Agritech
The way fruits ripen: Role of genes
In the collaborative research, a team of plant scientists jointly led by Dr Rahul...
SOPs notified for research of genome-edited plants; duration for developing new crop varieties to reduce
After a phase of years of reviews and meetings, the government has cleared the way...
Cropin launches Cropin Cloud, world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture
Cropin Cloud brings together a suite of agriculture digitization applications, access...
Rural Voice Special: How Solar Dehydrator and Slicer benefits the farmers
Farmers who grow spices and vegetables often have to suffer losses even after good...
Edible coating developed to prolong life of vegetables and fruits
A bio-degradable, edible coating has been developed and tested by scientists from...
Sugar substitute Xylitol produced from bagasse by IIT Guwahati researchers
A sugar substitute called Xylitol can now be produced from bagasse, the wastes from...
Rural Voice Special: Virtual fencing is modern technology for managing cattle in the open; a primer on how it works
Earlier, farmers used bamboo, wood and wire for fencing as per their convenience....
Version 2 of Crop Darpan app developed
Prof. P. Krishna Reddy and his team at IIIT Hyderabad and scientists at PJTSAU conducted...
Rural Voice Special: Seaweed farming replete with advantages for agriculture, food, health and beauty
Seaweed farming is being encouraged across the world, including in India. A type...
Rural Voice Special: Process millets with low-cost dehuller machines and earn 2-10 times profit
In view of the increasing demand for millets, the government is working on technology...
Rural Voice Special: Integrated sheep rearing good means of increasing income in arid zones
Usually, 25-30 sheep can be reared along with an acre of crops in arid zones, said...
Rural Voice Special: Clean Milk Production Technique
India has become the top milk producer with an annual production of 18.88 crore...
Bacteria convert agri waste to useful tool for industries
The bacterium is called Bacillus sp PM06. The research study was conducted by Prof....
University of Hyderabad signs an MoU to digitalize best-before date of meat products
The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has signed a memorandum of understanding with...
Rural Voice Special: Open sea cage fish farming may increase fish production 50 times
Besides the sea, the cage system can also be used in rivers, large water bodies...
Rural Voice Special: Hydroponics to increase yield by 20-25 times in farming
Hydroponic farming is done in the absence of soil. In this technology, soluble nutrients...
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