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Author: Kritik Nemar
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Precision & digital, GlobalAg-tech and the digital transformation of rural areasDiscusses how agtech could raise productivity and incomes in rural areas, the barriers of connectivity, cost, skills and data privacy, and what policymakers can do.
- Soil, water & climate, Global3 alternative crops to combat starvation amid global warmingQuinoa, sorghum and camelina are put forward as hardy, nutritious crops that can withstand drought and heat as global warming cuts yields.
- Soil, water & climate, West BengalBengal tea planters look forward to bumper ‘first flush’ leaves after heavy showersHeavy winter rain after months of dry weather has raised hopes among Bengal tea planters of a fourth straight bumper first flush crop in 2021, and cut their need for irrigation.
- Precision & digital, GlobalBest agrotech apps in 2022Agrotech uses robotics, sensors, data analytics and the internet of things to produce and store food with fewer inputs, and careers in it call for software and data skills.
- Policy & trade, GlobalThe future of food labeling and food safetyDiscusses how food labelling has evolved and how barcodes, QR codes, NFC tags and blockchain could improve label accuracy, food safety and traceability.
- Deals & capital, IndiaTop-ranking agriculture companies in IndiaProfiles of five agriculture companies operating in India: DuPont India and Rallis India in crop care, Nuziveedu Seeds and Advanta in seeds, and Lemken India in farm machinery.
- Precision & digital, United KingdomAI-automated greenhouse control: how machine learning is optimising temperature, humidity and CO₂ for maximum yieldsAI greenhouse systems use dense sensor networks and machine learning to manage temperature, humidity, CO₂ and irrigation, with energy savings of up to 35% claimed for UK glasshouse growers.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFood Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) to get operational in the whole nation from 1st of November, 2020, says FSSAIFSSAI is extending its cloud-based Food Safety Compliance System (FoSCoS) nationwide from 1 November 2020, replacing the FLRS licensing platform in use since 2011.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalMillets: a sustainable choice for eco-conscious eatingSets out health claims made for millets such as sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet, and argues their low water needs and pest resistance make them a sustainable crop.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalClimate-smart agricultureExplains climate-smart agriculture, its three pillars of sustainable intensification, adaptation and mitigation, its main practices and the barriers to adopting it.