Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Chlorophile | Tech-churn for Indian agricultureedit
Financial Express – Online
From resistance to change to digital transformation, agriculture has come a long way. Digital start-ups are connecting smallholder farmers with large buyers, automating farm operations, curing deficient soils, minimising post-harvest losses, and so on
The mobilisation of Punjab farmers against the new farm laws that intend to make agriculture more market-oriented might give the impression that Indian agriculture is stuck in the past. Here are protestors who are agitating for assured procurement and prices, and for the primacy of trading platforms instituted to address the problems of the 1960s. With changing diets, there is higher growth in foods that provide proteins and other nutrients, and not just calories. But agitating farmers seem not to want ...
How green is my fertiliser?edit
Forbes India – Online
On an average, a farmer in India has to use about 100 kg of various conventional fertilisers to grow 1 acre of paddy. While some part of the fertiliser is absorbed by the plants, the rest leach through the soil into the ground water, thus going to waste and causing pollution. If the farmer uses a nano-fertiliser, she will need only a few grams for 1 acre; the crop will have a higher yield because it absorbs almost all the nutrients from the fertiliser, there will be no wastage, and, therefore, no soil or water pollution.
Working towards researching and manufacturing these nano-fertilisers for a variety of crops is the TERI Deakin Nano-Biotechnology Centre in Gurugram. ...
NASA, USDA Sign Agreement to Improve Agricultural, Earth Science Researchedit
India Education Day – Online
NASA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening their longstanding partnership on space-based assets benefitting life on Earth.
The agreement brings together NASA’s experience with technology development and space-borne Earth science measurements and USDA’s scientific experience and knowledge of agricultural production, resource conservation, food security and safety, and forests and working lands.
NASA and USDA will explore research gaps of importance to the agricultural community that could be addressed through innovative Earth observation systems and technologies developed over the next decade. The collaboration also will address recommendations made in the 2017 National Academies’ Earth Science Decadal Survey.
“When we combine research on the International Space Station with ...
New farm laws will impoverish rural India, eventually lead to collapse of PDSedit
Indian express – Online
Farmers across the country are agitating in a single voice for the rollback of the recently enacted farm laws. The new laws have the potential to restructure Indian agriculture in areas of production, procurement, marketing, pricing, stocking and land ownership. Serious discussions are on — in favour and against their possible impact on the livelihood of our farmers. However, little attention is being paid to their potential effects on the landless and agricultural labourers.
About 60 per cent of our population is engaged in agriculture and allied activities. Changes in production, marketing and food distribution directly impact their welfare. Nearly 263 million are directly dependent on agriculture and the rest on agriculture allied small industries such ...
CLAAS Mentions
CLAAS records sales of more than 4 billion eurosedit
The Machinist – Online
CLAAS has increased its sales in the 2020 financial year by 3.7 percent to 4.042 billion euros (previous year: 3.898 billion euros). Pre-tax earnings rose to 158 million euros (previous year: 136 million euros); the free cash flow achieved a substantial turnaround into the profit zone with 308 million euros (previous year: -138 million euros). “CLAAS managed to achieve growth in sales and to improve profitability despite the pandemic and shutdowns in production. In the process, our widespread international presence has paid off,” said Thomas Böck, Chairman of the CLAAS Group Executive Board. Whilst sales in Germany, France and the other Western European countries remained stable on the whole, they grew significantly in Eastern Europe and ...
Claas announces 3.7% increase in sales for 2020edit
Agriland – Online
Claas, one of the leading international manufacturers of agricultural machinery, increased its sales in the 2020 financial year by 3.7% to €4.042 billion (£3.6 billion) compared to the previous year’s profit of €3.898 billion (£3.5 billion).
Pre-tax earnings rose to €158 million (£142 million) over the previous year’s total of €136 million (£123 million); the free cash-flow achieved a substantial turnaround into the profit zone with €308 million (£277 million) in comparison to €138 million (£124 million) last year.
Thomas Böck, chairman of the Claas Group Executive Board, said:
Whilst sales in Germany, France and the other Western European countries remained stable on the whole, they grew significantly in Eastern Europe and especially Russia.
At around 20%, Claas ...
