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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.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaNetafim India launches a portable drip kitNetafim India has launched a portable drip irrigation kit for fields of 4,500 square metres, aiming to irrigate 10,000 hectares and reach 25,000 farmers in the coming year.
- Policy & trade, Uttar PradeshGhazipur border tensions: farmers’ protestFarmers at the Delhi-UP Ghazipur border refused a Ghaziabad administration ultimatum to vacate the site after the Republic Day tractor rally, as police deployed heavy security.
- Soil, water & climate, MaharashtraFarmers in Maharashtra prefer cheap, low-quality drip irrigation sets to subsidised high-quality onesA Pennsylvania State University study in Ahmednagar district found farmers choose cheaper, unsubsidised drip irrigation sets because subsidies for high-quality systems need full upfront payment and arrive late.
- Precision & digital, IndiaPost-pandemic recovery by agritech startups for farmers’ welfareOmnivore's Mark Kahn says Indian farmers turned to agritech platforms for inputs, sales, advice and finance during COVID-19 lockdowns, a shift he expects the farm bills to speed up.
- Precision & digital, RajasthanIndia’s first online mandi system started in RajasthanRajasthan entrepreneurs Sanjay Agarwal and Anil Modi have set up an online mandi platform that lets farmers sell from their fields and store grain in converted godowns.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaIndia to launch its first herbicide-tolerant and non-GM rice varietiesIARI's Pusa Basmati 1979 and Pusa Basmati 1985 are India's first non-GM herbicide-tolerant rice varieties, letting farmers spray imazethapyr in direct-seeded rice.
- Markets, IndiaWarehousing agricultural produce in IndiaExplains India's farm storage capacity and the role of public agencies, the limits of single-commodity cold stores, and how warehouse receipts could widen farmers' access to credit.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe role of blockchain in agriculture and food systemsBlockchain can give agricultural supply chains a shared, tamper-proof record that improves traceability, efficiency and food safety, though low awareness, interoperability and regulation remain hurdles.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaHaryana farmers in trouble due to lack of buyers in paddy procurement seasonPaddy piled up in Haryana's mandis after the state moved to buy directly from farmers at MSP, with farmers reporting rejections over moisture and millers and arthiyas protesting.
- Policy & trade, PunjabRBI has cleared over Rs 21,000 crore towards CCL for wheat procurement in PunjabThe RBI has released Rs 21,000 crore in cash credit limit for Punjab's wheat procurement, the bulk of what the state sought to buy 105.60 lakh tonnes this season.