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It is essential to reform agrifood systems as arable land and freshwater supplies are extremely limited in many parts of the world. Inefficient farming practices and climate change are posing a challenge
5 ways science, technology and innovation help transform global agrifood systems Read More
Murugan will be heading the engineering team and will lead aspects of deep-tech platform innovation, development and capacity-building initiatives while ensuring implementation of best tech practices
Aquaconnect appoints Murugan Chidhambaram as Head of Digital Transformation Read More
The deal will reduce Jain Irrigation’s consolidated debt by around 45 per cent i.e. by INR 2,664 crores on a consolidated level while allowing it to retain a significant minority stake in the merged company
Jain Irrigation to merge international business with Rivulis to create a global irrigation and climate leader Read More
Cutting-edge technologies such as AI, IoT, ML, cloud computing, statistical computing, deep learning, VR and AR are enabling the sector to overcome the challenges of productivity, quality, traceability and carbon emission
Indian startups need access to data and market to tackle technology adoption in agriculture: Anna Roy, NITI Aayog Read More
The partnership allows to combine the tech capabilities of BASE and EMPA and build on Innoterra’s deep farming knowhow to further strengthen its full-stack platform offering to smallholder farmers
Switzerland-based EMPA and BASE partner with Innoterra to develop digital quality control tools for banana cultivation Read More
The system has saved time, especially for the daily wage farmers giving them freedom and flexibility to sell their harvest in the market. It has reduced their labour work and helped the farmers financially as well
A case of sensor-based irrigation system boasting water use efficiency Read More
The superfood market is still underrated in India but there is going to be sharp growth due to the growing awareness about healthy food and new trends of switching to veganism and vegetarianism, Dr Shivendra Bajaj writes
Cultivating superfoods can improve financial health of Indian farmers Read More
The solar tree has been installed at ‘Centre of Excellence for Farm Machinery’, Ludhiana, Punjab and is officially certified by Guinness World Records (GWR) as the Largest Solar Tree in the world
CSIR-CMERI creates global record by developing world’s largest Solar Tree Read More
Many agri startups are coming up with novel ideas for farming practices. Recovery of biofuel and bioenergy can be another interesting and lucrative area, where successful innovations and application is possible, Dr Shivendra Bajaj writes
Agricultural waste to energy will drive additional income for farmers Read More
The AnantU team has developed and tested a smart plant protection system that sends live data to any screen and also plays the role of the modern scarecrow
AnantU team develops radar-based land and farm monitoring system Read More