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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, GlobalThe agrotech revolution: will robots feed the world?Looks at technologies offered as ways to meet rising food demand, from sensor-driven smart farms and AI platforms to farm robotics, greenhouse automation and augmented reality.
- Deals & capital, IndiaThe Agrotech Report of 2022 is believed to set a new recordReviews the growth of Indian agritech startups, government support and business models, and cites AgFunder figures suggesting another record year for agtech venture investment.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalSustainable agriculture and the circular economyExplains the circular economy and how sustainable farming practices such as conservation tillage, cover cropping and integrated pest management apply its principles.
- Policy & trade, Uttar PradeshFarmers urge PM Modi to listen to their ‘Man ki Baat’Thousands of farmers returned to the Ghazipur protest site after an emotional video appeal by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, as the Ghaziabad administration ordered them to leave.
- Inputs & crop science, MaharashtraBird flu impact on a declining slope in Maharashtra: chicken consumption back to normalChicken consumption in Maharashtra is back to normal a month after the state's first bird flu case, but farm gate prices remain low at Rs 56 a kg in February.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief history of the farmers’ agitation in Delhi, 2020: is the capital city a solution to farmers’ grievances?Sets out the three 2020 farm laws, the government's case for them, farmers' fears over MSP and mandis, and the Delhi Chalo march that left protesters camped at Delhi's borders.
- Machinery, IndiaTop 8 agriculture equipment for farmers’ benefitA guide to eight farm machines sold in India, from sprayer pumps and trolley pumps to combine harvesters, cultivators and roto seed drills, with price ranges for each.
- Precision & digital, Arunachal PradeshAgritech firm AgNext Technologies joins hands with NAFEDAgNext Technologies and NAFED are using AgNext's Qualix AI platform to check the quality of organic kiwis from Arunachal Pradesh and give buyers a traceability report via QR code.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ unions: another strike against new farm Bills on 5 NovemberFarmer organisations meeting in Delhi called a nationwide road strike on November 5 and a 'Delhi Chalo' protest on November 26 and 27 against the three farm Bills.
- Policy & trade, IndiaReliance Industries denies any immediate plan of contract farmingReliance Industries says it has no plans to enter contract farming or buy farmland, and has asked the courts in Punjab and Haryana to protect its staff and property from vandalism.