Application of space technology in agriculture
Space technology helps getting fast and accurate information about the crop situation in the country. It provides digital data, which…
Centre includes 53 airports under Krishi Udan scheme
Under the scheme, a total of 108,479 metric tonnes of perishable cargo was handled in the financial year 2021-22 (till…
ICRISAT, NRGene boost chickpea and pigeon pea research
With the technology from NRGene, ICRISAT has chickpea and pigeon pea genomes to a reference level quality, that researchers can…
Insecticides (India) launches herbicide ‘Hachiman’ for soybean and pulses
Hachiman herbicide is developed with Nissan Chemical, Japan, and marketed in India by Insecticides (India) as a product under its ‘Tractor…
Wingsure develops AI-driven mobile insurance app for small farmers
The initial implementation will focus on India where 50 per cent of households are dependent on agriculture for their living.…
India conducts largest field experiment of ‘mating disruption’ technology to combat pink bollworm in cotton
The field experiment laid out over 300 acres of cotton fields with the structured tagging of PBKnot thread under the…
‘Brown-bagging’ crop seed affects producers as well as research advances
As producers get back into their fields for a new season, Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed is stepping up its…
Team develops new method of hunting for carbon in soil without digging or taking soil samples
Physicists and soil scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have teamed up to develop…
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying launches ‘One Health Framework’ in Uttarakhand
The ‘One Health’ programme will work with stakeholders from various sectors to improve livestock health, human health, wildlife health and…
What makes vertical farming a sustainable agriculture alternative, Read the future of food system
Vertical farming is bringing a revolution in the agriculture sector and transforming ways of farm operations and food habits. Opportunities…