Dr Bishwajit Dhar


National
Stellapps completes first close of pre-series C round to digitize Indian dairy sector

Stellapps completes first close of pre-series C round to digitize Indian dairy sector

India’s leading dairy-tech start-up Stellapps has completed the first close of its...

International
Food security is increasingly vulnerable to climate-change-induced weather events

Food security is increasingly vulnerable to climate-change-induced weather events

Economist Impact has released the 10th GFSI. The report states a decline in global...

Agritech
Onato raises $2.2 mn in seed round led by Vertex Ventures and Omnivore

Onato raises $2.2 mn in seed round led by Vertex Ventures and Omnivore

Onato, a data-driven B2B platform for fresh produce, has announced a seed financing...

Agritech
In a global first, SLCM launches ‘Made in India’ QC app for food grains

In a global first, SLCM launches ‘Made in India’ QC app for food grains

A global first for food grains, the AgriReach Mobile Quality Check (QC) App allows...

Opinion
Making technology relevant: Interventions for transforming Indian agriculture sector

Making technology relevant: Interventions for transforming Indian agriculture sector

Today, the adoption and use of technology throughout the agriculture supply chain...

Agribusiness
ReshaMandi raises $30 mn in India’s largest Series A funding for a B2B marketplace

ReshaMandi raises $30 mn in India’s largest Series A funding for a B2B marketplace

ReshaMandi, India’s first silk-tech start-up that serves as a B2B (business-to-business)...

National
Roots Foundation to train nearly 50,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana to tackle stubble burning

Roots Foundation to train nearly 50,000 farmers of Punjab and Haryana to tackle stubble burning

Every winter, the burning of crop residue of over 30 mt in Madhya Pradesh, Punjab...

Cooperatives
IFFCO Chairman BS Nakai passes away

IFFCO Chairman BS Nakai passes away

Balvinder Singh Nakai, the IFFCO Chairman, passed away on October 11. He was 86....

States
UP sugar mills stand in arrears of Rs 4,450 cr to the cane farmers for last crushing season

UP sugar mills stand in arrears of Rs 4,450 cr to the cane farmers for last crushing season

The new sugarcane crushing season (2021-22) has started in UP but the cane farmers’...

National
Rice industry needs a comprehensive strategy: Infomerics

Rice industry needs a comprehensive strategy: Infomerics

The report “Rice Industry — Emerging Contours” by Infomerics is optimistic about...

Cooperatives
Big support for MSP paddy procurement in Haryana by NCDC: Rs 6836 crore sanctioned

Big support for MSP paddy procurement in Haryana by NCDC: Rs 6836 crore sanctioned

The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), an apex financing institution...

Agribusiness
Karat Farms raises pre-seed funding from Vriksh Impact Partners

Karat Farms raises pre-seed funding from Vriksh Impact Partners

Karat Farms, a Bengaluru-based smart kitchen garden company, has raised undisclosed...

Agribusiness
Samunnati launches Annadata Suraksha Abhiyaan to crowdsource funds and insure India’s smallholder farmers

Samunnati launches Annadata Suraksha Abhiyaan to crowdsource funds and insure India’s smallholder farmers

Samunnati, a specialized agri value chain enabler, launched the Annadata Suraksha...

International
Walnuts from Chile launched in India

Walnuts from Chile launched in India

ChileNut, the grower and exporter association of Chilean walnuts, with the support...

Cooperatives
Successful field trial of drone spraying of Nano Urea

Successful field trial of drone spraying of Nano Urea

In the presence of the Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Health & Family...

National
IAAG expresses serious concern on the delay in draft guidelines for genome-edited plants

IAAG expresses serious concern on the delay in draft guidelines for genome-edited plants

In an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the IAAG International has expressed...