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SaaS-based Agriculture: Revolutionising agri sector with cutting-edge software solutions

Modern farms and agricultural operations work far differently than those a few decades ago, primarily due to various technological interventions in the field of technology, Santosh Shinde, COO & Co-founder, FarmERP writes

Agritech / Opinion

Top 6 strategies to fortify large farm management and magnify productivity

March 17, 2021March 18, 2021 - by Santosh Shinde - Leave a Comment

Large farm management is facing serious challenges globally, incorporating these strategies could make a huge difference. Santosh Shinde, COO and co-founder, FarmERP writes

Agritech / Policy

Civil Aviation Ministry grants use of drones for farm data collection

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The permission allows drones deployment by the MoAFW for remote sensing data collection in agricultural areas of 100 districts in India for gram panchayat level yield estimation

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) digitalising farming practices

Agritech / Policy

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture digitalising farming practices

February 12, 2021February 13, 2021 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

National e-Governance Plan in Agriculture (NeGPA) aims to achieve rapid development of agriculture through use of ICT for timely access to agriculture related information to the farmers

Policy

Centre allocates Rs 16,000 Cr for crop insurance scheme, PMFBY for 2021-22

February 8, 2021February 9, 2021 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The crop insurance scheme extends coverage for the entire cropping cycle from pre-sowing to post-harvest including coverage for losses arising out of prevented sowing and mid-season adversities

Agritech / Opinion

Technology can solve many of agriculture’s challenges

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 - by Rajesh Aggarwal - Leave a Comment

AI-enabled tools make it possible to generate solution-oriented data while analytics provided by big data provide crucial real-time insights. Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, Insecticides (India) writes on the need of modern technological integration of farming practices

Agrochemicals / Farm Inputs

Stable policy environment and supportive regulatory system will nurture innovations and help farmers

October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Government and agrochemical Industry leaders deliberated on Agrochemicals – The Road Ahead during 40th Annual General Meeting of CropLife India

Agritech

10 Strategic interventions to catalyse Artificial Intelligence adoption in Indian agriculture

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - 2 Comments.

Information sources, such as satellites, drones and weather-related data can be combined with the results of crop-cutting experiments to improve the accuracy of forecasts and many related solutions

Agritech / Agrochemicals / Farm Inputs / Policy

Using drones for agrochemical spray, FICCI-CropLife Paper seeks a robust policy framework

July 29, 2020July 30, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The technical paper also outlines the drone regulation in other countries such as the EU, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, citing the best practices in agrochemical spraying

Agrochemicals / Farm Inputs

CropLife India issues advisory on locust control

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Apart from the traditional spray system, CropLife India has suggested extensive use of drones for spraying recommended agrochemicals to control locust and other invasive pests