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Tractor sales down by 8.82 percent in first half of FY 2024-25, companies look forward to the festive season

Tractor sales down by 8.82 percent in first half of FY 2024-25, companies look forward to the festive season

In the first half of FY 2024-25, domestic tractor sales dropped by 8.82% compared...

Bayer, GenZero, Shell, and Mitsubishi join forces to promote sustainable rice farming in India

Bayer, GenZero, Shell, and Mitsubishi join forces to promote sustainable rice farming in India

The alliance is empowering farmers to adopt climate-smart practices such as Alternate...

SBI Foundation, Villgro announce 'Innovators for Bharat' portfolio of 14 agritech startups

SBI Foundation, Villgro announce 'Innovators for Bharat' portfolio of 14 agritech startups

‘Innovators for Bharat’ is a flagship initiative by the SBI Foundation to accelerate...

Arya.ag launches initiative to transform 200 FPOs into smart institutions

Arya.ag launches initiative to transform 200 FPOs into smart institutions

The 200 Smart FPOs initiative aims to leverage technology and collaborations to...

Tractor sales increased marginally in September,  exports down up to 47 percent

Tractor sales increased marginally in September, exports down up to 47 percent

Key players in the tractor industry, including Mahindra Tractors, Escorts Kubota,...

AVPL International aims to create 65,000 drone entrepreneurs

AVPL International aims to create 65,000 drone entrepreneurs

The campaign began in Gurugram, Haryana, where AVPL plans to conduct live drone...

CICR Director calls for transitioning to climate-smart cotton production technology

CICR Director calls for transitioning to climate-smart cotton production technology

Dr. YG Prasad, Director of ICAR- Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) emphasized...

Rice varieties and their genes for phosphorus and nitrogen use efficiency discovered at Indraprastha University

Rice varieties and their genes for phosphorus and nitrogen use efficiency discovered at Indraprastha University

In a discovery that could help save both fertilizer costs and pollution due to leftover...

Tractor sales dip 11.38 percent in August, John Deere and Sonalika sees growth

Tractor sales dip 11.38 percent in August, John Deere and Sonalika sees growth

Retail tractor sales fell by 11.38 percent in August, with 65,478 units sold compared...

What is the Digital Agriculture Mission, and How Will it Work?

What is the Digital Agriculture Mission, and How Will it Work?

The Digital Agriculture Mission is designed as an umbrella scheme to support various...

PDRL launches BhuMeet for connecting drone service providers with farmers

PDRL launches BhuMeet for connecting drone service providers with farmers

PDRL has launched BhuMeet, a SaaS platform connecting farmers with local drone service...

Escorts Kubota domestic sales up in August, Mahindra Tractor and VST sees decline

Escorts Kubota domestic sales up in August, Mahindra Tractor and VST sees decline

Key players in the tractor industry, including Mahindra Tractors, Escorts Kubota,...

Syngenta India to train one lakh youth in agriculture sector through 'I Rise Program'

Syngenta India to train one lakh youth in agriculture sector through 'I Rise Program'

Syngenta India has launched the 'I Rise' program to boost rural youth participation...

Mastercard collaborates with Gramophone to provide agri inputs and credit to farmers

Mastercard collaborates with Gramophone to provide agri inputs and credit to farmers

Mastercard has partnered with Gramophone to boost financial inclusion and access...

AVPL and DeHaat join forces to bring advanced AgriTech to farmers

AVPL and DeHaat join forces to bring advanced AgriTech to farmers

AVPL International has partnered with DeHaat to modernize Indian agriculture by...

RamInfo Limited to Open 100+ Drone manufacturing stores nationwide

RamInfo Limited to Open 100+ Drone manufacturing stores nationwide

RamInfo Limited has launched 'Kisan Drones Private Limited,' a company dedicated...

ICRISAT appoints Dr Himanshu Pathak as Director General Designate

Dr Pathak’s official tenure as Director General will begin next year, as ICRISAT enters its 52nd year. The institute remains committed...

International

Strict action against farm fire in Haryana, 14 farmers arrested

This year 653 cases of stubble burning have been reported in Haryana from 15 September to 20 October, whereas 621 cases were reported...

States

CropLife India appoints Ankur Aggarwal as new chairman

Ankur Aggarwal, managing director of Crystal Crop Protection Ltd, succeeds K.C. Ravi, who served as chairman for four years.

Agribusiness

Climate contradiction: Stronger monsoons bring more rain to northwest India

This research highlights the complex and sometimes contradictory ways climate change impacts regional weather patterns. Further investigation...

Latest News

Farmers Get Third of Veggies' Retail Price, Middlemen & Retailers Gain from Price Spikes

Farmers receive approximately 33% of consumer price for tomatoes, 36% for onions and 37% for potatoes. The report also provides figures...

Opinion

Petroleum Companies to Procure 3.91 Billion Liters of Ethanol from Sugar Industry in 2024-25

For the Ethanol Blending Program (EBP) in petrol, petroleum companies will purchase 9.71 billion liters of ethanol during the ethanol...

National