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Agrochemicals industry to focus on developing new processes, products with sustainability as core principle: DV Sadananda Gowda

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - 1 Comment

Addressing the virtual session of the ‘9th Agrochemicals Conference’, organised by FICCI, Gowda said that while focusing on tapping unrealised potential, we must also ensure that the use of agrochemicals remains judicious and sustainable for the environment

Agri Marketing / Agribusiness

Value addition is key to increase agri export competitiveness: Chairman, APEDA

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - 1 Comment

To successfully increase agri export we must focus on increasing value addition and develop a strategy for diversification, APEDA Chairman said.

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 / Policy

Govt to soon launch one stop shop on agri data, will benefit farmers & reduce cost: CEO, PMFBY

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 - by BK Jha - Leave a Comment

The Government is putting up a common data infrastructure of all the farmers in the country. PMFBY, PM-Kisan and the Soil Health Card, are all being integrated through a common database along with land record details over the period of time

Farm Inputs / Farm Machinery

Advanced farm mechanisation can reform Indian agriculture sector: JS Agriculture

August 19, 2020August 20, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

The government initiatives towards farm mechanisation aims at increasing the acceptance, adoption of mechanised farming in the entire country, the official said

Agritech / Crop Protection / 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

Allied Sectors / Dairying

Indian dairy industry aims to double its processing capacity: Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, AH&D

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - 1 Comment

Indian dairy industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world and has set the goal to double its processing capacity from 53.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) to 108 MMT by 2025

Agri Marketing / Agribusiness / Policy

Synergy between stakeholders, ministries is required for implementation of agricultural ordinances: JS, Food & Public Distribution

July 21, 2020July 21, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - 1 Comment

Creation of small warehouses at the farm-gate could save a farmer from distress sale of his produce and also assist in providing financial assistance to the farmers, the senior official said.

Allied Sectors / Horticulture

Diversification, technology vital for vegetable farming to mitigate climate change: Horticulture Commissioner

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - 3 Comments.

According to the official, the government is working on various programmes to mitigate the challenges of climate change. Two programmes will be announced in the coming months that will enable vegetable farming

Allied Sectors / Fisheries / Policy

Sustainable development key to enhancing competitiveness in the fisheries sector: Secretary, Fisheries

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 - by Agriculture Post - Leave a Comment

Per capita consumption in India is substantially low in fisheries compared to global levels. Therefore, development of domestic market and increasing per capita consumption needs a focused approach, the official said