Archive
Author: Kritik Nemar
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Deals & capital, IndiaMANAGE to grant Rs 4 crore to agricultural startupsMANAGE will divide a ₹4 crore grant among 40 agri startups under RKVY-RAFTAAR's innovation and agri-entrepreneurship programme, with two months of training for those selected.
- Markets, IndiaSoybean production in IndiaSOPA expected India's soybean output to rise by over 31.5% to 122.475 lakh tonnes in 2020-21, against a history of volatile yields and prices and weak demand for soy foods.
- Policy & trade, PunjabFCI asks Punjab government for farmers’ land records in order to pay MSP directlyThe Food Corporation of India has asked Punjab to share farmers' land records before the 2021-22 rabi marketing season so it can pay MSP directly into farmers' bank accounts.
- Policy & trade, IndiaInvestments worth $9 billion expected in fisheries sector over the next five yearsThe fisheries ministry expects $9 billion of investment in the sector over five years, with PM Matsya Sampada Yojana aiming to raise fish output, exports and jobs by 2024-25.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaHow horticulture is turning the tables in agricultureHorticulture output in India rose from 146 million tonnes in 2001-02 to 314 million tonnes in 2018-19, outpacing foodgrains, and its export earnings exceed those from foodgrains.
- Soil, water & climate, Tamil NaduFarmers announce series of protests against concretisation of dam canals in Erode districtFarmers in Erode district plan protests and an assembly election boycott against a Rs 178 crore plan to concrete the base of Bhavanisagar dam canals, saying it will lower groundwater.
- Policy & trade, TripuraTripura, in an attempt to boost the economy, set to buy 20,000 MT paddy at MSPTripura's cabinet will buy 20,000 tonnes of paddy at the minimum support price from 21 January through 32 procurement centres across eight districts.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers to block KMP Expressway on March 6, says SKM leaderSamyukt Kisan Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said farmers camped at Delhi's borders would block the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway from 11 am to 5 pm on 6 March.
- Precision & digital, India10 technological innovations that are transforming Indian agricultureTen Indian agritech firms and groups, from Eruvaka's aquaculture buoys and CropIn's farm monitoring platform to AgroStar's input ordering and Skymet's weather services.
- Precision & digital, GlobalIoT technology changing the future of agricultureIoT sensors, gateways and modules give farmers real-time data on soil, crops, livestock and water, supporting precision agriculture and lower operating costs.