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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 role of technology in mitigating the effects of natural disasters on agricultureWeather forecasting, efficient irrigation, drones, satellite imagery, hardier crop varieties and mobile tools can help farmers prepare for and recover from floods, droughts and wildfires.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalThe significance of soil health and effective techniques for sustainable farm soil managementHealthy soil supports yields, water quality and carbon storage, and farmers can protect it by cutting tillage, using cover crops and rotations, testing soil and adding organic matter.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAgri minister Tomar urges ICAR to make farm sector employment-orientedAt ICAR's 92nd annual general meeting, Narendra Singh Tomar asked the council to make farming more job-oriented through research, innovation and the new education policy.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalSustainable agricultural practicesExplains the benefits of sustainable practices such as conservation agriculture, agroforestry, integrated pest management, organic and precision farming, and the barriers to their adoption.
- Precision & digital, GlobalBig data unleashed: the digital agriculture revolutionFarmers are using data on weather, soil, crop health and machinery to guide planting, irrigation and supply chain decisions, though collection costs, data quality and privacy remain concerns.
- Policy & trade, IndiaKrishi UDAN 2.0, a major relaxation for farmersThe civil aviation ministry has launched Krishi UDAN 2.0 to fly perishable produce from hilly, northeastern and tribal areas, waiving landing, parking and navigation charges for domestic airlines.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaCSIR-IHBT faculty to work on producing heat-tolerant wheat varietiesCSIR-IHBT scientist Vijay Gahlaut is studying epigenetic changes that could make wheat more tolerant of heat during grain filling, with findings published in the journal Genomics.
- Policy & trade, IndiaUnder government’s pressure on Twitter to delete more accounts, India’s public policy director in charge resignsThe Centre asked Twitter to block 1,178 more accounts it linked to Khalistan sympathisers over the farm protests, as Twitter's India public policy director Mahima Kaul resigned.
- Precision & digital, GlobalHow precision agriculture is improving farmingExplains how precision agriculture uses satellite imagery, soil tests, field sensors, GPS-guided equipment and drones to apply water and fertiliser when and where crops need them.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAgriculture: the only sector to witness growth in IndiaThe Economic Survey 2020-21 backed the three farm laws as a remedy for the sector's inefficiencies and said agriculture grew 3.4% in both the first and second quarters of 2020-21.