Harvesting impact: Aligning agtech investments with social impact motives

[ad_1] Agri-tech innovations offer immense potential to address many of the most pressing challenges confronting our farmers today, namely rising input and production costs and threats to sustainability due to climate change, intensive cultivation and improper nutrient replenishment. They can...

Irrigated area increased to 55% from 47% in 6 years, says Niti Aayog’s Chand

[ad_1] Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand on Friday said the irrigated area out of net cropped area of 140 million hectares has increased to 55 per cent from 47 per cent in the last six years. As a result, the...

Decoding consumer resistance to biotechnology food crops

[ad_1] All of us consume food, but not many are likely to be aware of food production systems. Yet consumers hold strong opinions on biotechnology food crops and their possible impact on human and environmental health. Even rural and semi-urban...

From burden to boon: Innovative agri-waste management for a sustainable future

[ad_1] The agricultural sector, while feeding the world, also generates a significant amount of waste. This agri-waste – comprising crop residues, livestock manure, and packaging materials – often ends up being burned or dumped in landfills, leading to a multitude...

Photos: Boom time for Myanmar opium farmers as coup chaos bites

[ad_1] In a remote corner of Myanmar, a line of farmers moves through a field of nodding poppies, making small cuts in the greenish-purple pods to release opium resin. The next morning they will collect the residue that has seeped...

Soyabean crushing slows down on muted domestic, export demand

[ad_1] Soyabean crushing has slowed down on muted domestic demand for soyameal from livestock feed and food segments and also the prevailing sluggish trend in exports.Also read: Large soyabean crop, weak soft oil price may keep palm oil prices on...

Role of women farmer collectives: How they empower women in agriculture

[ad_1] They say if you teach a man to farm, his family will eat. If you teach a woman to farm, the community will eat.Agriculture is the bedrock of the Indian economy, with nearly 70 per cent of rural households...

How Odisha brings millets back on farms, menus

[ad_1] The buzz around millets had reached its peak last year as the world celebrated the International Year of Millets and India announced a major push to drive millet consumption. But for a few pro-active States, we don’t see much...

Tunisia’s Fields of Resilience: The reality for female farmworkers

[ad_1] In rural Tunisia, a mother toils in the fields to secure life-changing surgery for her daughter.From the cold of winter to the scorching heat of summer, Noura works long hours in Tunisia’s fertile fields to earn a living. Alongside...

Watch: Elephant charges at farmer working on estate in Karnataka, he escapes narrowly

[ad_1] ತೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕೂಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಾಡಾನೆ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಮುಂದಾದ ಘಟನೆ ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ ಕೆಸಗುಲಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ನಡೆದಿದೆ. ಆನೆ ಅಟ್ಯಾಕ್​ಗೆ ಬಂದಂತೆ ಕಾರ್ಮಿಕ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಈ ವೇಳೆ ಕೂದಲೆಳೆ ಅಂತರದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾರಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ.#Hassan #kesaguli #elephant #Attack pic.twitter.com/xwDdFttFQY — Harshith Achrappady (@HAchrappady) March 4,...
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