Bayer, Orbia Netafim expand collaboration to advance digital farming technology

23-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

Orbia’s Precision Agriculture business Netafim and Bayer announced today an expansion of their strategic collaboration, starting with new digital farming solutions for fruit and vegetable growers.

Adelaide-made cattle-handling VR teaching tool goes global

A virtual reality experienced that teaches students how to handle cows, designed by a University of Adelaide academic and local tech company Think Digital, has launched to the United States at the 97th Future Farmers of America convention in Indianapolis.

Top AgriTech Companies Shaping India's Agricultural Future

21-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.

India's agricultural sector, a cornerstone of the nation's economy, is undergoing a digital transformation. AgriTech companies are at the forefront of this revolution, leveraging technology to address longstanding challenges and empower farmers.

International Telecommunication Union, ICAR to host workshop on digital agriculture through IoT and AI

17-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is organizing a Workshop on “Cultivating tomorrow: Advancing digital agriculture through IoT and AI,” in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Blockchain Blossoms: Top Indian states taking root in agritech

11-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

India's agricultural sector, a cornerstone of the nation's economy, is undergoing a digital transformation. Blockchain technology, with its secure and transparent nature, is emerging as a game-changer for farmers, consumers, and the entire food supply chain.

Digital tools discussed for climate-smart farming in rainfed areas

07-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) hosted a national workshop recently in New Delhi to explore "Digital Forecasting Techniques and Decision Support System for Climate Resilient Agriculture in Rainfed Eco-systems."

Nearly 5,000 FPOs register on Open Network for Digital Commerce platform

01-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

Nearly 5,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform, allowing them to sell produce directly to consumers nationwide. This initiative aligns with the government's goal of enhancing market access for farmers.

Smart Farming Takes Root: Government Initiatives Drive Tech Adoption in Agriculture

01-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.

Embracing the future of farming, the Indian government is actively pushing for the adoption of digital and innovative farming techniques across the country.

Dvara E-Registry wins World Economic Forum’s Smarter Climate Farmers Challenge

13-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.

Recognized for innovation in agricultural technology, Dvara E-Registry has been named one of the 12 winners of the World Economic Forum’s Smarter Climate Farmers Challenge. The company's digital platforms are paving the way for a new era of sustainable farming and financial inclusion for smallholder farmers across India.

Bayer and Microsoft expand collaboration to advance digital farming

13-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.

Bayer and Microsoft today announced an expansion of their strategic collaboration to advance digital farming and make it easier for farmers to share and benefit from their data.

Bayer unveils digital solutions for regenerative agriculture at Agritechnica

10-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.

Bayer is showcasing its commitment to digital farming solutions for the transition to regenerative agriculture at Agritechnica 2023. The company's digital solutions, including the FieldView platform and range of "Magic" digital devices, help farmers make more informed decisions to optimize yields and maximize efficiency, while also reducing environmental impact.

Manoj Ahuja launches GCES mobile app, web portal to revolutionize farming practices

23-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.

In a significant stride towards harnessing digital technology for the greater good, Manoj Ahuja, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), unveiled recently a transformative mobile application and web portal for the General Crop Estimation Survey (GCES).

Ninjacart's agri next initiative transforms Pune's APMC Mandi with free WiFi connectivity         

12-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.

Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the agriculture ecosystem, is taking significant steps to modernize the agricultural ecosystem and promote digital solutions with the launch of its ‘Agri Next’ initiative.

NABARD emphasises on agri-fintech innovations for taking rural and agri-economy forward  

11-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) took center stage at the Global Fintech Fest (GFF), held from September 5th to September 7th, 2023 in Mumbai. NABARD highlighted its ground-breaking work to integrate digital financial services with rural and agri-economy.

BiofuelCircle partners with Indian School of Business to strengthen forest economy

20-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.

BiofuelCircle, a prominent digital platform specializing in biomass and biofuels, has joined hands with the prestigious Indian School of Business (ISB) in a strategic move to bolster the forest economy through active involvement in the bio-energy sector.

BiofuelCircle signs MoU with Pune Knowledge Cluster for agri residue based bioenergy

16-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.

BiofuelCircle, India’s first digital marketplace for biomass and biofuels has signed an MoU with Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) for innovating alternatives to Agri residue based bio-energy

Lenovo unveils digital center for Kanthalloor millets farmers

06-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.

Lenovo, a global technology leader has recently launched a digital center for millet farmers in Kanthalloor, Kerala.

Workshop on digital crop survey held in New Delhi recently

04-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.

A Workshop on Digital Crop Survey was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), Government of India on 25 May 2023 in New Delhi.

ICAR, World Bank issue Delhi Declaration on Modernisation of Agricultural Education System at International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem

28-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.

