Hi, NewsWrap for October 18, 2022

18-October-2022: 6th Africa Agri Expo, Agri Multi Utility Drone Platform AG 365, Agri Startup Conclave 2022, Pantnagar Kisan Mela 2022, FertiGlobal

18 October 2022

  • 6th Africa Agri Expo to Kick Off in Kenya in February 2023

    Africa's rich agribusiness, fertile untapped land, and enormous underlying prospects have always paved the way for such events that connect the continent's agribusiness to the rest of the world while also providing exclusive networking and brand-building opportunities for global agricultural industry players. TAB group (the organizers) knew that there is a dire need for world players to come with their expertise to the market and create for themselves a number of opportunities. 

  • Hyderabad-based Marut Drones Demonstrates Agri Multi Utility Drone Platform AG 365 to PM Modi

    The conclave that was inaugurated by PM Modi on Monday, 17 October is likely to witness 13,500 farmers and around 1500 Agri Start-ups from across the country. The Sammelan will also witness the participation of researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders. The Marut Drones team demonstrated their Agri Multi utility drone platform AG 365 and interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in PM Kisan Sammelan which is being organized by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare at IARI Mela Ground, Pusa, New Delhi.

  • Industry Leaders Discuss Methods to Make Agriculture Profitable at the Agri Startup Conclave 2022

    The ongoing Agri Startup Conclave 2022, inaugurated by PM Modi yesterday held five conferences throughout the day where prominent personalities from the agriculture sector discussed burning topics regarding the farmers and the industry. During the ‘Startups Solving Problems of the Agricultural Value Chains’ conference, one of the lead speakers, Sachin Nandwana, Co-founder and Director of Big Haat said that raw agricultural materials do not give many benefits and that value addition is necessary to make agriculture profitable.

  • Farmers, Scientists & Industrialists Gather at Pantnagar Kisan Mela 2022

    This Krishi Mela will provide a platform for farmers, farm scientists, Agribusiness & Agro-industrial firms for sharing their experiences and information about the latest agriculture technology. At the fair, various products, such as tractors, combine harvesters, power tillers, planters, irrigation machines and other modern equipment, insecticides, pesticides, fertilizers, etc will be displayed. Firms sell their products and provide technical information to the farmers by setting up their stalls.

  • Government Increases MSP for 6 Rabi Crops Including Wheat, Mustard

    A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the decision to increase the MSPs of six crops. It is important to mention that the minimum support price is the rate at which the government purchases grain from farmers. At present, the government sets MSPs for 23 crops grown in Kharif as well as rabi seasons. The sowing of rabi (winter) crops starts in October, soon after the harvesting of Kharif (summer) crops.

  • FertiGlobal’s Latest Project ENVision Aims to Enhance, Nurture, and Vitalize Crops

    Agriculture is vulnerable to climate change since rising temperatures result in lower crop yields and promote the growth of weeds and pests. Excessive use of natural resources (such as water) and pesticides is no longer sustainable since they endanger the ecosystem and have a negative impact on food security and human health worldwide.

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