BriefingMay 3, 2022Online Trading Platforms are Democratising the Purchase and Sale of Cattle By vivian fernandes Online cattle trading platforms are cutting down transaction costs and helping cattle owners fetch…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJanuary 2, 2022What Can Punjab Grow Instead of Rice and Wheat? By vivian fernandes The agitating farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have forced the government to repeal the…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 26, 2021Anil Ghanwat, Member of the SC Committee on Farm Laws, Seeks Its Permission to Release Report By vivian fernandes “It is important to ensure that while the specific laws may no longer exist, the reform impulse…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 25, 2021AgNext is Working on a Quick Digital Test for Pesticide Residues, says CTO Subrat Panda By vivian fernandes On August 30, Telangana’s Nizamabad agricultural mandi inaugurated an instant curcumin testing…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 11, 2021Indian Agriculture Needs a Carbon Market to Reduce Emissions By vivian fernandes In an article in the Indian Express, agricultural economist Ashok Gulati and ICRIER researcher Purvi…Read more 1 0 Share
BriefingOctober 7, 2021A Hydroponics Consultancy That Backs Its Advice With a Bank Guarantee By vivian fernandes A consultancy that not only provides advice to commercial hydroponic farms but also backs it up with…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 2, 2021PM "Dedicates" to the Nation Crop Varieties That Were Already Released By vivian fernandes Varieties are released to farmers for cultivation as per protocols of the 1966 Seed Act and there is…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingJuly 27, 2021Rural Dvpt.Ministry and Tata Trusts Supported Non-Profit Tie up with Tech Firm to Promote Chemical Free and Low-Emissions Agriculture By vivian fernandes FDRVC and a 10-year-old Indian technology start-up called Innoterra have signed an MoU to promote…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 30, 2021Cisco and Tata Trusts Provide Rs 2 cr to Five Agri-Startups to Digitally Enable Smallholder Farmers By vivian fernandes Five agri-tech startups will get Rs 42.5 lakh each for one year under a programme called Krishi…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 28, 2021At Karnataka's Model Ramthal Project, Farmers Struggle To Make The Mindset Switch from Flood to Micro Irrigation By vivian fernandes Last month the non-bank finance company (NBFC) of Netafim Irrigation India got about Rs 420 cr in…Read more 0 0 Share