‘Every Drop Counts’: PDMC reforms boost water conservation, farmer income

25-Oct-2025 - 0 Comments.

Department of Agriculture allows States flexibility under PDMC scheme for micro-irrigation, water harvesting, and sustainable water management.

Netafim India marks 60 years with outreach to 1 lakh farmers

23-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Netafim India celebrates 60 years of global leadership in precision irrigation with a nationwide initiative benefiting over one lakh small and women farmers.

Tamil Nadu irrigation project gets six-month extension till December

14-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

TNIAMP, a World Bank-supported irrigation modernisation project in Tamil Nadu, has been extended till December 2025 to complete cyclone-affected works.

Crop insurance scheme for fruit growers to launch soon, says Javid Dar

14-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Agriculture Minister Javid Dar announces crop insurance, lab, and irrigation upgrades during Baramulla visit to support fruit growers and farmers.

Kuruvai farming picks up pace in Cauvery delta despite issues

06-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Kuruvai farming gains ground in Cauvery delta with 3.09 lakh acres covered, aided by good reservoir storage despite tail-end irrigation concerns.

UP bets on micro-irrigation, financing vital for expansion

06-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Micro-irrigation drives climate-smart farming in UP; financing from MFIs, banks, and private lenders is crucial to expand climate resilience for farmers.

UP CM urges farmers to grow third crop for higher income

04-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath urges farmers to adopt a third crop to boost income, highlights modern farming practices, irrigation schemes, and commercial horticulture at the Lucknow Mango Festival.

J&K ministers push faster irrigation project delivery

03-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.

J&K ministers review irrigation plans, stress timely execution of schemes to ensure water supply for farmers amid climate challenges.

India, FAO launch climate-smart irrigation pilot

30-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.

India and FAO pilot closed-pipe irrigation with digital tools in 4 states to boost water efficiency, climate resilience, and farmer-led governance.

Polyhouse tech boosts Dindigul vegetable farmers’ yields

27-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.

Indo-Israel vegetable project helps Dindigul farmers adopt polyhouses, boosting profits and yields with advanced drip irrigation and precision farming.

IoT in Agriculture: Tackling common challenges to boost farm productivity

02-Jun-2025 - 0 Comments.

The agricultural sector is rapidly embracing digital transformation, with the Internet of Things (IoT) emerging as a key driver for modern farming practices worldwide. IoT applications—from soil sensors and drones to automated irrigation systems—are helping farmers monitor environmental conditions, track livestock health, and predict crop yields.

Patel Engineering JV bags irrigation project worth INR 958 cr

27-May-2025 - 0 Comments.

Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation, Pune has awarded a contract valued at Rs. 958.33 crore to Patel Engineering Limited along with its JV partner, for the construction of Pipe Line Distribution Network for Nira Deoghar Right Bank Main Canal KM 87 to 135 and its Distributaries, Minor off taking between KM 65 to KM 135.

Water Woes: Sustainable Irrigation Practices for a Water-Scarce Nation

05-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

Water scarcity is a growing concern in India, a nation that is home to nearly 1.4 billion people and relies heavily on agriculture, which consumes about 80% of the country’s water resources.

Report on Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Schemes

31-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

Uttar Pradesh, a crucial contributor to India's agricultural output, faces challenges in ensuring consistent irrigation due to factors like variable rainfall and a growing population. To address these concerns, the state government implements various irrigation schemes.

Top Irrigated States Leading India's Agricultural Growth

21-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

India, a land of vibrant agricultural traditions, faces the constant challenge of balancing water scarcity with food security needs. Irrigation, the lifeblood of agriculture, plays a pivotal role in ensuring optimal crop yields and maximizing land productivity

CropScope: AI-Powered Irrigation Platform Boosts Tomato Yield and Saves Wate

09-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.

Kagome Co., Ltd., (Kagome) NEC Corporation (NEC) and DXAS Agricultural Technology LDA (DXAS), a joint venture between Kagome and NEC, have introduced an agricultural ICT platform, "CropScope," which combines AI farming advice and automatic irrigation control functions compatible with pulse drip irrigation(1), to tomato fields in northern Italy and Portugal.

Netafim's drip irrigation technology helps Shivpuri farmers achieve 40% increase in crop yield

28-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.

Netafim, an Orbia business and a global leader in precision agriculture solutions, has revolutionized tomato farming in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, by helping farmers achieve a 40% increase in crop yield and higher profit.

Singatalur Lift Irrigation Drip Scheme enables maize farmers to get higher yields with reduced input costs

In India, maize is predominantly a Kharif crop, with almost 85 percent under cultivation, whereas rabi maize corresponds to 15% of the area. Despite having the largest area under maize cultivation, the yield per hectare is still lower than the world average.

Drip Irrigation is efficiently watering down the cost of Basmati rice cultivation

22-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.

Scented (Basmati) rice, a unique product of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, is known for its aromatic quality and high economic value. It generates about three times higher prices than coarse rice.

Jain Irrigation to merge international irrigation business with Rivulis

21-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.

Jain Irrigation Systems Limited and Temasek-owned Rivulis, Singapore has announced that Jain International Trading B.V. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Jain Irrigation) and Rivulis have entered into definitive transaction agreements.

Adoption of modern technology in agriculture by farmers

26-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

The adoption of modern machines and equipments by the farmers depends on various factors such as socioeconomic conditions, geographical conditions, crop grown, irrigation facilities etc.

Water Ways' update on the acquisition of Hidrotop, a Chilean Smart Irrigation Provider

06-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Water Ways Technologies Inc, a global provider of Israeli-based agriculture technology that provides water irrigation solutions to agricultural producers, is pleased to report that the due diligence process on the acquisition of Desarrollo De Sistemas Hidraulicos SA (Hidrotop) is progressing well, and Water Ways expect to close the acquisition by mid-May, 2022, or such later date as the parties may mutually agree upon.

PepsiCo, N-Drip partner to provide water-saving, crop-enhancing benefits to farmers in India

17-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

PepsiCo India and N-Drip, manufacturer of an innovative gravity-powered micro-irrigation system, have announced a partnership, as a lead-up to World Water Day 2022, to help farmers in India adopt game-changing technology in water efficiency.

Coverage under drip and micro irrigation

09-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Government is making all efforts to enhance water use efficiency at farm level through adoption of micro irrigation in all the States of the Country and so far an area of 137.80 lakh ha has been covered under Micro Irrigation.

Netafim India unveils flexi sprinkler kit to increase crop yield in field crops

02-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.

Netafim India, a leading smart irrigation solution provider, has unveiled Flexi Sprinkler Kit – a ground-breaking field crops sprinkler irrigation system.

Netafim India introduces portable drip kit for farmers

18-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Netafim India, a leading smart irrigation solution provider, has unveiled revolutionary Portable Drip Kit – a comprehensive all-in-one irrigation solution that is easy to install and comes at an affordable price.

Excess irrigation over northern India shifting monsoons towards northwest risking agriculture

06-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.

Climate researchers have discovered that excess irrigation over northern India shifts the September monsoon rainfall towards the north-western part of the subcontinent increases widespread weather extremes over Central India. These meteorological hazards expose vulnerable farmers and their crops to risks of failure.

Santa Fe Irrigation adopts water reduction program for agriculture

25-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

The Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) board approved the adoption of a program that will benefit the district’s agricultural water users.

Honda launches efficient irrigation pump to support farmers

01-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Honda India Power Products Limited (HIPP), a leading manufacturer of power products in India, today fulfilled farmers’ need of irrigating farmlands efficiently and economically with their new offerings in 2-inch & 3-inch categories of “Self-priming” – “Gasoline(petrol) driven water pumps”

ICICI Bank to use satellite imagery to assess creditworthiness of farmers

28-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

ICICI Bank has announced a unique way to assess the creditworthiness of a specific group of customers. The bank will use satellite data imagery to measure an array of parameters related to the land, irrigation, and crop patterns and use it in combination with demographic and financial parameters to make quick lending decisions for farmers.

Agri department creates INR 5000 Cr Micro Irrigation Fund under NABARD

28-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

With a view to provide impetus to the micro irrigation in the country, Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) with a corpus of INR 5000 crore was created with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

India set a target of 100 lakh hectares under micro-irrigation in five years

10-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian minister for agriculture and farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has said that government has set the target of covering 100 lakh ha in five years under micro-irrigation.

Usage of drip irrigation, sprinkler in India meagre, says Ambuja Cement Foundation CEO

16-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

With growing population and usage of water increasing in agriculture, time has come to smartly use water for increasing food production, feed growing population in the country as well feed other countries that cannot produce much to feed its population.

Jain Farm Fresh Foods enter organic spices market

08-Aug-2019 - 0 Comments.

Jain Farm Fresh Foods Ltd. (JFFFL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., with one of the largest spice processing facility in India has forayed into organic spices

Ernakulam KVK launches drip irrigation kit for vegetable growers

12-Mar-2019 - 0 Comments.

The drip irrigation kit—IrrigateEasy— developed by Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is ready for sale at its sales counter at CMFRI

Cabinet approves USD 745 MN for micro irrigation fund with NABARD

16-May-2018 - 0 Comments.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has approved an initial Corpus of INR 5,000 crore (USD 745 million) for setting up of a dedicated “Micro Irrigation Fund” (MIF) with NABARD

Huge opportunities generated for skilled youth in agriculture, allied sectors, says Singh

06-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.

Indian minister of agriculture and farmers welfare has said that due to the sophisticated development in agriculture sector, employment opportunities have been generated for the skilled youth in the fields of agri-warehousing in agriculture, cold chains, supply chains, dairy, poultry, meat, fisheries, horticulture, agricultural mechanization as well as micro-irrigation.

Huge scope for drip irrigation in India, as only 7 MN ha land covered, against 69 MN ha, says IAI chief

28-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

With growing focus on India government on 'per drop more crop' promote farming through optimum utilization of water across the country, Agriculture Times (AgriTimes) spoke with Irrigation Association of India (IAI) president and managing director of Premier Irrigation Adritec Pvt Ltd, Shrikant Goenka on their association, as well as his organization he represent is helping farmers to achieve this goal.

Drip irrigation promoted under Per Drop More Crop Agri Irrigation Scheme

12-Aug-2016 - 0 Comments.

Indian minister of state for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Parshottam Rupala in the lower house of parliament said that drip and sprinkler irrigation systems are being promoted under “Per Drop More Crop” component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) {erstwhile scheme on Micro Irrigation has been subsumed under PMKSY since 1st July, 2015}.