Technology in Agriculture
Agriculture and Technology
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“Innovations in Agrotechnology Should Focus on Helping Small Farmers,” TNAU VC
TNAU Vice-Chancellor V Geethalakhmi said an estimated $500 million to $1 billion is expected to be invested in agrotechnology-based startups annually and urged the students to take advantage of the opportunity available in the sector.…
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Incorporating Machine Learning Algorithms in Agriculture Industry Can Substantially Increase Production
Machine Learning (ML) techniques have emerged as viable alternatives and complement regularly used modeling methodologies in agriculture and related fields.…
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Lawrencedale Agro to Bring Organized Financial Service Access for Farmers
LEAF facilitates and drives this positive social impact by providing innovative and affordable financial services, as well as introducing a slew of structured, customized financial products and services to marginalized farmers.…
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Centre Approves MoU between India & UAE on Cooperation in Industries & Advanced Technologies
The implementation of the MoU may result in an increase in research and innovation in all areas of mutual cooperation, particularly renewable energy, artificial intelligence, industry enabling technologies, and health and life science.…
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Technological Advancements in Agriculture are Providing New Career Opportunities in Agri Sector
In terms of agriculture, India has made enormous progress throughout the years. The country has become self-sufficient in food. Despite the fact that agriculture has become one of the most profitable industries in the world, there is still a global food crisis.…
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PARAM PORUL Supercomputer Unveiled at NIT, Tiruchirappalli
For the benefit of researchers, multiple applications from various scientific domains such as Weather and Climate, Bioinformatics, Computational Chemistry, Molecular Dynamics, Material Sciences, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and so on have been installed on the system. This high-end computing system will be a significant asset to…
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Government Revises Biosafety Guidelines for Genome-Edited Plants
The Department of Biotechnology announced rules for the safety evaluation of genome-edited plants on Tuesday, which is likely to speed up the country's crop genetic development.…
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Dutch Innovation Uses 90% Less Water to Help Grow Plants in the World's Driest Regions
The Waterboxx plant cocoon technology has kept a plant in full bloom during the high temperature of Santa Helena. Dutch businessman Pieter Hoff developed this method in 2003.…
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Punjab Govt Approves Rs 1,500 per acre Incentive to Farmers Adopting DSR
Farmers who choose DSR must register their interest on a portal developed in-house by a team of Mandi Board software developers. Farmers' databases from the Anaj Kharid Portal will be used, and officials will conduct on-the-ground verification of farmers who choose DSR.…
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Implementation of Genome Editing Technology In Agriculture Can Improve Crop Varieties
Crop genome editing could help breeding programs advance much more quickly. It has the potential to stimulate the development of characteristics in novel crops, allowing for increased yield and pest resistance, climate change adaption, and industrial and pharmaceutical applications.…
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Project Arth & ENACTUS IIT Delhi Students Receives "Go Kasht" Machine To Address Waste Management in Gaushala
The use of a cow dung-based log machine can assist Gaushala in addressing their waste management issues, providing an additional source of employment to its employees or nearby villagers, and contributing to the reduction of deforestation.…
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STIHL India's ‘Parivartan Samwad’ Witnessed Huge Participation in Manali
The event was arranged to discuss and guide users on new technology and to bring about a transformation in their work area.…
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Brio Hydroponics Brings a First of Its Kind Patented Solarig ® Rain Protection Technology from Israel To Indian Farmers
Agritech startup Brio Hydroponics introduces India's first 3-layer, retractable, patented Rain Protection Technology Nethouse in collaboration with PIC-Plast Limited, Israel, in an attempt to address the climatic challenge of the Indian farming sector.…
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F2C Startups in India Working to Create Transparency and Access in the Food Supply Chain
Farm to Consumer, or F2C as it is known today, is conventionally a direct channel between farmers and the end consumers, a network that helps eliminate supply chain inefficiencies while guaranteeing better pricing for both sides of the table.…
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How Blockchain Technology Can Revolutionize Agriculture Sector?
Blockchain is a technology that can bring breakthroughs in the Agri sector with its potential.…
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Omnivore Launches New $130 Million Venture Fund Focusing On Agritech And Environmental Sustainability
Omnivore, India’s leading agritech venture capital firm, announced today the launch of its third fund, with a target corpus of USD 130 million (INR 1000 crore).…
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MAVIM Launched e-Business Portal For Women Farmers & Entrepreneurs For More Trading Opportunities & Bigger Clientele
The E-business portal, developed by ESDS, is a technologically advanced marketplace for various business activities, including buyer and supplier trading eco-systems.…
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Indian Start-ups Qzense and Sensegrass Win Agritech Pitch Contest Organized by TBDC in Canada
This unique opportunity has acted as a bridge-builder and has become the steppingstone for entrepreneurs to explore TBDC’s Start-up Visa Program to become success stories.…
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Embassy of Israel Shares Smart Agriculture Practices & Donates Drip Irrigation Kit On Good Deeds Day
Embassy of Israel in India said, “We couldn’t have found a better match than Shaurya Foundation Trust to partner on this International Good Deeds Day.…
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BARC and SKUAST-K Signed The Agreement For Using Radiation Technology To Boost Crop Yields
Radiation technology is being introduced in the agricultural sector by the mutual agreement of BARC and SKUAST-K.…
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Farmers Reaping Significant Benefits From Carbon Credits, Conventional Revenue No longer Only Source of Income
Andhra Pradesh Farmers have received benefits from carbon credits.…
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Smart Farms: A Step To Revolutionize Agri Sector With Revamping Techniques, AI & Data Analytics
Agtech's use of IoT, AI, and data analytics assists farmers in measuring key variables that aid in crop planning and increase food security. Agricultural technology helps farmers to boost productivity while cutting expenses.…
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Agri & Animal Husbandry Depts. Launched 11 online Services under DBT Scheme
Five services of HP’s agriculture department include Chief Minister Nutan Polyhouse Project, Chief Minister Green House Renovation Scheme, Mukhyamantri Khet Sanrakshan Yojana, Anti Hail Net scheme and State Agricultural Mechanisation Program.…
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Tech Mahindra & Cisco Teamed up to Help 5G Modernization
Tech Mahindra's extensive experience in constructing IP-based, software-driven 5G networks, together with Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution, will give service providers with an end-to-end value proposition for reducing network complexity.…
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Centre Working With Microsoft To Empower Farming Community, Pushing Agri Technology In Real Sense
The government has identified a few major technology, agri-tech, and startup companies and encouraged them to work on developing Proof of Concepts (PoC) based on data from selected districts and villages.…
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Government Focusing On High-Tech Agriculture To Help Farmers Become Self-Sufficient
The government has decided to make agriculture hi-tech in this year's Union Budget with the goal of making farmers self-sufficient.…
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FertiGlobal’ ENVision Project Recognized by European Union in EU-LIFE Program
FertiGlobal is at the forefront of the worldwide agricultural landscape, assuring healthy plant development and increased yields to the highest standards. Now efforts from FertiGlobal are being recognized by European Union in EU-LIFE Program.…
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Top 7 Android Apps for Profitable Farming
These Android apps aim to provide information on all the latest agricultural updates, new farm equipment technologies, and methods that must be practiced for increased output. We've compiled a list of seven Android applications that can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the…
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CNH Industrial Officially Inaugurates its New India Technology Center in Gurugram
CNH hosted a media brief session addressed by Vice President and Country Manager Raunak Varma, APAC President Ms. Chun Woytera and CIO and ad Interim Chief Technology and Quality Officer Marc Kermisch at their newly inaugurated Indian Technology Center in Gurgaon.…
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Madhya Pradesh to Set up Agriculture Excellence Centers in Cooperation with Israel
Consulate General of Israel Kobbi Shoshani Made a Courtesy Call on CM Chouhan. This Collaboration Will Also Increase In Tourism, Irrigation, Business-Industry Sectors.…
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Kerala Agriculture Department to Set up Modern Mini Rice Mills
The Agriculture Department will contemplate setting up modern mini rice mills to process paddy harvested from upland fields in Kanjikuzhy and nearby areas.…
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Agritech Startup Waycool Foods Acquires IP of GramworkX
During the Food For Future Summit at Expo 2020 Dubai, Karthik Jayaraman, co-founder and CEO of Waycool Foods, said that the integration of the GramworkX platform with WayCool will take three to six months.…
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Modi Urges Farmers to Use AI, Drones & Marketing Tools to Boost Output & Increase Income
