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Through this collaboration, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide technical assistance for the design and delivery of new technologies and implementation of best practices that are relevant to India’s local context
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The efficient genome engineering tools for precise editing would greatly help Indian agriculture in developing crop varieties for climate resilience and nutritional security, Professor KC Bansal and Dr Shivendra Bajaj write
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The study shows that diabetic people who consumed millets as part of their daily diet saw their blood glucose levels drop 12-15% and blood glucose levels went from diabetic to pre-diabetes levels
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Agrochemicals comprise a wide range of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and plant growth regulators, have played a crucial role in altering India’s food-scant status to a food-surplus nation
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Over the years, Karnataka has been taking progressive steps in agriculture sector. In the past, one such initiative, Rashtriya eMarket Services (ReMS), an online platform for agriculture commodity trade has been the core idea behind launching the e-National Agriculture Market (eNAM) in 2015 by the Central government. With the threats looming from climate change and frequent droughts, the state is promoting millets as smart food. In an exclusive interview with Agriculture Post, NH Shivashankara Reddy, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Karnataka discussed issues ranging from its millets programme to various agricultural policies of the state.
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RG Agarwal, Group Chairman, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd writes on the initiatives need to taken for India’s food and nutrition security and transforming the country through agriculture sector
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The FAO-WFO agreement will focus on supporting and promoting the key role that farmers and their organisations play in efficient, inclusive and sustainable agriculture and food systems; reducing rural poverty; reaching food and nutrition security; and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
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Four Indian seed companies featured in top 10 of first ever Access to Seeds Index for South and Southeast Asia
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With the technology from NRGene, ICRISAT has chickpea and pigeon pea genomes to a reference level quality, that researchers can use. This would help maximise favourable nutritional properties of these high-protein legumes
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The two institutions will work together using novel crop innovation solutions based on KeyGene’s proprietary technologies and know-how
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