is home to the largest number of beehives (12.2 million) and is the eighth largest producer in the…
By Dr Krishna Sahoo, Global Product Manager, Proteon Pharmaceuticals Given the high prevalence of disease in poultry due to intensive farming, innovative solutions such as bacteriophages are the need of…
By Mahesh Girdhar President – Crop Nutrition, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited Agriculture being backbone of the country, and economic development being directly impacted by growth in agriculture sector,…
By Anil Kumar SG, Founder and CEO, Samunnati Indian agriculture is cruising on the IT superhighway fueled by increasing digitisation, leading to low cost of acquiring data on everything from…
By S.K. Chaudhary, Founder & Director, Safex Chemicals India’s population stands at a whopping 140 crores, with trends aggressively pointing to a rise. In such a scenario, it is pivotal…
By Girish Deshpande, Senior Manager, Netafim India In India, maize is predominantly a Kharif crop, with almost 85 per cent under cultivation, whereas rabi maize corresponds to 15 per cent…
By Dr C D Mayee, President, South Asia Biotechnology Centre, New Delhi and Advisor, Agrovision Foundation & Bhagirath Choudhary, Director, South Asia Biotechnology Centre. The surge in agri-export is the…
Amidst the unfortunate and humbling realities of the Russia- Ukraine war, Indian farmers find new markets and better prices for their produce. India’s support to various countries for averting a…
Indian agriculture needs to adapt innovations to become sustainable and profitable for farmers. There are multiple challenges facing Indian agriculture including climate change, water stress, and deterioration of soil health,…
Agriculture commodities business is a high volume and low margin business and is often accompanied by moderate to high level of risk. The economic returns of warehousing activity are highly…
By Rajesh Aggarwal, Managing Director, Insecticides (India) Ltd. India is the fourth largest producer of agrochemicals, with domestic consumption of around Rs 32,000 crore in FY2021 and exports of around…