Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk
When drought caused devastating crop losses in Malawi in 2015-2016, farmers in the south eastern African nation did not initially…
Southeast Asia must close yield gap to remain a major rice bowl
At least 40% of global rice exports come from Southeast Asia, making the region a major rice bowl. The region…
Birch trees remove microplastics from the soil.
So far, little is known about how microplastics interact with higher-order terrestrial plants. Recent studies have shown that microplastics are…
Agricultural and industrial sources as the main cause to the soaring atmospheric methane
In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists evaluated scenarios about what is causing methane concentrations…
Indian Potash signs MoU with Israel Chemicals to get supply of Muriate of Potash.
Indian Potash signed an MoU with Israel Chemicals to get the supply of Muriate of Potash (MOP) for the period…
FarmERP enables to capture farm data to aid smoother functioning of agricultural practices.
FarmERP comes into frame to try and aid the smoother functioning of farms by helping farmers resolve their farming problems…
Assam’s Acceleration Initiative helps 100 agribusinesses in four years
Acceleration Initiative in Assam (AAGL) has started handholding and supporting 100 agribusinesses in four years with 30 percent representation from…
Hyperspectral sensing and AI pave new path for monitoring soil carbon.
Classically, researchers collect soil samples in the field and haul them back to the lab, where they analyze the material…
Defective molecular signaling in plants helps them survive in a salty medium
Genetic mutations that almost completely disrupt a natural molecular signaling system in plants can confer the surprising benefit of making…
Researchers developed two new grape varieties
Two newly released grape varieties, developed collaboratively between Cornell AgriTech and Sun World International, a global fruit genetics and licensing…