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Why Napier Grass Is Emerging as India's Top Energy Crop
15-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
India’s pursuit of clean energy and sustainable farming is sparking a silent revolution — not in flashy solar panels or wind turbines, but in humble, fast-growing biomass crops. Leading this charge is Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), also known as Elephant Grass, a high-yield, pest-resistant, and low-maintenance crop that’s rapidly gaining popularity among Indian farmers.
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Chauhan urges scientists to drive farm innovation faster
30-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
Union minister Chauhan in Varanasi urges IIVR scientists to speed up farm innovation, boost organic farming, and fight fake inputs to help Indian farmers.
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ICRISAT launches ‘Rapid-Ragi’ for faster millet breeding
21-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.
ICRISAT unveils Rapid-Ragi, the world’s first speed breeding protocol for finger millet, cutting growth time to 68 days and boosting food security.
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Bayer to speed global development of vegetable seeds varieties at expanded R&D Center in Spain
18-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Bayer signals its commitment to delivering high quality cucumber, melon, pepper and eggplant seeds faster to growers around the world with the announced expansion of its Vegetable Seeds R&D Product Design Center in San Nicolás, Spain.
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Farmers should get value for their product, says Indian agri minister
08-Jun-2019 - 0 Comments.
There are new challenges in agriculture, small farmers need to be helped with technology at the ground level so that input costs can be reduced. The farmer should test his soil regularly and there is a need to speed up the pace of organic farming
