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World Economic Forum report highlights agriculture as culprit for deforestationedit
The Indian Wire – Online
According to a recent report published by World Economic Forum, millions of hectares of forests are lost each year.
They have also pointed to the contribution of Agriculture in this loss, particularly from the cultivation of seven commodities.
The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has defined deforestation as the conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of tree canopy cover below the 10% threshold.
Forest areas around the world are majorly cleared for agriculture, logging, mining and large-scale developmental projects.
‘Reduced water availability will be a challenge for farming’edit
The Hindu – Online
“With estimates indicating that the water availability for agriculture likely to be reduced to 70% from 83% by 2050, the availability of good quality and adequate quantity of water for farming would be crucial for continued food and nutritional security of the country,” secretary of Union Ministry of Science and Technology Ashutosh Sharma has said.
Delivering his address via video link at the 33rd annual convocation of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UAS-D) on Saturday, Mr. Sharma said that recycling of waste water, including domestic and industrial effluents in farming, would substantially increase the reuse of waste water.
Farmers told to adopt drone technology to minimise input costedit
The Hindu – Online
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Director of Research N. Trimurthulu on Saturday appealed to farmers to adopt drone technology to minimise the input cost on agriculture workers apart from effective practices of seed sowing and spraying pesticides.
Addressing a gathering of farmers from across the district at the Agricultural Research Station (ARS) here during the one-day Kisan Mela, Mr. Trimurthulu claimed that the research on developing new technology for testing moisture per cent in paddy was in progress.
ANGRAU Assistant Director of Research (Godavari Zone) G. Jogi Naidu called upon farmers to share their experiences and field level challenges and provide inputs to find solutions to the diseases being reported in the cultivation of the ...
Farm subsidies account for 21% farm income per hectare with continuing patronage of governmentsedit
The Times of India – Online
Successive Governments have been trust worthy for farmers. The prima facie evidence of this trust is the response of farmers to green revolution in crops, white revolution in milk, yellow revolution in oilseeds, silver revolution in eggs carrying India to top rank in milk and second rank in all others in agriculture. It is the responsibility of farm leaders, opinion makers, policy makers to allay fears, apprehensions regarding the aims, objectives and vision of the new farm laws. The main objective is to reduce exploitation of farmers by middleman and traders in APMCs, as farmers are even to this day issued informal ‘white slips’ with no transparent price fixation mechanism, with illegal deductions, under ...
Dairy Farming
Dairy startups in India- What are major hygiene compliancesedit
Food and Beverage – Online
India being a major agrarian economy has a deep connection with dairy farming since the Vedic era. Dairy farming in India contributes to 4 per cent of its GDP. This business in India is a very lucrative one as we have its demand throughout the year. The dairy business also provides a tool for socio-economic development, and the Government of India has introduced various schemes and initiatives aimed at the development of dairy farms in India.
The department of Animal Husbandry, dairying and fisheries has implemented Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) for generating self-employment opportunities in the dairy sector, covering activities such as enhancement of milk production, procurement, preservation, transportation, processing and marketing of milk ...
Technology in Agriculture
Startups in Hyderabad to be given work in agritechedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The IT Department will select startups registered with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to provide them work in “nutrition and irrigation management”, “farm automation” , “seed traceability “ and “produce grading and quality assaying”.
Recently, the Centre had approved four projects that the State government had short-listed under the National e-Governance Plan in agriculture, under the emerging technologies sector. They were smart irrigation management system, nutrition management system, farm automation, produce grading and seed traceability. Now, the State government plans to rope in startups to take up these projects on a pilot basis.
Agritech start-up Clover launches D2C appedit
LiveMint – Online
Agritech startup Clover, which sells fresh fruits and vegetables, has launched its direct-to-consumer app Deep Rooted, as it moves away from its business-to-business (B2B) model to focus on a D2C business strategy.
The new consumer brand Deep Rooted. Co is a demand-backed cultivation and supply chain solution for fruits and vegetables focused on quality, consistency, traceability and a high degree of predictability, the startup said.