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The artificial intelligence (AI) based mobile application will be able to detect 39 diseases in two crops while the study to extend the detection for 19 more crops is currently under process
Chandigarh University develops AI-based mobile app to detect crop disease Read More
Long-established safeguards and processes are in place in the plant breeding to effectively handle unintended changes. Dr. Ratna Kumria, Director- Biotechnology, Alliance for Agri Innovation writes…
Agri scientists now have advance tools for plant breeding Read More
India is implementing National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture as one of the missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. The activities include components to minimise the carbon footprint of agricultural activities
Know the interventions India is making in minimising carbon footprint in agriculture Read More
The project sees over 25,000 farmers across 420,000 acres served with free of cost sustainable alternative preventing over 1,038,965 tonnes of Co2 from being emitted
nurture.farm completes largest ever project to eliminate stubble burning in India Read More
Crop breeders using gene editing applications are trying to further enhance the nutritional value of their crops, extend the shelf life, and improve how it is processed in order to achieve a higher market value, Dr Shivendra Bajaj writes
Gene editing revolutionising agriculture through improvement in crops Read More
This acquisition will strengthen Crystal’s field crop seed business and make it a strong integrated agri-input player. The company expects this business to contribute 10 per cent of its annual turnover
Crystal Crop Protection acquires cotton, mustard, pearl millet and grain sorghum hybrids from Bayer India Read More
Led by ICRISAT, the research team identified 29,870 genes that includes 1,582 previously unreported novel genes. The research is the largest effort of its kind for any plant, putting chickpea in a small group of crops with such an extensive genome map
Largest plant genome sequencing effort yields a pan-genome for chickpea, sets it up for a breeding revolution Read More
The Centre for Bioresources and Sustainable Development has also established academic linkages with several ICAR and CSIR institutions, for efficient implementation of the programmes
Jitendra Singh inaugurates biotechnology centre for north east, to benefit 10,000 farmers Read More
Innoterra India has signed a global partnership agreement with the Indian Council for Agricultural Research to develop a biopesticide against Fusarium wilt, popularly known as Panama disease
Innoterra partners with ICAR to counter Panama Wilt disease in banana crop Read More
This partnership strengthens efforts to bring together science, knowledge and implementation frameworks to bolster food security, nutrition and livelihoods that are resilient to climate change
WFP, ICRISAT to partner on climate-resilient food security, nutrition and livelihoods in India Read More