There is a need to strengthen digital Infrastructure including digital e-learning content and deployment of emerging immersive technologies across Agricultural Higher Education Institutions in India. Institutionalizing a system-wide Digital Capacity Building Program across stakeholders to improve systemic digital competence, knowledge and skills is also a necessity.

Mahindra celebrates International Women's Day with the launch of #DeshkiShakti

08-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.

Mahindra Tractors, part of the Mahindra Group and the world's largest tractor manufacturer by volume, today celebrated International Women’s Day with the launch of a new digital film #DeshkiShakti.

AgriBudget 2023-24 summary announced by Nirmala Sitharam on Feb 1

01-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

The Finance Minister said that the Digital Public infrastructure for agriculture will be built as an open source, open standard and inter operable public good. 

ReshaMandi launches its super app for iOS devices

23-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.

ReshaMandi, the largest farm-to-fashion digital ecosystem for natural  fibres in India, recently launched its app for iOS devices. Presently, 34,000 stakeholders  of ReshaMandi have installed the app with 40 percent of them using the app’s payment system and  receiving the payment acknowledgements on the app.

Bayer commences commercial usage of drone services for farmers as part of its digital transformation initiative

30-Oct-2022 - 0 Comments.

Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture has announced that it has initiated the commercial application of drones in agriculture from Kharif 2022.

Union Bank of India digitizes Kisan Credit Card

20-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Union Bank of India has announced an Industry-first, farmer-focused end-to-end digitalization of Kisan Credit Card product as part of flagship Digital Transformation project ‘Sambhav’. 

Proveye receives funding from the European Space Agency worth USD 225k

14-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Proveye, an Irish AgTech business that invented the use of digital image data for agricultural and environmental protection, USD 225,000 through the ARTES 4.0 Downstream Applications Demonstration Fund.

Cropin launches world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture

06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Agritech pioneer Cropin announced the launch of Cropin Cloud, the world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture. Cropin Cloud is a multi-tenant, secure, scalable, flexible, intelligent cloud platform enabling agri-businesses, development agencies, governments, and allied industries to accelerate digital transformation across their business value chain.

BigHaat appoints Jitesh Shah as its Chief Operating Officer

19-May-2022 - 0 Comments.

BigHaat, India's largest Digital Agri Platform, has roped in Jitesh Shah as its Chief Operating Officer to boost the adoption of agri-tech and expand its presence from 10 million farmers to the next milestone.

Samunnati crosses cumulative disbursement amount of INR 37 crores for its pre-approved loan

02-May-2022 - 0 Comments.

Samunnati, an agri-value chain enabler, and India’s largest agri enterprise announced recently that its Instant Pre-approved Loans (Sam IPL), the digital lending solution to nascent Farmer collectives (FPCs/FPOs), has crossed the cumulative disbursement amount of INR 37 Crores across 600 loans since its launch last year in July 21.

Agriculture should be connected to technology digital agriculture mission

23-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Department has constituted a High Level Task Force, which is in the process of finalizing “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) report. Task Force invited comments from subject experts, farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and general public and considered them.

Digitised ecosystem is beneficial for agricultural

21-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Department has constituted a High Level Task Force, which is in the process of finalizing “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” report. Task Force invited comments from subject experts, farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and general public and considered them. 

Ninjacart partners with Avanti Finance to launch innovative credit products focused on agri value chain

11-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Ninjacart, India's leading agri-platform which leverages technology to organise the agriculture ecosystem, has expanded its capabilities within the agri-tech space championing digital financial inclusivity through a strategic partnership with Avanti Finance.

Gevo, Farmers Edge signs MoU to verify sustainable fuels from low-carbon grain through Verity Tracking

07-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Gevo, Inc and Farmers Edge Inc, a global leader in digital agriculture, announced that they signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to deliver a one-of-a-kind, carbon inset management program.

SupPlant raises USD 27m to combat climate change by assisting South African farmers

18-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

SupPlant, an Israeli agritech company, has raised an additional USD 27m (R408 million) to assist South African farmers to adopt digital solutions for fighting climate change.

ICTforAg 2022 global conference on digital agriculture to be held from March 9-10

08-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

The ICTforAg 2022 conference will take place virtually on March 9-10, 2022, and convene leading stakeholders from the agri-tech and agri-food ecosystems across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Yes Bank incubates scalable fintech solutions for agritech

02-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

YES BANK announced the launch of an annual start-up enabler program, YES BANK Agri Infinity, which seeks to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem by mentoring entrepreneurial ventures in the field.

