Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Impact of Startups on Indian Agriculture and Rural Growthedit
Analytics Insight – Online
India has the second-largest agricultural land area in the world, and agriculture provides a living for almost 60% of rural Indian households. A rise in agritech firms in recent years has been called the “ray of hope” for Indian agriculture. Additionally, it is increasingly clear that agritech firms may offer pertinent and original answers to the problems encountered throughout the agricultural value chain. For an understanding of the transformative influence employing technology may have on revolutionizing agricultural processes and, consequently, the lives of individuals linked with the agricultural business, examples from nations like Israel, China, and the US can be used.
India@100 | Agriculture: Aatmanirbhar ambitionsedit
India Today – Online
As India targets developed nation status by 2047, making nutritious food evenly available for its projected 1.66 billion population will be pivotal.
Cultivating Growth: Exploring the South Asia Agriculture Equipment Market (2023-2033) and its Contribution to Modernizing Farming Practices, Ensuring Food Security, and Driving Agricultural Prosperityedit
Digital Journal – Online
New Study Reports “South Asia Agriculture Equipment Market 2022 Global Market Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies and Forecasts 2031” has been Added on PMR.
The South Asia agriculture equipment market is projected to expand at an impressive CAGR of around 9% over the forecast period of 2021-2031. Demand for tractors and lawn mowers is expected to rise faster than other equipment types over the coming years.
CLAAS Global Mentions
Competition
Corn Harvesting Machine: Revolutionizing Agricultural Efficiency | John Deere, Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, Claas, AGCOedit
Open PR – Online
Corn Harvesting Machine MarketCorn Harvesting Machine Market 2023 Forecast: Unveiling Opportunities and Growth
Corn Harvesting Machine market report presents an overview of the market on the basis of key parameters such as market size, revenue, sales analysis and key drivers. The market size of global Corn Harvesting Machine market is anticipated to grow at large scale over the forecast period (2023-2029). The main purpose of the study report is to give users an extensive viewpoint of the market.
Technology in Agriculture
Second Edition of Cisco and Social Alpha-led Krishi Mangal Program to support seven start-ups in Sustainable Farming solutionsedit
ANI New – Online
After the success of of the first edition of Krishi Mangal, a scale-up accelerator program launched in 2021, to propel agri startups supporting small holder farmers, global tech leader Cisco and Social Alpha, an innovation curation and venture development platform for science and technology startups, have finalized a new selection of startups for its second edition.
Govt. Policies
Uttar Pradesh govt to groom 3 million rural women as micro agri-preneursedit
Business Standard – Online
The Uttar Pradesh government will groom nearly 3 million rural women associated with self-help groups (SHGs) as micro agri-preneurs, a move the state hopes would increase their annual income to at least Rs 1 lakh in the next three years.
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Monsoon swings, India sighs: Next few weeks crucial to inflation and rural incomesedit
The Times of India – Online
Pendulous rains have left Indian farmers swinging from despair to hope and back this season.
Typically, the southwest monsoon brings rains from June to September, waters the kharif crop, moistens ground for the winter rabi crop, and replenishes reservoirs for the sowing cycles ahead.
Because farmlands in the sub-continent are not uniformly well-irrigated, not only is the quantum of rainfall important, but also its distribution over time and regions.
Put another way, the vulnerability to deficient monsoon is a function of whether regions are rain-fed or under-irrigated. While inadequate rains impact crop yields, excess can wash out seedlings and damage the harvest.
Therefore, a ‘normal’ rainfall reading at the all-India level does not ...
Stubble Burning
Transforming Sustainable Agriculture: The Nature Conservancy Centre and IBM Unite To Reduce Crop Residue Burning in North Indiaedit
IT News Online – Online
CRM Connect, championed by TNC – The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC), India, offers valuable intelligence to farmers, agriculture sector leaders, and decision makers. Over 1,000 farmers are using this technology solution to eliminate crop residue burning, and by 2024, the teams are aiming to engage with 12,000 farmers.
Solution for crop burning? Rice husk biochar found to efficiently remove groundwater fluorideedit
Down To Earth – Online
India has an agro-based economy and generates substantial amounts of agricultural residues (500-690 tonnes annually) from different crops. The country produces 20 per cent of the world’s rice, making it the second-largest producer after China. Thus, 20-22 per cent of rice husks are a byproduct of rice milling.