Agritech

Robot-assisted tech platform to help a million farmers

Robot-assisted tech platform to help a million farmers

The University of Hyderabad (UoH) has got a grant of Rs 1 crore from the Union Ministry...

Cropfit — An app of the farmers, for the farmers, by the farmers; bidding below MSP not possible

Cropfit — An app of the farmers, for the farmers, by the farmers; bidding below MSP not possible

While other apps mainly focus on the traders and how they can benefit them and the...

ICAR-IISR Lucknow MoU with NamFarmers.com for faster dissemination of technologies in digital mode

ICAR-IISR Lucknow MoU with NamFarmers.com for faster dissemination of technologies in digital mode

ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, is an apex organization involved in the research and development...

Bayer commences commercial usage of drone services for farmers

Bayer commences commercial usage of drone services for farmers

Drone services will be made available for crop protection purposes across paddy,...

The way fruits ripen: Role of genes

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rural Voice Special: Clean Milk Production Technique

India has become the top milk producer with an annual production of 18.88 crore...

PM Modi Releases 23rd PM-KISAN Installment; Rs 18,880 Crore Transferred to 9.44 Crore Farmers

The 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) was disbursed on Saturday at Tarakeswar, Hooghly, West Bengal....

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Centre Raises Onion Procurement Price for Buffer Stock to Rs 1,730 per Quintal

The central government has raised the onion procurement price under its buffer stock scheme from Rs 1,650 to Rs 1,730 per quintal,...

National

Agriculture Amid Mounting Challenges

The prospect of a weak monsoon, rising oil and fertilizer prices, and subdued agricultural commodity prices has increased pressure...

Opinion

Dehradun’s Premium Litchi Enters European Market as APEDA Facilitates First Consignment to Italy

APEDA facilitated the first export consignment of fresh litchi from Dehradun to Italy. This milestone marks the entry of Uttarakhand's...

International

Three Indians Named Among Top Agri-food Pioneers 2026 by World Food Prize Foundation

Three Indian scientists, Dr Yashpal Saharawat, Dr Anandharamakrishnan Chinnaswamy and Dr Rajeev Varshney, have been named among the...

International

Import of Urea Gives Headache to Government

As war in West Asia disrupts fertilizer and LNG supplies, India’s dependence on imported urea is emerging as a major threat to food...

Opinion