Tag: Agriculture
Pink Bollworm knowledge campaign flagged off in Vidarbha, Maharashtra
A multi-stakeholder “Project Bandhan: A Knot of PBW Protection” successfully carrying out “first-of-its-kind” field experiment laid out over 300 acres in 5 clusters of cotton field in Waroda, Adasa and Methpanjara villages in Vidarbha.....................
Syngenta India steps up efforts on pink bollworm management
Syngenta has set up 3 model farms in Yavatmal, and 13 in Amravati Division for practical demonstration on pest management and safe practices......................
CropIn partners True Digital Solutions to build sustainable agri-ecosystem in Southeast...
CropIn and True Digital Solutions to provide a complete ecosystem around farmer digitization and advisory.........................
New polyhouse technology to help cultivate off-season crops
Conventional greenhouses have disadvantages due to roof covering which sometimes lead to excessive heat and insufficient light (early morning). Besides this, they are also prone to insufficient levels of CO2, transpiration and water stress........................
C-CAMP launches nationwide Agriculture Grand Challenges backed by Karnataka govt
Agriculture and healthcare take centre stage at launch & showcase of several high-impact C-CAMP innovation programs with Government of Karnataka........................
ICAR scientists developed 1575 varieties of 70 field crops in last...
During 2014 till January 2021, a total of 1575 varieties of 70 field crops have been developed which include 770 of cereals, 235 of oilseeds, 236 of pulses, 170 of fibre crops, 104 of forage crops, 52 of sugarcane and 8 of other crops......................
Mahila Kisan Biotech Fellowship to smallholder Kavita Shivkiran
The fellowship award ceremony was held on her cotton field situated at village Balaya of Mundwa tehsil of Nagaur district, Rajasthan..................
NSAI & FSII reach a consensus on commercialization framework for superior...
A landmark for the Indian seed industry, it can lead to sustained development of traits and new plant varieties, thus making the Indian agriculture competitive......................
Cisco & Social Alpha’s Krishi Mangal initiative to support high-impact agritech...
Pilots implemented by start-ups over one year will positively impact 17500 marginal farmers across Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh..................................
Genome editing offers new ray of hope to tackle malnutrition
The policymakers must be convinced about how gene-editing is a golden opportunity to enhance human nutrition, writes Dr Rishi Kumar Tyagi.....................