Wednesday, 30 July 2025
Image Source: IRRI In a significant step toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture, India has begun the large-scale rollout of Spoorthi (GNV 1906), a high-zinc rice variety designed to combat zinc deficiency through…
Image Source: ICRISAT The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been formally designated as the South Asia hub for Breeding Resources, part of CGIAR’s Breeding for…
Image Source: Infocuspix As Indian agriculture begins pivoting toward sustainability and market-driven diversification, Haryana has emerged as a state to watch. The government has set an ambitious target to bring…
Image Source: Orissa Diary India’s agricultural credit architecture has long been biased toward the short-term and the superficial—structured around seasonal cycles, risk-averse banks, and often underpinned by political compulsions. But…
Image Source: Syngenta Vegetable Seeds Farmers growing bird’s eye chili peppers across Southeast Asia are grappling with increasingly difficult production conditions—from erratic weather patterns and persistent pest pressure to rising…
A newly identified fungal disease has emerged as a significant threat to ginger cultivation in Karnataka, prompting an urgent advisory from the ICAR–Indian Institute of Spices Research (ICAR-IISR). Researchers from…
Image Source: indiancooperative.com In a quiet yet potentially transformative move, India’s government is architecting a digital framework that could redefine how rural welfare is delivered. The proposal: a ‘cooperative stack’—a…
By deploying GPS-enabled digital locks across more than 1,500 high-value storage facilities—including warehouses, cold storages, silos, and oil tanks—Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM) Group is doing more than just fortifying…
Image Source: Potato Pro Syngenta is rapidly scaling up its portfolio of nature-inspired, science-backed biological solutions, marking a bold pivot towards sustainable agriculture and reinforcing its ambition to become the…
Advanced silkworm bio-factory set to disrupt protein production systems through its novel technology. Loopworm, a Bengaluru-based biomanufacturing company developing insect-derived proteins, today announced the close of its $3.25 million Pre-Series…
In a bold move to future-proof India’s agricultural economy, ITC Ltd. has extended the reach of its agri-tech platform ITCMAARS to more than 2.1 million farmers across 11 states, anchoring…
In a significant breakthrough for soil health monitoring, researchers at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) have developed a scalable, low-cost method to assess soil degradation…
In a strategic move to boost agricultural innovation and value-chain development, the Government of India has approved the establishment of the South Asia Regional Centre (CSARC) of the International Potato…
Dr. Boddupalli Maruthi Prasanna, one of the world’s foremost authorities in maize science, has been named to the 2025 Top Agri-Food Pioneers (TAP) list by the World Food Prize Foundation.…
