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RuKart Technologies develops low cost cold storage for marginal farmers

Helps boost farmers income by 30 per cent In the recent past many start ups have sprung up in India in the agriculture sector, and more so during the COVID-19…

USDA-ARS develops treatment protocol for H. contortus in sheep

To address anti-parasitic drugs resistance    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service (ARS), on December 9, 2020, announced a groundbreaking treatment that prevents anemia, weight loss, poor wool…

Fertilizer made from animal waste could enable space agriculture: Research

The study aims to address the problem of food production in closed environments An innovative study conducted recently by a team of Japanese researchers led by Junior Associate Professor Norihiro…

ICAR-CAFRI launches FarmTree android app

Provides basic information on 20 commonly grown promising agroforestry tree species The Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Agroforestry Research Institute (ICAR-CAFRI), Jhansi ,Uttar Pradesh has recently launched an application called…

Tamil Nadu agrivarsity gets patent for protein-based crop growth booster

The Seed Centre of the TNAU conducted research to standardise seed treatment and foliar spray  The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has got the patent for the technology for protein…

Syngenta launches spiropidion based insecticide in US

Regulatory submission planned for late 2022 in the U.S. and Canada Syngenta recently announced the global launch of spiropidion, an innovative new insecticide active ingredient. The technology will help farmers…

CIRCOT sets up national lab for advanced material characterization in Mumbai

The lab will cater to intricate research demands with clockwork precision and seamless quality The Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai has established a National Laboratory for Advanced…

CIFRI & CSRTI to jointly develop fish feed from silkworm pupae

CSRTI to fund the two year collaborative research project The ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Barrackpore, Kolkata and CSB-Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSRTI), Mysore, have signed a…

ARI discovers tough new species of Muraingrass

Muraingrasses play an important in ecology and economy of the country A new species of Indian Muraingrasses known for their ecological and economic importance, such as fodder, have been spotted…

ICRISAT, ICAR to conduct expert workshop on chickpea diseases

To be held from December 16 to 18, 2020 From December 16 to 18, 2020 the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, RAK College of Agriculture,…

Singapore designs portable device for fast detection of plant stress

Raman leaf-clip sensor, a portable device would allow rapid diagnosis of nutrition deficiency in plants, enabling farmers to maximise crop yield in a sustainable way Researchers from the Disruptive & Sustainable…

Virtual advanced national training programme on sugarcane breeding underway

The training program is being held from December 1 to 21, 2020 The ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, in collaboration with the National Agriculture Development Cooperative Ltd. (NADCL), Baramulla, Jammu &…

ICAR awards Karnataka farmers for growing novel jackfruit variety

The farmer duo bag Rs 5 Lakh cash prize The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi awarded two farmers – S S Paramesha for cultivating the Novel Siddu…

NASA astronauts harvest first radish crop on International Space Station

NASA selected radishes because they are well understood by scientists NASA astronaut Kate Rubins harvested radish plants growing in the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH) aboard the International Space Station. She…

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