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Sustainable Food & Agriculture: 5 Ways We Can Do Thisedit
Growing food sustainably is not something we can ignore without compromising our very future on this planet. So how do we start fixing this? Here are some key ways to think of how we can grow better. There is a lot of focus on organic food today, and cutting back on the use of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides is a great step forward. It does not just reduce the number of chemicals we eat in our food, but also in the soil, in the water that runs off and seeps into our lakes and rivers, and into the seas and oceans from there. The Black Sea dead zone, previously the largest in the world, largely disappeared between ...
Top AI Advances Changing the Face of Agriculture in Modernised Worldedit
Agriculture today is not restricted to old school farming rather farmers are shifting towards modernizing almost every farming process through new-age technology. Agricultural communities are employing Artificial Intelligence in amazing ways to transform food cultivation culture. The AI-centric technologies create a base through predictions – which place is best to grow the seed, what is the condition of the soil, is soil condition favorable for seed, etc. AI is applied to agricultural big data to make farming more productive and efficient.
How stubble can transform rural economyedit
Burning of crop stubble left after harvesting a crop in Punjab and Haryana, if stopped, can transform rural economy, take care of local energy needs and even provide alternative sources of income for farmers, a study conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has said. Stubble burning is a major source of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, especially around Diwali. Titled “Scoping study on bio-waste and non-ozone depleting substance-non-HFC alternatives in India”, the report points out that additional policies are needed in Punjab and Haryana on crop residues collection and aggregation.
Punjab taking steps to counter stubble burningedit
Punjab has seen a 12 per cent drop in stubble burning as compared to last year as more and more farmers are opting for mechanised technology to dispose of crop residue which in turn has seen a drop in air pollution levels in the state. The company official added that the company has developed its own indigenous technology to convert multi-feed organic waste into biogas and organic fertiliser which will be sold to the industry and public as Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) and can be used as an In another initiative Punjab Agriculture Department will provide more than 28,000 agro-machines to farmers with subsidy before September 15 under first phase for in-situ management of paddy residue.
Chief Ministers’ Panel on Agriculture, states talk genetically modified crops in ‘restricted spaces’edit
The Chief Ministers’ Panel on Agriculture is deliberating with other state governments on whether to permit genetically modified (GM) crops in the country ‘in restricted spaces’. The contentious move may take time as some state governments have opposed the introduction of GM crops. The panel has, however, decided to make substantial changes to the Essential Commodities Act to remove stock limits.
Agriculture start-ups boom as farmers turn tech-savvyedit
Indian agriculture-tech start-ups have turned out to be the darling of investors in recent times, with the sector receiving more than USD 248 million in funding over the first six months of this year. With numbers growing at the rate of 25 per cent year-on-year, India currently has more than 450 start-ups in the agritech sector, according to a report unveiled by NASSCOM.
Kamal Nath urges Centre for policy on GM technologyedit
Calling genetic modification technology a game-changer, Chief Minister Kamal Nath has urged the Centre to take a policy decision on GM seeds to ensure India does not lag behind in adopting a technology whose rejection may prove disadvantageous for the country and the farming community.
Chief Ministers of various states agree to boost agriculture exportsedit
Chief Ministers of various states reached a consensus on how to boost agricultural exports. This was stated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday after he chaired the second meeting of the high-powered committee of Chief Ministers for transformation of Indian agriculture in Mumbai organised by NITI Aayog. The meeting was attended by Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar among others.
SBI organises Kisan Milan on August 20, reaches out to 1.40 crore farmer customersedit
With an aim to reinforce its commitment of serving the farmers, State Bank of India (SBI) is organizing a Mega Farmers Meet — ‘Kisan Milan’ at nearly 14,000 rural and semi-urban branches across the country on 20th August 2019. Kisan Milan is one of its kind initiatives by SBI to address farmer customers, resolve their grievances and educate them about their rights and various initiatives by the bank. SBI, which has close to 1.40 crore farmer customers, plans to connect with atleast 10 lakh farmers through this mega Kisan Milan.
Competition
Deere to slash costs after trade war hits earningsedit
The Economic Times (ET Auto)
Deere & Co. on Friday announced a review of costs after a combination of the U.S.-China trade war and bad weather dented its quarterly profits, forcing the company to trim its full-year earnings forecast for a second time in the past three months. The Moline, Illinois-based company said it is assessing its manufacturing footprint as part of the cost structure review. It will reduce production by 20% at its facilities in Illinois and Iowa in the second of half of the year. The cuts will impact the production of large tractors.
Delayed monsoon, weak rural economy took toll on tractor saleedit
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), which commands over 40 per cent of the market share, reported a 14.84 per cent y-o-y dip in sales, others such as John Deere and New Holland Agriculture reported a dip of around 10 per cent y-o-y.
Technology in Agriculture
Top AI Advances Changing the Face of Agriculture in Modernised Worldedit
Agriculture today is not restricted to old school farming rather farmers are shifting towards modernizing almost every farming process through new-age technology. Agricultural communities are employing Artificial Intelligence in amazing ways to transform food cultivation culture. The AI-centric technologies create a base through predictions – which place is best to grow the seed, what is the condition of the soil, is soil condition favorable for seed, etc. AI is applied to agricultural big data to make farming more productive and efficient.
Stubble Burning
How stubble can transform rural economyedit
Burning of crop stubble left after harvesting a crop in Punjab and Haryana, if stopped, can transform rural economy, take care of local energy needs and even provide alternative sources of income for farmers, a study conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has said. Stubble burning is a major source of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, especially around Diwali. Titled “Scoping study on bio-waste and non-ozone depleting substance-non-HFC alternatives in India”, the report points out that additional policies are needed in Punjab and Haryana on crop residues collection and aggregation.
Punjab taking steps to counter stubble burningedit
Punjab has seen a 12 per cent drop in stubble burning as compared to last year as more and more farmers are opting for mechanised technology to dispose of crop residue which in turn has seen a drop in air pollution levels in the state. The company official added that the company has developed its own indigenous technology to convert multi-feed organic waste into biogas and organic fertiliser which will be sold to the industry and public as Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) and can be used as an In another initiative Punjab Agriculture Department will provide more than 28,000 agro-machines to farmers with subsidy before September 15 under first phase for in-situ management of paddy residue.