Agriculture Archives - Page 62 of 73

Blockchain technology to bring transparency in coffee value chain

March 28, 2019 - by BK Jha - 3 Comments.

Blockchain will help in creating a brand image for Indian coffee through traceability, in reducing growers dependency on intermediaries by having a direct access to buyers for a fair price for their produce, in finding right coffee suppliers for exporters and within the stipulated time to meet the growing demands and in building a better trust and long term relationship

Policy

Farmers are critical for the well-being of the nation: Vice President

March 28, 2019 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The Vice President stressed upon the need to take steps to make agriculture more remunerative and sustainable

Agritech / Opinion

7 Points to consider while evaluating farm management solution

March 20, 2019August 26, 2019 - by Krishna Kumar - Leave a Comment

Benefits of technology in agriculture are more than apparent. While developed countries have been early adopters, technologically aware approach towards food production is now seeing widespread adoption in Africa, India, and other developing nations as well. Krishna Kumar, Founder & CEO, CropIn Technology Solutions writes

Farm Inputs / Irrigation / Opinion

Water management key to sustainable agriculture growth

March 19, 2019August 26, 2019 - by RG Agarwal - 1 Comment

India is facing the worst water crisis in its history attributed to its growing population, lack of adequate government planning, increased corporatisation, industrial and human waste, among other factors. RG Agarwal, Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd writes on how water management can be the key to sustainable agriculture growth

Agri Research / Farm Inputs / Fertilisers

Mosaic Company Foundation confers young agriculture scientist

March 16, 2019 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Mosaic Company Foundation Annual Awards recognises individuals who demonstrate exceptional ability and originality of thought for contributions to the field of plant nutrition

Agritech

Agri-tech company wins AI Innovation Challenge 2019

March 14, 2019 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

CropIn has been recognised for its innovative AI-based solutions in the agriculture sector. The agri-tech company has won the Artificial Intelligence Challenge conferred by the Government of Maharashtra and NITI Aayog, in association with NASSCOM

Agritech

CropIn ranks in THRIVE Top 50 Companies in 2019

March 12, 2019 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

CropIn has been listed in the 2019 THRIVE Top 50 Report highlighting leading growth stage companies and unicorn predictions in Food and Agri-Tech

Crop Protection / Farm Inputs

SABC launches Project SAFFAL to combat Fall Armyworm

March 8, 2019March 25, 2022 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The project aims at developing a suite of techniques, good agricultural practices and control measures along with educational material for various stakeholders to enhance farmers’ preparedness to tackle the menace of Fall Armyworm

Agritech / Policy

CropIn concludes 1st phase of CCE studies for PMFBY

March 6, 2019 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

SmartFarm, CropIn’s digital farm management solution, captures the precise location and size of the farm and the details of the farmer at the time of conducting the CCE. This ensures the field data is accurate, enabling complete visibility and transparency in the CCE process

Farm Inputs / Farm Machinery / International

Case IH, New Holland Agriculture bag ‘Machine of the Year’ awards in Paris

February 28, 2019July 2, 2019 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Case IH was recognised for its Versum CVXDrive in the Mid-Size Tractor category and Quadtrac CVXDrive in the XL Tractor category. New Holland Agriculture garnered awards for both its CR Revelation combine harvester with IntelliSense technology in the Combine category and T5 AutoCommand in the Mid-Size Tractor category