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Agrotech

Doubling farmers’ income – Feasibility through Collective Experience

BY  Dr R S Deshpande Former Director and National Fellow Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru The Indian economy and agriculture sector picked up from the low of 1965-66…

Germplasm to genome engineering – the new route for sustainable green revolution

BY Prof. K C Bansal Sr. Fellow, TERI-Deakin Nano-Biotechnology Centre, The Energy Resource Institute (TERI)   Ever since the domestication of plants 10,000 years ago, the use of plant genetic…

India’s farm equipment market likely to grow to USD 18 bn from USD 13 bn by 2025  

The adoption rates of farm equipment have increased as indicated by the sale of tractors and the rise in farm power availability (FPA) in the recent past.         According…

CSIR inks MoU with KVIC to promote honey production

The MoU will help formalize the working relationship between the two organizations in areas such as honey testing and promotion of ’Honey Mission’   The Council of Scientific & Industrial…

Bayer’s hybrid rice seeds brand ‘Arize’ completes 25 successful years in India

Arize rice has helped rice farmers increase their resilience through higher farm incomes and adoption of sustainable rice farming   In 2019, Arize completed 25 successful years of partnering with…

FICCI organizes EIMA AGRIMACH India 2019

Central government will promote farm machinery to achieve diverse utilisation of mechanisation FICCI, jointly with Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has organized a three day exhibition ‘EIMA AGRIMACH 2019’…

Scientists at Argonne National Laboratory conduct corn Stover research for soil protection  

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are conducting pivotal research that will help keep soil healthy now and into the future.   As the global…

Steps ahead for the future of Indian Agriculture

BY Dr Dhananjay Samant, Chief Economist, Maharashtra Economic Development Council Although agriculture contributes just 17 per cent to the GDP of India, its significance to the national economy remains undiminished.…

Increase HARVEST INDEX to double cotton farmers income in India  

By K. R. Kranthi International Cotton Advisory Committee, Washington DC       India has enormous potential for cotton farming. Given the ideal climatic conditions and the natural sources, doubling…

ICAR starts the Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre in Guwahati

Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre on ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, and Guwahati was inaugurated by Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR).     Dr Trilochan also…

The AI market in agriculture is expected to grow a CAGR of over 21.52% by 2024

The artificial intelligence (AI) market in agriculture is expected to register a CAGR of over 21.52%, during the forecast period of 2019-2024.     Key Highlights  Driverless Tractors  According to latest…

Gowan to acquire two new active ingredients from Bayer AG

Company expanding its global fungicide portfolio Gowan Crop Protection Limited, an affiliate of Gowan Company, L.L.C., announced that it has entered into agreements with Bayer AG to acquire  rights to…

M&M domestic tractor sales down by 19 per cent in November

Exports decreased sharply by 22 per cent at 618 units last month as compared to 790 units in November 2018.    Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES), a part…

Agrifuture Conference shows future farming options for farmers in South-East Asia

The format of Agrifuture Conference & Exhibition is a one-day international conference and accompanying mini-exhibition, followed by a networking evening and a day of farm visits. Agrifuture Conference & Exhibition…

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