Continuing with his webinar on provisions in the budget, Modi on Thursday asked farmers and those involved in agriculture sector to leverage increasing awareness for environment friendly lifestyle and resulting market for natural and organic product.…
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Rural Social Network Krishify Closes $6.2m Pre-Series a Round To Build India’s Agriverse
Rural social network Krishify announced today that it has closed USD 6.2 million in Pre-Series A funding.…
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Approval of Gene-Edited Crops in China Energizes Researchers
Researchers in China are excited by their government’s approval of gene-edited crops, which they say clears the way for the plants’ use in agriculture and should boost research into varieties that are tastier, pest-resistant and better adapted to a warming world.…
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All About NASA’s Novel Approach to Form Space Gardens
In this article, I will be discussing the techniques developed by the scientist at International Space Station(ISS) to grow garden in Space.…
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Nestle Is Stepping Up Its Agricultural Technologies
Nestle SA will create the Nestle Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Lausanne to focus on the areas of plant science, dairy livestock and agricultural systems science.…
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Tripura To See Major Agricultural Development with the help of Israeli Technology
Since 2008, the Israeli government has loaned its technologies to improve agricultural productivity in Tripura through the Agricultural Cooperation Project.…
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Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence May be Used to Improve the Taste of Fruits & Vegetables
Researchers at the University of Florida describe a new method for "tasting" agricultural products based on their chemical profile.…
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Agrigenomics: The Power of Genomics in Agricultural Sciences
Agriculture genomics refers to the use of genomics in agriculture to increase crop and livestock productivity and sustainability.…
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'Artificial Leaf' Design can Increase Carbon Capture Rate by 100 Times
Often referred to as "Artificial Leaves," these systems have the potential to play a critical part in the fight against climate change, and a group of engineers has now set the bar even higher with a solution that gathers carbon dioxide 100 times faster than…
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Aqgromalin Secures $5.25 million in pre-series ‘A’ Funding Round
Aqgromalin is developing a full-stack Agtech platform to assist farmers in diversifying their businesses into animal husbandry and aquaculture. Aqgromalin provides farmers, butchers, meat corporations, and exporters with a data-backed, traceable supply chain for their poultry, seafood, and animal needs.…
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Agrifood Tech Industry Is Currently Focusing On These 4 Trends
AgTech had increased significantly in 2021. Global agrifood tech investment totaled $22.3 billion, with $5 billion going to AgTech and $17.3 billion going to food tech.…
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How Praman.ai, The World’s Largest Horticulture Exchange, Is Transforming The Apple Trade In J&K
Paradise on earth, Kashmir is celebrated for its apples across the globe. It is home to almost 100+ varieties of Apple. More than 40% of Kashmir's 80 lakh inhabitants, including seven lakh farmers, are involved in the apple trade.…
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Agritech Is Here to Stay & 2022 may be the Biggest Year for Agritech Businesses
Agritech gives an amazing open door to connect a few trouble spots that exist in the agri-sector at present across the value chain, accordingly growing the market potential.…
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CSIR Creates Technology to Address Perchlorate Contamination in Water
According to an official spokeswoman for the Jal Jeevan Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, the project oversees the purging of perchlorate tainted water from one of the abandoned (closed) wells and its treatment to a potable quality level.…
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Cellular Agriculture: A Science Towards Meat Without Animals, Eggs Without Hens & Milk Without Cows
Individual cells from plants and animals, as well as single-cell organisms, are used in cellular agriculture to produce agricultural products.…
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John Deere Unveils Their Self Driving Tractor That Can Be Controlled With A Smartphone
In a time when farmers are under pressure to produce more with less land and skilled labor, John Deere has developed the completely autonomous 8R tractor. The vehicle, which will be shown at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, combines the 8R tractor with a TruSet-enabled…
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KVK Creates Technology to Clean Harvested Banana Plantations
The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute's (CMFRI) Ernakulam Krishi Vigyan Kendra has demonstrated the technology of cleaning harvested banana plantations to nourish the soil's bio-fertility.…
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Research Insights: How to Genetically Modify Rice for Less Methane Emission
Jill Banfield (scientist at the University of California) & Jennifer Doudna (RNA Specialist, Berkeley) along with their team of co-authors have published a paper that takes a significant step towards resolving the thorny problem of how to study and alter the genomes of microbes living…
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