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How ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ will boost agricultural productivity: Experts discuss at WEF summitedit
India Today – Online
In a bid to boost agricultural productivity, several countries across the world are implementing Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies and digital solutions for smallholder farmers.
Speaking at the Global Technology Governance Summit organised by the World Economic Forum, Jayesh Ranjan, Telangana principal secretary (Industries and Commerce), said the state was using 4IR technologies to double farmers’ income.
“30% of the state’s annual Budget is spent on agriculture and there are 25 pilot [projects] from intelligent crop sowing to a data marketplace, across the whole value chain,” he said.
Director Agriculture Pitches For Promotion Of Innovative Farming For High Returnsedit
India Education Diary – Online
Launching Intensive Farmers’ Outreach Initiative, Director Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare, Jammu, K.K Sharma conducted field visit in Misriwala zone today to take stock of the field activities being undertaken by the department and on field interaction with the farmers.
Chief Agriculture Officer Jammu, A.S. Reen accompanied the Director during the visit.
Those present on the occasion included DDC member, Balbir Lal, Progressive Farmers, Ashok Mahajan, Pawan Singh, Rajinder Singh besides AEO Misriwala, Nirmal Sharma and other field functionaries.
Global Vikas Trust – Transforming India in Agriculture, Healthcare, Governance and Environmentedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Global Vikas Trust is a not-for-profit organization into nation-building projects with a mission to Transform India in the fields of Agriculture, healthcare, participatory governance and the environment.
One of our renowned projects is the Global Parli movement known for Increasing farmer Incomes. The project, started by former IAC & AAP member Mayank Gandhi, aims to deliver a replicable model of 360-degree development. This mission simultaneously addresses the key challenges facing social and economic development, including water security, agriculture, education, sanitation, leadership and community capacity building.
How COVID-19 pandemic has affected the input and output of India’s agricultural sectoredit
Fareastern Agriculture – Online
Not just agriculture, but every business industry is suffering tremendously due to the panic state we are in, and also the fact that our entire country is confined to our homes to flatten the curve and stop the spread of this virus.
The proof of the industry suffering is in the rise of the unemployment percentages. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy measured an escalation from 8.4% in the middle of March to a leap of 23% in the first week of April. In the urban and city areas itself, there was a soaring rise to 30.9% in the unemployment measurements. This emphasises strongly the adverse effects faced by all levels of employment, giving a reason ...
Competition
Sonalika powering farm mechanisation with Toofani Dhamaka campaignedit
FnBNews – Online
Sonalika Tractors, India’s fastest growing tractor brand and number one exports brand from the country, is a preferred choice of every Indian farmer. With a focussed approach to serve the farming community with superior technology products, the company develops innovative farm solutions that boost farmer’s confidence in introducing smart farming techniques at their farms. The company recently launched an interesting new campaign, ‘Toofani Dhamaka’ featuring Bollywood actor Gulshan Pandey to spread the message of adopting new-age technologies.
The company introduces amazing offers at regular intervals for farmers to adopt advanced technologies and bring farm prosperity by increasing their productivity as well as income level. The new campaign by the company has received a huge response from the ...
Technology in Agriculture
Revolutionizing agriculture with Vision enabled AI based techedit
The Tech Panda – Online
This Bengaluru-based agritech startup is revolutionizing agriculture by introducing digital technology and building alternative solutions to facilitate sustainable methods in agriculture.
Even though technology is advancing in agriculture, which is easily one of the most significant industries in the Indian economy, it still faces problems such as quality seeds, plant infection, and marketing networks.
Stubble Burning
Pesticide residue in paddy: Centre to develop SOP for two formulations, but exporters want moreedit
The Hindu Business Line – Online
Export inspection body checks rice exports for residues of 22 pesticides
The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has launched an initiative to develop a standard operating procedure (SOP) for two pesticides so that paddy farmers can develop good agricultural practices and avoid the presence of their residues in rice exports.
However, rice shippers are seeking the inclusion of more pesticides in developing such SOP. The two pesticides for which SOP would be developed are Tricyclazole and Buprofezin.
How a surprise revolution in Chhattisgarh made it No. 2 for paddy procurement in Indiaedit
The Print – Online
Chhattisgarh is sometimes called the ‘rice bowl of India’, but it’s finally beginning to justify that moniker.
In 2020-21, the state ranked second across India in terms of overall paddy procurement — with 92 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), only behind Punjab’s 202.82 LMT — and is fourth among contributors to the central pool of rice through the Food Corporation of India (FCI), sending 39.76 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of the grain, behind only Punjab’s 135 LMT, Uttar Pradesh’s 44.78 LMT and Odisha’s 42.22 LMT.