Budget boosts agri-biotech: Experts call for regulatory reforms and high-yield & resilient crops

11-Feb-2025 - 0 Comments.

The Union Budget 2025-26 places a strong emphasis on agriculture, introducing initiatives such as the National Mission on High Yielding Seeds, expanded seed availability, and efforts to boost cotton productivity.

Banning juvenile fishing yields results of 41% increase in threadfin breams: CMFRI study

20-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.

Implementation of the Minimum Legal Size (MLS) banning juvenile fishing has led to a 41% increase in the yield of threadfin breams in Kerala, indicating a positive output of the regulation.

Wheat Varieties Boosting Indian Agriculture

16-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.

Wheat, the "king of grains," reigns supreme on Indian dinner plates. But for farmers, selecting the right variety is crucial for maximizing yield, water efficiency, and ultimately, profit. This report explores some of the top contenders in the Indian wheat landscape, their water requirements, and how they're driving a surge in farmer income and global demand.

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.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Amazon Kisan sign MoU to empower farmers

15-Jun-2023 - 0 Comments.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Amazon Kisan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to combine strengths and create synergy between the two organizations for guiding farmers on scientific cultivation of different crops for optimum yield and income.

Best practices to increase Maize crop yield in adverse weather conditions this summer

21-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.

India’s agricultural sector is facing challenges due to climate change. The frequent occurrence of extreme weather events, increasing temperatures, and other consequences of climate change has resulted in adverse effects on crop yields and farmers & livelihoods.

 Milma launches insurance scheme to offset fall in milk yield in summer

18-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.

Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by the brand Milma, has launched a comprehensive insurance scheme that guarantees financial compensation for dairy farmers to offset the loss of income due to fall in milk yield during the summer.

BioPrime AgriSolutions awarded patent for invention of a novel bio-formulation to manage abiotic stress in plants

10-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Indian Government’s patent office has granted BioPrime AgriSolutions patent number for the invention of a Novel Bio-Formulation to manage Abiotic Stress in plants and to improve the yield.

Cropin floats revolutionary agritech cloud platform

29-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Cropin Cloud, developed by Bengaluru-based agritech company Cropin, is an agriculture intelligence cloud that can provide data generated over the course of more than ten years and assist farmers and those involved in agribusinesses, such as suppliers, banks, and insurers, in achieving higher crop yield and quality.

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.

Corteva help farmers with hybrid millet seeds to increase yield, enhance livelihoods

20-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.

Observing the “International Year of Millets 2022-23” and to address the demand for adequate food, nutrition, and livelihood security while combating climate change, global agriculture company, Corteva Agriscience is focused on engaging the next generation of farmers through its hybrid millet seeds and modernizing the key agricultural attributes to support them in growing what matters.

UP, CHR. Hansen unveils bionutritional for crops

24-May-2022 - 0 Comments.

UPL, a global provider of sustainable agriculture solutions has announced the launch of Zoatin, a new biosolution that effectively facilitates plant uptake and utilisation of phosphorus to improve crop health and yield.

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.

Samhitha logs 30 percent higher yield for citrus crops in Telangana, AP

05-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Naviz Analytics, a leading US-based Data Science firm, recently announced the official launch of Samhitha Crop Care Clinics, a unique, precision farming advisory aimed at increasing the bottom line of Indian farmers.

Disastrous consequences of surge in cultivation of illegal HtBt cotton, FSII & NSAI write to government

20-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Quality seeds for farmers is the first step towards growing quality produce and better yield. Research and development ensure that the challenges faced by farmers are resolved and they get better varieties to fight pests and diseases.

Corteva Agriscience introduces technology, sustainability initiatives for corn farmer across five states

13-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA), the global agriculture company today said that it has undertaken several initiatives to enable corn crop mechanization and empower farmers which, in the first year of implementation, helped to improve yield with less water usage, reduced cost of cultivation and, critically, increased farmer incomes.

Bharti AXA launches crop insurance campaign Maharashtra, Karnataka

28-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.

In order to promote crop insurance among farmers, Bharti AXA General Insurance has launched its crop insurance campaign ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ for farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka to encourage them about their yield protection and financial security.

Agri experts, Microsoft India to process weather data, to boost yield and profit

04-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

Scientists, meteorologists, start-ups and Microsoft India are coming together to crunch weather data to help farmers beat climate risks and boost yield and profit.

India's next generation agromet advisory service can boost yield by USD 430 BN, believes ICRISAT scientist

03-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

Data with the Indian government suggests that agromet advisories have the potential to yield benefits worth over US $ 430 billion for India’s 90 million agricultural households.

Indian cultivation of BT cotton crops estimated at 32.26 MN bales during 201-20

31-Mar-2020 - 0 Comments.

Area, production and productivity of Bt. cotton has increased steadily since its introduction in India, barring minor fluctuation in few years. Details of year-wise area under cotton, Bt. cotton, production and yield of cotton during 2002-03 to 2019-20

Centre to use geospatial technology for conducting sample surveys

28-Jan-2018 - 0 Comments.

The Central government is working on a combination of traditional and modern technology like satellite imagery for crop acreage and yield estimation to build up a much more sophisticated analysis and ensure accurate agriculture forecasts