India showcases digital agriculture ecosystem at EXPO2020

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

As part of the ongoing 'Food, Agriculture and Livelihood' fortnight, at India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai, Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare, Government of India, hosted a seminar on 'Emerging Technologies in Farm Machinery, Digitization & Opportunities for Entrepreneurships', to showcase the innovative technologies that are supporting and promoting the overall productivity and agribusiness of India's farm sector through farm mechanization, digitization and entrepreneurship development.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana benefited 11.78 crore farmers

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

PM-KISAN is a central sector scheme launched on 24 February, 2019 to supplement financial needs of land holding farmers. Financial benefit of INR 6000 per year in three equal installments, every four month is transferred into the bank accounts of farmers’ families across the country through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.

IFAD funded project to develop technologies to help smallholder farmers in Latin America, Caribbean

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched the Innovatech project, which aims to develop agricultural (AgriTech) and financial (FinTech) digital solutions to facilitate small farmer's access to markets and to financial and non-financial services in Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico.

Govt building farmers database, says Narendra Singh Tomar

10-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Department has commenced the work for creating various agricultural services built around a core layer of Farmers’ Database (Agristack) in the country. In order to create Agristack, the department is in the process of finalising the “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” which lays down a framework for building Agristacks.

Bayer to launch first digital carbon footprint measurement solution for agriculture

08-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.

Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualized by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and AWS.

Intello Labs Launches Praman, a AI-powered agriculture produce trade exchange platform

22-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Intello Labs, a global AI-powered quality assaying startup, formally announced the launch of their Praman business, which has been in stealth mode over the past few months.

Mahindra release Krish-e Suite mobile apps, announces Manoj Bajpayee as brand ambassador

18-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.

Krish-e, Mahindra’s new Farming as a Service (FaaS) business has announced the release of Krish-e App & Krish-e Nidaan apps with the launch of its first ever digital video commercial (DVC) film.

NBHC enters into digital auctioning, trading of agri-commodities with Krishi Setu App

09-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) has announced the launch of its electronic application ‘Krishi Setu’, a one-stop solution in post-harvest agri value chain offering seamless user-experience & reduced operational inconveniences in trade execution, through end-to-end digitized processes.

GoI in process of finalising India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture to lay down Agristack framework

04-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

The Department has commenced the work for creating Agristack in the country. In order to create Agristack, the department is in the process of finalising “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” which will lay down a framework for Agristack.

Ambuja Cement Foundation launches QR code to digitalise training material for farmers

27-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.

To streamline the learning process and ensure efficiency, Ambuja Cement Foundation launched a Quick Response (QR) platform. This digital platform included all training material and can be stored for a longer period of time.

Dvara E-Dairy partners with IFFCO Tokio, launches AI powered cattle digital identity for cattle insurance

29-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Dvara E-Dairy Solutions Pvt Ltd, a portfolio company of Dvara Holdings (Formerly Dvara Trusteeship) has announces the launch of "Surabhi e-Tag", an artificial intelligence (AI) powered digital tag to identify cattle based on muzzle identity.

SBI scouts agritech partnerships to push farm credit

22-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

State Bank of India (SBI) explores opportunities to enter into partnerships with selected Agritechs to handle high volume and low-ticket loans in the Agribusiness optimally through a digital strategy.

Digital India Corporation sign MoU with ICAR for providing demand based tele agriculture advisories to farmers

09-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

In order to facilitate farmers by providing location specific ‘Demand Based Tele Agriculture Advisories’, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology have signed an MoU on 9 June 2021 at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

Agri ministry associates with four MNCs to promote digital technology

04-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

The Ministry of Agriculture has partnered with four private companies to promote digital systems for farmers and the use of technology in agriculture. It also includes Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Biological Research, according to a media report.

Suntory Beverage & Food, Hitachi create IoT platform for precision traceability and digital transformation of factory management

01-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd in cooperation with Group companies, and Hitachi has announced that they have created IoT platform to realize precision traceability, and the digital transformation of factory management and work styles at the new operational pant.

Post-harvest startup Arya crosses INR 200 crore loan book mark

05-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Arya, India's leading post-harvest Agritech player through its digital financial solutions company, Aryadhan has crossed the book size of INR 200 Crores.

Agri-inputs B2B marketplace AGRIM raises USD $2M in seed funding from Omnivore, India Quotient and Accion Venture Lab

05-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.

AGRIM, a B2B marketplace for agri-inputs, came out of stealth mode today to announce that it had raised over USD 2 million (INR 15 crore) in Seed round funding back in May 2020 and had scaled operations substantially over the past ten months.

RMSI Cropalytics bags best agri start-up at FICCI Agri Start-up Awards 2021

04-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.

RMSI Cropalytics, the agri-tech subsidiary of RMSI, a global leader in geospatial and engineering solutions, was adjudged the Best Agri Start-up in Application of Digital Technologies at the recently held FICCI Agri Start-up Awards 2021 in New Delhi.

CEAT Specialty presents Indian Tractor of the Year Awards 2021

25-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.

