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Sheer passion for agriculture got us into the sector: Kunal prasad, co-founder and COO, CropInedit
In 2010, Kunal Prasad, who previously worked at Tata Motors, observed that technologydriven solutions were not being implemented in the agriculture sector. There were inefficiencies in production and supply chain, and businesses didn’t have real-time data on status of farms and condition of farmers. “Sheer passion about the sector got us into the space and CropIn was started in August 2010,” he said. CropIn began as a B2C startup, directly working with farmers.
Crop insurance for all in Bengaledit
The Mamata Banerjee government has decided to bring all 72-lakh-odd farmers in Bengal under the crop insurance scheme in the current kharif (monsoon) season, but the initiative could hit a roadblock as the agriculture department faces problems at the ground level to authenticate the land ownership of most farmers. The government has launched the new state-funded crop insurance scheme — Bangla Sashya Bima Yojana — to help those farmers who don’t get loans from banks as they do not possess land ownership documents or till others land.
Increase in Himachal farmers’ income with diversified cropsedit
A Japanese-funded crop diversification project in Himachal Pradesh had led a significant increase in average net farm income as a fourfold increase in income of participating farmers, as per a study, officials said on Sunday. Funded by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Rs 321 crore Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Promotion Project is being implemented in the hill state’s Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi and Una districts. The project, with the targeted outcome to improve the socio-economic status of the farmers, also aims to develop infrastructure such as irrigation facilities and farm access roads while providing technical training to the farmers on vegetable cultivation, food grain cultivation and post-harvesting technology.
Government allows farm land lease for solar power plant, agriculture industryedit
In a major push to boost investment and production as well as setting up of solar power projects in the state ahead of the ground breaking ceremony on Sunday, the UP government has made it possible to lease out agricultural land, so far prohibited, for agricultural purpose or for setting up solar plants.
Technology in Agriculture
Sheer passion for agriculture got us into the sector: Kunal prasad, co-founder and COO, CropInedit
In 2010, Kunal Prasad, who previously worked at Tata Motors, observed that technologydriven solutions were not being implemented in the agriculture sector. There were inefficiencies in production and supply chain, and businesses didn’t have real-time data on status of farms and condition of farmers. “Sheer passion about the sector got us into the space and CropIn was started in August 2010,” he said. CropIn began as a B2C startup, directly working with farmers.