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Author: Maruine Jones
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Inputs & crop science, United StatesTerra Vera: the technology for producing technology-free cropsTerra Vera says its system can replace pesticides in ridding crops of viruses, bacteria and fungi, and has expanded to California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Florida.
- Policy & trade, ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh passed an agricultural bill against Centre’s farm lawsChhattisgarh's assembly has passed the Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment) Bill, 2020, allowing deemed mandis and electronic trading in response to the Centre's farm laws, but without an MSP guarantee.
- Inputs & crop science, Kerala5 points for an amazing rubber plantationExplains how rubber is grown in Kerala, covering the climate, soil and planting it needs, latex tapping, and processing latex into sheets for sale.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIndia celebrates 15th of October as Women Farmers’ Day or Rashtriya Mahila Kisan DiwasIndia marks 15 October as Rashtriya Mahila Kisan Diwas, recognising women farmers, who make up a large share of cultivators and farm labourers but receive less pay and support.
- Machinery, IndiaEscorts agri-machinery sells 24,441 tractors in second quarter of the present fiscal yearEscorts sold 24,441 tractors in the quarter to 30 September 2020, up 23.8 per cent, as agri-machinery revenue rose 32.8 per cent to Rs 1,322.2 crore.
- Precision & digital, IndiaHydroponic farming in IndiaHydroponics grows plants in a nutrient solution without soil, using up to 80 to 90% less water, and tomatoes, leafy greens, strawberries and herbs are among the most common crops in India.
- Machinery, HaryanaNational Fertilizers Limited distributes cotton plucking machines to farmers in HaryanaNational Fertilizers Limited has given 95 cotton plucking machines free of cost to farmers in Haryana under its CSR programme, at events in Hisar and Bhiwani.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalBiofortification: how it enhances food preservationBiofortification raises levels of micronutrients such as zinc and iron in staple crops through breeding, genetic modification or fertilisers, aimed at the rural poor who rely on local staples.
- Machinery, GlobalFarmBot: the agricultural robot revolutionAgricultural robots use GPS, altimeters, cameras and software to spray, irrigate, prune and harvest crops, and their use has grown since high-end models became affordable in the mid-2000s.
- Policy & trade, IndiaSC shows faith in government, refuses to entertain pleas seeking enquiry into R-Day violenceThe Supreme Court declined on February 3 to intervene over violence during the farmers' Republic Day tractor rally, saying it was confident the government was enquiring into it.