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Agriculture Industry
Rs 3k/quintal MSP or we won’t sell onions to Nafed: Farmersedit
The Times of India – Online
The Maharashtra onion growers’ association has sought minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 3,000 per quintal and warned that farmers will not sell their produce to the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (Nafed) if their demand is not met. The farmers had earlier demanded MSP of Rs 2,000/quintal, but have raised it now in view of a rise in the cost of production due to a sharp increase in fuel prices and seeds among others, said the association on Monday.
The demand comes amid a continuous drop in the wholesale prices of onions at the agricultural produce market committees (APMCs) across the state. The average wholesale onion price has reduced to ...Organic Farming Market Booming Segmentsedit
FLANewsOnline – Online
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Telangana Engineer 1st In State To Win ICAR Award, Grows 26 Types of Organic Paddyedit
The Better India – Online
In 2014, a relative of software professional Mavuram Mallikarjun Reddy passed away from cancer, which had been detected a few years earlier. What was shocking, Mallikarjun recalls, was that none of the family members, or previous generations of the relative, had any known cancer history.
A native of Pedda Kurmapalli village in Telangana, Mallikarjun learned through oncologists and reports that food contamination was the culprit behind his relative’s illness. Food laden with chemical fertilisers and pesticides had entered their system to affect the health of the body.
Shaken by the incident, a realisation dawned on Mallikarjun that he had to switch to producing and eating food that was free of these evils, in the interest ...
India’s first digital soil map to help agriculture immenselyedit
The Federal News – Online
Using data collected over the last three decades, a team of scientists from IIT Kharagpur and other collaborating institutes has created the first digital soil map for India. The digitally accessible resource provides information about properties like soil’s pH, texture, and the amount of organic carbon in the soil.
Unlike traditional soil maps that rely exclusively on field surveys and laboratory data, digital soil maps combine field and laboratory data with geographical and environmental information, and eventually use mathematical modelling tools to infer soil properties for a location. They allow scientists to predict soil properties even for those regions for which field data is not available. Also, these maps can be easily updated as new ...
Samunnati Acquires FPO-Centric Agri Supply Chain Platform Kamatanedit
IndiaWeb2.com – Online
Samunnati, a specialized agri value chain solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of farmer-centric agri supply chain platform, Kamatan.
With this partnership, Samunnati and Kamatan hope to enhance their combined market linkage outreach to Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), small traders, farmer aggregators, and agri SMEs – helping them connect to corporate buyers and drive higher farmer income.
Recognising the impact, a technology-led approach to agriculture can create, Samunnati has joined hands with Kamatan to bring the last-mile benefits of digitalisation to FPOs and agri enterprises. Further, Kamatan’s expertise in agricultural institution building, farming best practices, farmer collectives, distribution, logistics and technology coupled with Samunnati’s holistic solutions approach through Aggregation, Market Linkages and Advisory services (AMLA) is expected ...
Competition
John Deere Advances Smart Technology Commitment with Precision Constructionedit
Construction Technology – Online
At a virtual press event last week, John Deere unveiled Precision Construction to further advance its commitment to delivering smart technology solutions to its customers. Precision Construction consists of a suite of technology solutions focused on maximizing uptime and delivering increased productivity.
“Since the beginning, delivering innovative solutions to our customers has been a core focus for John Deere, and the Precision Construction portfolio is taking that commitment to the next level,” said Andrew Kahler, manager, technology solutions, John Deere. “In recent years, we’ve unveiled an array of technology solutions that directly address our customers’ concerns on the jobsite. Now, we’re building on that foundation, pushing down on the gas pedal, and moving the industry toward the next ...
Tractor industry
Mahindra Group expects a single digit growth rate in tractors this year: Anish Shahedit
The Economic Times – Online
Farm machinery globally is bigger than tractors. In India, it is a very small fraction of what is held as tractors. For us 5% of our tractor sales is what we sell as farm machinery and therefore we see a significant growth potential in that area as well. So I would say two things; a) the tractor base being higher, helps us significantly even if it is a single digit growth rate. b)If you add to that the potential of farm machinery and some of the other areas, we are seeing a fairly strong growth trajectory for us.
Tractor sales hit all-time high last fiscal; Sonalika registers highest 42% growthedit
The Economic Times – Online
Even as the auto industry was playing hide and seek with sales numbers in FY21 owing to various reasons, the tractor industry has been on an all-time high during the last financial year. While most tractor makers have shown growth margins, North India based Sonalika Tractors has recorded the highest domestic growth in tractors at 42%.
Sonalika’s growth surpasses the industry growth of 27% as the company recorded an annual sales volume of 1,39,526 tractors in FY21. This even as the country’s largest tractor maker, Mahindra dropped a couple of market share points though retaining the numero uno position.