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Goa government takes strong stand to protect farmland

13-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced a new initiative, the Goa Amritkal Agriculture Policy, aimed at preserving the state's agricultural heritage.
Mahindra Tractors presents Millionaire Farmer of India Awards 2024

15-Dec-2024 - 0 Comments.

Mahindra Tractors, India’s leading tractor brand celebrates the remarkable achievements of India’s successful farmers through a ground-breaking initiative called ‘Millionaire Farmer of India Award’.
Mahindra Revs Up Engagement with AI-Powered Virtual Tractor Drives

08-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

In celebration of their 60th anniversary, Mahindra Tractors, India's leading tractor brand, launched a unique virtual tractor drive experience. This innovative initiative allows users to create personalized videos of themselves driving a Mahindra tractor.
PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi : Empowering Small and Marginal Farmers in India

15-Aug-2024 - 0 Comments.

Launched in 2019, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme is a central government initiative aimed at providing financial assistance to eligible small and marginal farmers (SMFs) across India.
Nova Dairy unveils new plan to improve animal welfare in cattle supply chain

15-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

Nova Dairy, a leading name in the dairy industry, is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive initiative aimed at improving animal welfare within its cattle supply chain.
Meghalaya starts marketing initiative for Pineapple farmers

01-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Government of Meghalaya's ongoing market linkage initiatives have resulted in the export of 3.5 MT of organically grown pineapples to the Middle East.
CMFRI launches mobile app to encourage citizen science initiative in marine fisheries research

18-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has come up with an innovative mobile app ‘MARLIN@CMFRI’ to encourage citizen science initiatives in marine fisheries research.
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.
BASF, MSD Animal Health become associate members of the Sustainable Shrimp Partnership

06-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) announces the incorporation of BASF and MSD Animal Health (Merck) joining the initiative as Associate Members, in a collaborative mission of transforming the aquaculture industry into one more responsible for both people and the environment.
Mahindra honours outstanding Indian farmers with Millionaire Farmer of India Awards 2023

08-Dec-2023 - 0 Comments.

Mahindra Tractors, India’s leading tractor brand, celebrates the remarkable achievements of India’s successful farmers through a ground-breaking initiative called ‘Millionaire Farmer of India Award’.
Grundfos’ ground-breaking initiative iTruck drives towards Carbon Neutral Industries

23-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.

In a world that's becoming increasingly conscious of environmental responsibility and technological advancement, Grundfos, a global leader in intelligent and energy-efficient pumping solutions, is driving change with its ground-breaking initiative - the Grundfos iTruck Drive.
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.
Leading the charge for a greener future: AVPN spotlights the climate leadership of Godrej and Wipro

17-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.

The Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), the largest network of social investors in Asia, has unveiled a compelling initiative through its Climate Action Platform.
UPL SAS partners with Olam Agri to advance sustainable & productive sugarcane farming in India

08-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.

UPL Sustainable Agriculture Solutions Ltd. (UPL SAS), a global leader in sustainable agricultural products and solutions, has joined hands with Olam Agri, a leading food and agribusiness supplier, to launch the transformative 'Shashwat Mithaas' initiative aimed at driving sustainable and consistent sugarcane production across India.
Work For Humankind India: Lenovo's smarter technology supports the millet revival, aiming to benefit over 200 households in Kerala

25-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.

Following the global success of Lenovo's Work For Humankind initiative, Lenovo announces the launch of its India edition of Work For Humankind, which will use Lenovo's smarter technology to revive millet cultivation in the scenic village of Kanthalloor, Kerala.
Kerala Milk Federation launches ‘Repositioning Milma 2023’ initiative

19-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today launched an ambitious rebranding initiative of the cooperative dairy major Milma focusing on the image makeover of the brand by bringing uniformity in packaging, design and products quality to meet the challenges from domestic and global competitors while reinforcing its position as the market leader.
Parshottam Rupala launches animal pandemic preparedness initiatives, World Bank-funded livestock support heallth system

18-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.

Union Minister for Fisheries , Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala today launched the Animal Pandemic Preparedness Initiative and World Bank-funded Animal Health System Support for One Health to enhance India's preparedness and response to potential animal pandemics, in line with the One Health approach.
PepsiCo India extends stubble burning initiative in Punjab

23-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.

PepsiCo India has extended its Biochar Initiative, a pilot crop residue management program, to the Fatehgarh Sahib and Ludhiana districts of Punjab as a potential solution to address the pressing issue of stubble burning in the northern states of India.
ICAR, World Bank conference calls for creating a blended learning ecosystem in agriculture

23-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.

The International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture 2023, hosted jointly by The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the World Bank from March 21-23 as a part of the National Agricultural Higher Education Project’s (NAHEP) Resilient Agricultural Education System (RAES) development initiative has more than ten academic partners from around the world representing over ten countries deliberating on the best strategies in blended teaching and learning in agricultural education.
Bayer expands its ‘Nutrient Gap Initiative’ to help end malnutrition

26-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

As a part of the company’s vision “Health for all, Hunger for None,” Bayer announces the expansion of one of its signature sustainability programs, the Nutrient Gap Initiative, to now improve access to both nutritious food and safety net supplementation.
PedalStart unveils agri startup incubators, accelerators

12-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

PedalStart, a Gurugram-based startup, a hybrid model of incubators and accelerators, is launching Agcuabtor, the latest initiative for Agri-Tech-based start-ups.
Bayer launches fellowship programme, ‘Medha’ to empower economically weaker students

30-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Bayer in collaboration with Bhubaneshwar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation (BCKIC), an initiative by the office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, has launched a unique fellowship programme ‘Medha’, exclusively for students from the economically weaker sections. Under this fellowship, Bayer will support 125 research scholars in the field of agriculture and life sciences.
Omnivore under OmniX Bio invest in animal nutrition startup eFeed

11-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Omnivore has announced today that it has invested in eFeed, an animal nutrition and health company manufacturing innovative products for livestock. This is Omnivore's third life sciences investment under its OmniX Bio initiative, which was originally launched in December 2021.
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.
Bayer sets up a 500 LPM capacity oxygen plant in the sambalpur district of Odisha

30-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition today launched an oxygen plant with 500 LPM capacity, at SDH Rairakhol in Sambalpur district of Odisha, as part of its CSR initiative focussing on strengthening healthcare facilities in rural and underserved parts of India.
Ghana receives a USD 60m climate smart agriculture fund from World Bank for smallholder farmers

25-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

World Bank approves USD 60m fund for climate-smart agriculture initiative that preserves soil, water, plant, animal and human health which would affect directly about two million Ghanaian smallholder farmers.
AGRIM secures USD 10m from Kalaari, Axis Bank to serve USD 50bn in Agri-Inputs market

19-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

AGRIM has raised USD 10m in Series A funding. Kalaari Capital led the round along with Omnivore, India Quotient, and Accion Venture Lab. As part of its Bharat Banking initiative, Axis Bank participated in the round.
Omnivore launches OmniX Bio to support agrifood life sciences startups

16-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.

Omnivore has announced the launch of its OmniX Bio initiative to back early stage agrifood life science startups.
Hope, opportunity for organic cultivators to connect directly with buyers

19-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Indian government's ministry of agriculture and farmers' welfare has come up with a unique online initiative, Jaivik Kheti – to promote and facilitate organic farming and its purchase.
Samunnati unveils insurance scheme for small farmers

03-Oct-2021 - 0 Comments.

Samunnati, a specialized agri value chain enabler has launched Annadata Suraksha Abhiyaan, a tailor-made insurance initiative to financially secure annadatas from day-to-day farming risks.
GreenSat Innovation Labs inks MoU with Gramin Vikas Trust, IndiaHub e-Governance to launch a smart FPO initiative

09-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.

GreenSat Innovation Labs Pvt. Ltd. a leading agritech company signed an MoU with Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT), a rural welfare organization, and IndiaHub e-Governance Pvt. Ltd., an innovation-driven start-up, as a technology partner for their Smart FPO (Farmer Producer Organization) initiative.
CIFA partners with WWF to develop farmers’ group with fish farming entrepreneurship

30-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

The ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha joins hands with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and a local NGO i.e., Bali Nature Life Society as technical partner for the novel initiative for developing livelihood through farmers’ collective initiated at Kumirmari, Gosaba, South 24 Pargana, Sundarbans, West Bengal recently.
Bayer launches decarbonization program for agriculture in Europe

30-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Bayer has announced the European launch of its global Carbon Initiative. The main goal is the decarbonization of the food value chain focusing on farmers’ activities for a more resilient and sustainable food system.
Precision farming agritech startup Fasal launches water credit initiative

17-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.

Precision farming agritech startup- Fasal has launched FASAL WATER CREDIT ™ to encourage its farmers to save water and money with sustainable farming practices.
Bayer expands Better Life Farming initiative in India

02-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.

After the successful implementation of its ‘Better Life Farming’ initiative in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, Bayer has expanded the initiative to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
Escorts' RNIL announces incubation of five agritech, other startups

16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

Rajan Nanda Innovation Lab, an initiative of Escorts Ltd., has selected five start-ups in agritech, railtech, and infratech through its Inter-College Innovation Challenge IC square to fund, incubate & mentor.
Axis Bank partners with Bayer’s Better Life Farming initiative in India

25-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank has joined Bayer’s Better Life Farming initiative in India to provide enhanced and holistic financial solutions to smallholder farmers and rural farming communities.
Vocal for Local: NotOnMart enables blockchain to connect farmers, craftsmen to consumers

07-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

NotOnMap, a social initiative for the marginalized, indigenous communities across rural India and StayFlexi, the world’s first flexible and autonomous hospitality company based out of California have come together for their social initiative NotOnMart for rural India.
PM's new finance initiative of INR 100,000 Cr agriculture infra fund catalytic for agri-infra development: FAIFA

15-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit organization representing the cause of millions of farmers and farm workers of commercial crops has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s INR 100,000 crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund financing facility.
Chennai based aquaculture company launches direct to farmer Aquaconnect HUBS

08-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.

With a mission to shrimp and fish aquaculture farmers to improve their farm productivity, Chennai based Aquaconnect announced the launch of Aquaconnect HUBS, a first of its kind Direct to Farmer initiative.
Tomar launches the Sahakar Coop tube NCDC Channel

05-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian agriculture & farmers’ welfare minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel, a new initiative by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
Locust crisis: Trials of prototype vehicle mounted ULV sprayer successful, approvals for commercial launch soon

23-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

To overcome the limitation of importing equipment, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare (DAC&FW), under Make in India initiative, has taken up the challenge to indigenously develop a vehicle-mounted ULV sprayer for locust control.
HIL India delivers 25 MT Malathion 95% ULV Insecticides to Iran under locust control programme

15-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

HIL (India) Limited has supplied 25 metric tonnes (MT) Malathion 95% ULV to Iran under government-to-government initiative under locust control programme.
Mother Dairy procuring 2.55 lakh litres per day in Vidarbha, Marathwada region

20-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

Taking an initiative in providing availability of essentials like food and health services to the masses is crucial, Mother Dairy is procuring an average milk volume of 2.55 lakh litres per day in Vidarbha and Marathwada region.
Industry welcomes government agriculture reforms under Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative

16-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

With the government announcing initiatives during the COVID 19 crisis, the industry has welcomed the steps taken to reform the agriculture & allied sector.
Ninjacart appeals citizens to buy from farms directly

30-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

With millions of farmers across the country left in the lurch, owing to the lockdown, Ninjacart - India’s largest fresh produce supply chain company has launched a Harvest The Farms initiative to help the farmers.
Godrej Jersey commences direct dairy deliveries to housing societies

13-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Creamline Dairy Products Limited (CDPL), subsidiary of Godrej Agrovet Limited has undertaken an initiative that will enable housing societies to directly order essential food items under their Jersey portfolio
IndusTill FarmeTech wins Indigram Labs Foundation Smart Village Program award

06-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indigram Labs Foundation, a leading agri-tech focused incubator, has announced the winners of its smart village program - ‘Adhunik Gram’, an initiative to empower agribusiness in rural India
CMFRI launches project to develop online platform for fish marketing

22-Jul-2019 - 0 Comments.

In a major initiative that is beneficial to the fish producers, consumers, traders and processors in the country, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has launched a research project for developing an online platform in order to facilitate effective fish marketing systems
NDDB’s dairy development initiative in Vidarbha & Marathwada transforming lives: Dilip Rath

23-Jun-2019 - 0 Comments.

National Dairy Development Board’s dairy development initiative in Vidarbha and Marathwada are gradually transforming the lives of rural people as it has started impacting social issues like gender inequalities and unemployment. NDDB’s innovative efforts have given the much-needed confidence to milk producers as they are getting the fair share of consumer price.
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.
SLCM Group bags Best Innovative Technology Initiative award for AGRI REACH

27-Dec-2018 - 0 Comments.

Sohan Lal Commodity Management (SLCM), India’s leading agri services solutions provider with operations across India & Myanmar, has been conferred with ‘ET Now Stars of Industry Awards - For Excellence in Learning & Development’ 2018 in the ‘Best Innovative Technology Initiative’ category.
Bayer encourages Argentine farmers to a sustainable soybean production

01-Oct-2018 - 0 Comments.

Bayer is committed to further promoting sustainability in agriculture. In September, Bayer Argentina launched the Certification Training for Red Dorados initiative, which aims to collaboratively mobilize distributors and producers to certify their soybean production
CLFMA lauds agri infra focused 2018-19 budget announcement

05-Feb-2018 - 0 Comments.

CLFMA of India, the apex association representing the animal protein sector in India commends the government’s initiative to set up infrastructure funds for agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries
India to establish 150 Seed Hubs for pulses, Indian agri minister

05-Dec-2017 - 0 Comments.

India has taken up the initiative for the establishment of 150 Seed Hubs for pulses, ensuring timely availability of sufficient quantity of quality seeds, Indian agriculture and farmers welfare minister
Quality Mark Award Scheme for Dairy Cooperatives initiated by NDDB

21-Apr-2017 - 0 Comments.

As part of the innovative initiatives under the “White Revolution” umbrella Schemes, the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has supported the National Dairy Development Board(NDDB) developed initiative of “Quality Mark” Award Scheme for dairy Cooperatives to promote and encourage enhancement of safety, quality and hygiene of milk and milk products manufactured by dairy cooperatives.
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.

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