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Sonalika launches Chhatrapati Tractor in Maharashtra  

Sonalika Tractors re-launched the specially designed Chhatrapati tractor in Kisan Pune Mela for farmers of Maharashtra.       The company also launched tractors from its outperforming Sikander Series, Rx…

ADAMA & RiceTec Launches Herbicide-Tolerant Technology  

The Max-Ace technology gives the rice enhanced tolerance to ’HighCard’ herbicide.   The Max-Ace technology takes gives the rice enhanced tolerance to HighCard herbicide. HighCard is a unique and safe…

IBM introduces GRAF forecasting system for agri-industry and farmers

GRAF can help in bridging the gap between Indian forecasting system & global models.       IBM has introduced a global high-resolution atmospheric forecasting system – IBM GRAF (Global…

Punjab agri-varsity and California University inks MoU for co-operation in agri-bussiness

Under the MoU, the universities will facilitate exchange of scientists and technologists, exchange of research material, scientific literature, methodology and also exchange of scientific equipment.    Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)…

SPOWDI launches ‘Smart Farming’ , sustainable solution to save water in India

SPOWDI smart farming and Jain Irrigation signed a MoU for an innovative & sustainable solution to save water.    Swedish Company, SPOWDI (Solar Powered Water distribution) and EMMVEE, a leading…

Development of Agricultural Mechanization in India and Future Prospects  

BY Gajendra Singh, Former Deputy Director General (Engineering), ICAR, New Delhi, Founder Vice Chancellor, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand    The first tractor to India was brought in 1914.There were only…

  Maharashtra to emerge as an organic cotton hotspot

  The second edition of Cotton Trailblazers, an International convening held in Nagpur to celebrate organic cotton in India. It has highlighted Maharashtra as a potential hotspot for organic cotton cultivation…

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…

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…

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…

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