Dairy Farming
Speaking The White Truth – Building A Better World For Dairy And Farm Animalsedit
Businessworld – Online
International animal welfare organisation, World Animal Protection has today submitted a detailed report to the government of Delhi, comprising the learnings and findings from its ‘Better Dairy’ campaign. The report titled: The White Truth – Better Dairy Campaign Report, has been submitted to the Chief Minister of Delhi, the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and the Minister of Animal Husbandry, along with other corporate stakeholders. World Animal Protection India started a campaign in 2012 to improve the lives of dairy animals by becoming the voice for these sentient beings. Over the next eight years, the animal welfare organisation studied the root causes of animal suffering and worked tirelessly to raise consumer awareness on the cruelty faced by dairy animals. India ...
Dairy Farming: How to run a Profitable Cow Dairy Farm in Indiaedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
In the course of the most recent decade, India has encountered a flood of interest in dairy farming. Endless dairy ranches have been opened, with cutting edge gadgets just as the best kinds of cow breeds. In any case, under half of these homesteads end up being reasonable in the long haul.
Below you will find out why dairy ranches miss the mark, just as how the causes for the disappointment can be settled and managed for a profitable cow dairy ranch.
Let’s first understand who can take up dairy farming:People who have chosen to go through the current craze of dairy farming can be comprehensively divided into few groups. The first include individuals who wish ...
Technology in Agriculture
Excessive rainfalls in South India has impacted agro-chemical industry growth: Dhanuka Agritechedit
CNBC – Online
Data from CARE Ratings shows that agro-chemical companies have seen an 11 percent increase in production in the first half of the year. Exports have risen by 13.5 percent for the industry and imports are higher by 37 percent.
Speaking to CNBC-TV18, MK Dhanuka, MD of Dhanuka Agritech, said that excessive rainfall in the month of October and November impacted growth for the industry as a whole. South India was majorly impacted, he said.
“Because of excessive rainfall in the month of October and November, especially in South India – Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu — growth has been impacted for the agro-chemical industry as a whole because South contributes around one-third in the topline ...
Dhanuka Agritech (NSE:DHANUKA) Is Growing Earnings But Are They A Good Guide?edit
Simply Wall St. – Online
Many investors consider it preferable to invest in profitable companies over unprofitable ones, because profitability suggests a business is sustainable. However, sometimes companies receive a one-off boost (or reduction) to their profit, and it’s not always clear whether statutory profits are a good guide, going forward. Today we’ll focus on whether this year’s statutory profits are a good guide to understanding Dhanuka Agritech
It’s good to see that over the last twelve months Dhanuka Agritech made a profit of ₹1.89b on revenue of ₹13.2b. One positive is that it has grown both its profit and its revenue, over the last few years.
Farmkart’s agritech innovations will lead to advanced farming practices: Atul Patidaredit
Outlook – Online
Farmkart offers world-class agricultural products and services to rural farmers via its technology solutions. Products offered by the company are delivered to rural and remotest parts of central India, in around 1,200 locations, within 24-36 hours. Even during lockdown the company delivered 6,000 agri-packages to 350 locations in Madhya Pradesh.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated Farmkart’s tech-solutions and lockdown initiatives in his 70th edition of Mann ki Baat.
Founder and CEO Atul Patidar said that the company is working with a long-term goal of helping every farmer in India go online. In an interview, He spoke about the company’s mission, vision, and future plans. He also shared interesting information about the company’s technology solutions and uniqueness.
Stubble Burning
Bihar blacklists 900 farmers over burning stubble leading to air pollutionedit
Gulf News – Online
The state government in Bihar has launched penal action against farmers caught burning stubble in their farms.
The move is aimed at protecting the environment from air pollution as a result of unchecked incidents of stubble burning.
Under part of this exercise, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar has blocked the subsidy and incentives of more than 900 farmers for the next three years.
These farmers will not get the benefits of subsidies and incentives for various things, such as for buying farm equipment, seeds and irrigation for three years. They will also be deprived of annual credit of Rs6,000 to their bank accounts under PM Kisan Yojana. ...
Managing Paddy Stubble: Green signal to IOCL’s biogas plant, will use 300 tonnes paddy straw per dayedit
The Indian Express – Online
To help manage paddy stubble, the Punjab Cabinet Thursday gave in-principle approval to Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) for setting up a compressed biogas (CBG) plant at the site of closed cooperative sugar mills at Rakhra in Patiala.
The plant, to be developed in collaboration with Sugarfed, will use paddy straw to produce biogas thereby checking the menace of paddy stubble burning. It will also nurture soil fertility through organic manure production.
The decision was taken at a virtual Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh.