Soil Health in Crisis: Strategies for Soil Conservation and Regeneration

01-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.

Soil is a fundamental resource for agriculture, supporting crop growth, water filtration, and carbon sequestration. Yet, soil health is deteriorating worldwide due to factors like intensive farming, deforestation, and climate change.

Soil Health in Crisis: Strategies for Soil Conservation and Regeneration

30-Sep-2024 - 0 Comments.

Soil is a fundamental resource for agriculture, supporting crop growth, water filtration, and carbon sequestration.

Land Degradation: Strategies for Restoring and Preserving Arable Land

15-Sep-2024 - 0 Comments.

Land degradation is a critical issue affecting agricultural productivity, food security, and environmental sustainability. It results from a combination of natural processes and human activities, including deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, and unsustainable farming practices. Restoring and preserving arable land is essential for ensuring long-term agricultural viability and environmental health.

Black Gold: The Rise of Composting in India

22-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

For centuries, Indian farmers have nurtured their land with organic matter, intuitively understanding the importance of enriching the soil.

Brawijaya Academic makes mulch from banana waste

15-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

Dr Rita Parmawati, a lecturer from the Faculty of Agriculture of Brawijaya University has developed an organic mulch tape made from banana waste, water hyacinth, and paitan leaves (Crotalaria sp). The mulch tape can prevent weed growth and reduce soil surface evaporation rate.

Maintaining soil health is the key to environmental balance and enhancing agricultural productivity

14-Jun-2024 - 0 Comments.

Climate change could cut crop yields, especially in the world's most food-insecure regions. The erratic weather conditions, intense cultivation due to increasing global population and poor soil management is threatening soil, water, and air quality.  

Agriculture ministry unveils initiatives to empower farmers and improve soil health

07-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.

The Union Ministers for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development jointly launched four key initiatives aimed at empowering farmers and improving soil health in India.

BhoomiSeva launches automated soil testing platform

17-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.

Discover how BhoomiSeva's innovative Soil Health Card Project is transforming Indian agriculture, empowering farmers, policymakers, and promoting sustainable practices. Join the soil health revolution for a healthier nation.

Government simplifies tractor testing guidelines to boost ease of doing business

23-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.

In a significant move aimed at promoting ease of doing business and fostering trust-based governance, the Government has streamlined the tractor testing process.

Namdhari Seeds bags NABL accreditation for seed health testing

07-Aug-2023 - 0 Comments.

Namdhari Seeds Pvt. Ltd (NSPL), a prominent leader in the seed industry, is delighted to announce that its cutting-edge laboratories based in Bangalore have been awarded NABL Accreditation in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by the National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories (NABL).

Scope of Organic Farming in India

05-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.

Organic farming is a type of agriculture that relies on natural processes and materials to maintain soil fertility and productivity.

Amit Shah inaugurates state-of-the-art advanced organic testing laboratory at Amul Fed Dairy

24-May-2023 - 0 Comments.

Union Home Affairs and Cooperation Minister, Amit Shah recently inaugurated the State-of-the-Art Advanced Organic Testing Laboratory at Amul Fed Dairy, Gandhinagar.

Agriculture Minister inaugurates honey testing labs in Madhya Pradesh

20-May-2023 - 0 Comments.

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare  Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated a number of honey-related facilities in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, on the occasion of World Bee Day.

WRMS Ventures into the manufacturing of climate-smart agrochemicals

23-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.

WRMS, a leading agri-tech company, has expanded its services by foraying into the manufacturing of climate-smart agrochemicals in order to provide better solutions for pest management and soil fertility to farmers.

Federal Bank begins testing for RBIH-developed KCC

23-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Federal bank officially launched the pilot for Instant Kisan Credit Card (KCC) in the presence of the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) and the Tamil Nadu state government.

Time limit slashed for the testing process of tractors used for farming

26-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Agriculture and Farmers Welfare ministry has reduced the time limit for the testing process of tractors used for Agriculture from nine months to just 75 working days.

A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP invests in Agri Tourism Development Corporation

A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP, widely recognized as a pioneer in Hi-tech soil-based Vertical Farming in India and one of the largest turmeric producers has announced their investment in Taware's startup Agri Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC).

Cropin set up artificial intelligence lab, to bring predictive intelligence to every acre of cultivable land

16-May-2022 - 0 Comments.

Cropin, the agritech pioneer, building the first global Intelligent Agriculture Cloud, announced that it has set up a new artificial intelliegence (AI) Labs.

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.

Heartland bags USDA grant to expand research on regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration

26-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.

Heartland Industries is proud to announce that their team has secured a grant from the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Heartland's 'Hemp4Soil' program was selected as the recipient of a $360,000 grant over 3 years to develop their soil innovation program.

Bayer invites global researchers to submit novel crop protection compounds through new Testing4Ag program

15-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.

Bayer has announced the launch of Testing4Ag, a new program which allows research scientists from around the world to submit novel chemistries to Bayer for testing in hopes of identifying potential new modes of action to control fungal diseases, insect pests, or weeds.

Test soil health in just 90 seconds, courtesy IIT Kanpur

26-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.

In a first, IIT Kanpur has developed a portable soil testing device that can detect soil health in just 90 seconds through an embedded mobile application.

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.

You fix up soil and you can fix up everything: Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation

21-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Speaking on Leverage Indian Traditions for Global Sustainability, on the day 2 of the ongoing TiE Sustainability Summit, the world's largest summit on sustainability by organized by TiE Hyderabad, Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation said soil is very crucial to the environment.

Ambuja Cements support farmers, to procure biomass fuel for its plants

09-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.

Burning crop residue after harvesting is detrimental to soil health and has a negative economic impact on farmers and local communities. Additionally, this also contributes to air pollution and aids the challenges posed by climate change.

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.

ICAR's IISWC signs MoU with University of Petroleum and Energy Studies

18-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun, Uttarakhand signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, Uttarakhand for the Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) based solution for agricultural field protection from wild animals.

Hi-Tech soil-based vertical farming revolutionized by A S Agri and Aqua LLP

14-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

A S Agri and Aqua LLP one of the leading Agriculture Development and Agro-tech Solutions companies in India, is transforming and revolutionizing the Indian agricultural ecosystem with the introduction of Hi-tech Soil-Based Vertical Farming (SBVF) in India and overseas countries.

Escorts Ltd announces Covid relief measures for its dealerships

31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

In a program titled ‘Covid-Shield’, India’s leading engineering conglomerate, Escorts Limited announced several Covid-relief measures for its Dealerships, including a no-questions-asked financial aid of INR 20,000 for its select dealership employees, upon testing positive for Covid-19.

Agri minister launches honey testing laboratory project on World Bee Day

23-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

On the occasion of World Bee Day and in the auspicious context of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the project of setting up a honey testing laboratory at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi.

AgriTech silk supply chain startup ReshaMandi raises USD 1.7 mn seed funding

23-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

ReshaMandi, an agritech start-up digitizing India’s silk supply chain, has raised USD 1.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Omnivore and Strive Ventures with participation from Axilor Ventures and Supply Chain Labs (Lumis), according to a media report.

Central Farm Machinery Training Institute tests first-ever electric tractor

05-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Central Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institute, Budni (MP) has tested the first-ever electric tractor in the Institute. The institute received the application for an electric tractor under Confidential Test initially.

qZense secures INR 4.5 Cr seed investment led by Venture Catalysts

01-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.

Venture Catalysts, India’s first and largest integrated incubator and accelerator, has recently led INR 4.5 Cr seed investment in qZense Labs, an agritech start-up for quality control and management of fresh produce.

Soil tech firm raises $1 mn from NABVENTURES, Omnivore

07-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

Krishitantra announced that it has raised USD 1 million (INR 7.6 crore) in seed funding from NABVENTURES and Omnivore.

Agricultural mechanization must suit the requirements of small and marginal farmers, says Tomar

27-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian agriculture & farmers welfare minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched in the public domain, the 'Centralized Farm Machinery Performance Testing Portal' which has been developed by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare as a further step to improve services of farm machinery testing institutions and bringing out transparency in the entire process of testing and evaluation of machines.

WayCool gets INR 85 lakh grant from Dutch Development Bank FMO

24-Aug-2020 - 0 Comments.

FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has allocated a grant of INR 85 lakh to WayCool Foods, for procurement and distribution of dual-purpose PPE kits and enablement of on-site Soil testing to farmers.

Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates state of the art honey testing lab in Gujarat

24-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian minister of agriculture and farmers’ welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has today inaugurated the ‘World Class State of Art Honey Testing Laboratory’ established by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in Anand (Gujarat) with support of National Bee Board (NBB), through Video Conference.

National Fertilizers flags off five mobile soil testing labs

29-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) has launched five mobile soil testing labs for testing the soil samples at the doorstep of farmers free of cost.

India’s milk production in Q1 2020 improved over 2019, says RaboResearch Dairy report

15-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

Better soil moisture and feed quality, along with improved payouts to farmers, helped improve milk supplies. However, the lockdown from the second half of March has led to supply-chain disruptions, impacting demand for dairy products in the B2B channel, RaboResearch Dairy Quarterly titled 'Waiting for the Dust to Settle' said.

Need for biotechnology crops in India, writes seeds federation director

23-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

The ongoing pandemic has brought forward our vulnerability to food crisis, especially with our increasing population. In addition, the challenges of future, will be much different than the ones in past because of factors like climate change, reduced availability of land and water, soil degradation and changing food preferences of people.

Intello Labs raises $5.9M to digitize quality in fresh produce

19-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

Intello Labs has announced that it has raised a INR 45 crore (USD $5.9 million) in a Series A round led by Saama Capital, alongside global agritech funds GROW, SVG Ventures THRIVE

Indian agri minister calls to make soil nutrient a farmers’ movement

07-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

Indian agriculture & farmers' welfare minister, Narendra Singh Tomar has called for making integrated soil nutrient management a farmers’ movement.

Securing farmers with technology: How Agritech can be a solution to farmers’ produce-related woes

30-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), e-NAM, and Soil Health Management (SHM) can bring significant relief to the farming sector.

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

India’s NPC study shows soil health card boosts farmer income and reduces fertilizers use depending on crops

19-Feb-2020 - 0 Comments.

National Productivity Council (NPC) conducted a study in 76 districts of 19 states - covering 170 soil testing labs and 1700 farmers, has been released on the completion of five years of the government scheme.

Soil Health Card Scheme helped to achieve surplus capacity in foodgrain production

19-Feb-2020 - 0 Comments.

The Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said the Soil Health Card Scheme has helped India achieve surplus capacity in foodgrain production.

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

Waste Decomposer for the Development of Organic Farming

24-Jan-2018 - 0 Comments.

NCOF launched waste decomposer culture in 2015 which is proving as miracle all over the country. It is used for quick composting from organic waste, soil health improvement and as plant protection agent. It is a consortium of micro organism extracted from desi cow dung

India distributed 100 million soil health card to farmers during 2015-17

08-Dec-2017 - 0 Comments.

Singh said that the objective of soil health card (SHC) is to provide information about the Soil Health to 120 million farm holdings in the country

India committed to promote organic farming, says Radha Mohan Singh

Indian agriculture and farmers welfare minister, Radha Mohan Singh said that central government is committed to promote organic farming in view of the importance of organic farming, with emphasis on sustainable production, food security and soil health.

Govt doing every efforts to keep soil healthy, says Indian agri minister

05-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.

In order to achieve its target of doubling farmers income, Indian government is taking all efforts that will help farmers achieve this goal, Indian minister for agriculture & famers welfare, Radha Mohan Singh said in Roorkee recently.

Alltech Crop Science stresses the importance of a healthy agribiome on World Soil Day

05-Dec-2016 - 0 Comments.

Celebrated in several countries on Dec. 5, World Soil Day raises awareness about the importance of soil preservation and stimulates discussion on effective crop practices.

Over 34 MN soil health cards disbursed, says agri ministry

19-Nov-2016 - 0 Comments.

In order to provide with soil health cards to farmers across the state, India has distributed 34.47 million soil health cards

By next year about 140 million farmers will have Soil Health Card

18-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.

The government is committed for the prosperity and welfare of farmers, for this purpose a number of initiatives have been taken during last two and half year.