VC Circle

Farmizen also sets aside common areas in every farm. The produce from these plots, such as herbs, are distributed among the users. The startup’s first farm, a 1.5-acre plot about 10 kilometres from Bangalore, started in June. It caters to as many as 79 subscribers, and has a waitlist of 320 people. “Many subscribers come to the farm to work with farmers, sow seeds or prepare fertilisers, and volunteer labour.

Governance Now

Thus, the contractor supplies all the inputs required for cultivation, while the farmer supplies land and labour. However, the terms and nature of the contract differ according to variations in the nature of crops to be grown, agencies, farmers, and technologies and the context in which they are practiced, said the report.

The Hindu Business Line

With the Indian Farmer Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) going for a major online distribution push, farmers can now place orders for agricultural biologicals over phone or at the click of a mouse. “As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, culminating on November 3, we have launched a major digital initiative.

The Better India

Unfortunately, these ‘high-yielding’ varieties failed to increase crops significantly, as the resource-poor tribal farmers were unable to afford ‘recommended inputs’ – like chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The tribal farmers soon reverted back to native seeds and organic methods of cultivation, thus reducing their dependency on external inputs like seeds, growth promoters, fertilizers, and pesticides.

Telangana Today

The Agriculture Department is expecting around 3 crore quintals of cotton yield this kharif season which was 50 per cent higher than the same period last year. “As per the intensive survey conducted by the Agriculture Department it is evident that 50 per cent of total farmers in the State cultivated cotton this year due to favourable seasonal conditions and pest and disease-free situation besides temptation of higher market price during last year,” said Commissioner for Agriculture C Parthasarathi to Telangana Today.

Millennium Post

FMCG major ITC will continue diversification into new areas with agri business set to play a key role, as part of its ‘India First’ strategy under which it aims to create 10 million sustainable livelihoods by 2030, according to company CEO and Executive Director Sanjiv Puri. Very soon, the company will start selling potatoes and onions as it tries to bring “one more commodity to the market every few months”, even as it is in the process of assembling a team for its foray into healthcare sector.

Green Ecosystem

As executive vice president and chief technology officer for Monsanto Company, Fraley has made a commitment to broader open dialogue to address consumer concerns innovations in agriculture, including biotechnology, and one way Monsanto has done that is to help the efforts of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA). “Working together as an industry we need to share more background and more information on food innovation and GMO safety with the millions of people out there who have legitimate questions,” Fraley said.