Tractor Junction, India's leading digital Marketplace for Tractors and Farm equipment, announced its plans to host an online edition of their much-awaited ITOTY Awards.

Paras Dairy empowering dairy farmers with digital payment system

18-Feb-2021 - 0 Comments.

VRS Foods Ltd., one of the leading dairies in India with end to end focus on Farmers and Customers and market preferred dairy products under the brand of Paras, has collaborated with a tech startup, Stellapps for their first of its kind fully automated user friendly Digital Direct Farmers Payment Application "mooPay" in two different milk shed zones of VRS Foods Ltd. - Kanpur Dehat District of Uttar Pradesh, and Malanpur district of Madhya Pradesh in the presence of the Managing Director/Director – Operation(s), Narender Nagar, under whose visionary leadership this project has been executed.

Islamic Development Bank, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar on agritech, digital supply chain

27-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (Agriculture Division) in collaboration with IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH) jointly held a live webinar entitled “The Role of AgriTech in Food Security & Sustainability”to discuss sustainable climate-smart agricultural technologies for achieving food and nutrition security.

Stellapps unveils direct payments to farmers, launches MooPay

16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

As part of its value-added embedded fintech services program for dairies and dairy farmers, the leading dairy-tech startup Stellapps has launched a first of its kind fully automated Digital Direct Farmers Payment product for Dairy Cooperatives, called “mooPay” in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.

Agri minister launches 22 bamboo clusters in nine states

15-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian minister for agriculture and farmers’ welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar recently inaugurated by virtual mode 22 bamboo clusters in 9 States (Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Uttarakhand and Karnataka). A logo for the National Bamboo Mission was also released.

Modi launches e-Gopala app for livestock sector

10-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

The government today launched e-Gopala app, an online digital medium that will help the farmers to choose better quality livestock and get freedom from middlemen.

‘Krishi Megh is a step forward towards digital agriculture of New India’, says Tomar

11-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian agriculture & farmers’ welfare minister today virtually launched the Krishi Megh (National Agricultural Research & Education System -Cloud Infrastructure and Services) along with the KVC ALUNET (Krishi Vishwavidyalaya Chhatr Alumni Network) and Online Accreditation System for Higher Agricultural Educational Institutions (HEI).

Pan-IIT’s Global e-conclave concludes on a high note; focuses on re-imagining Agriculture, food security & livelihood

22-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.

The final leg of the three-week Pan-IIT’s Global E-conclave concluded with key solutions and strategies to embark on as the country gets into recovery mode from the impact of the pandemic.

Escorts and Manipal University to offer digital farming solutions

06-Jun-2019 - 0 Comments.

Escorts Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Manipal University Jaipur,to work towards enhancing farming experience through digital solutions offered by an initiative of Escorts called the Digitrac mobile app.

Bayer outlines its vision for the future of agriculture

10-Oct-2018 - 0 Comments.

Joined by farming stakeholders, academia, NGOs and industry experts from around the globe, Bayer outlined its vision for the future of agriculture today, reaffirming its commitment to innovation, sustainability and digital transformation to help ensure the world’s rapidly growing population can be fed without starving the planet

Alltech list out new digital technologies to improve efficiencies in poultry production

01-Feb-2018 - 0 Comments.

Growth in poultry farming has been relentless, and rising to meet that growth are digital technologies that can offer producers an enormous efficiency advantage.

Bayer launches new digital farming brand xarvio

14-Nov-2017 - 0 Comments.

Bayer will market its Digital Farming solutions under the brand xarvio. The company will launch the brand at this year’s Agritechnica, Germany

An extensive report on Digital India: 'Reaching to Small, Marginal & Women Farmers'

Ruchi Soya Launches Kisan Kalyan Ayojan with SBI

06-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.

In a view supporting farmers in availing the benefits of digital banking post demonetization, Ruchi Soya has partnered with India’s largest bank State bank of India

Digital India reaching to small, marginal & women farmers, says Dr Amrit Patel

19-Nov-2016 - 0 Comments.

India has been relatively well endowed with resources for sustainable agricultural development, viz. land, labor, water, livestock, fisheries, forestry, three distinct agricultural seasons, congenial climate, solar radiation, among others.

Nabard gears up for self help groups digitisation

16-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

Bringing digital divide in self help groups (SHG), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has decided to digitized SHGs in 22 more districts.

India connects 250 agri markets to online platform

08-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

Giving a push to fill digital divide in agriculture sector, India has connected 250 Agricultural produce market committee to online platform, e-NAM.

MPEDA creates database of aqua farmers in Andhra Pradesh

30-Sep-2016 - 0 Comments.

In a major initiative to align the marine industry with the Centre’s ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme, the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has presented to the Andhra Pradesh government a digital list of the state’s farmers in the aqua sector, which would provide spot prices of seafood products in international markets on a real-time basis.