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Author: Maruine Jones
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Markets, GlobalTop 10 jute-producing nations in the worldIndia and Bangladesh lead world jute production, followed by China, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Sudan and Egypt.
- Machinery, RussiaAI-based Cognitive Agro Pilot system is winning over agriculture in RussiaCognitive Agro Pilot, an AI-based autonomous driving system for farm machinery from Sber and Cognitive Pilot, was used in about 35 Russian regions during the 2020 harvest.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFSSAI restricts intermixed mustard oilsFSSAI has barred the manufacture of blended edible vegetable oil containing mustard oil from October 1, 2020, ending a rule that let companies add 20% of other vegetable oils.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaNDDB establishes ‘Pashu Mitra’ helpline for dairy farmersThe National Dairy Development Board has opened Pashu Mitra, a call centre where dairy farmers can get expert answers on animal health, nutrition and breeding.
- Machinery, GlobalThe use of 3D printing in agriculture3D printing could give farms custom tools, spare parts, irrigation parts and livestock prosthetics, but cost, complexity, limited materials, quality control and regulation hold it back.
- Precision & digital, GlobalHow to build a grow room: 5 stepsA five-step guide to building an indoor grow room for home growers, including cannabis, covering lights, ventilation, growing media with coir, grow schedules and drying produce.
- Precision & digital, Global3 technologies that are redefining agricultureHydroponics and other new farming methods, AI and big data, and plant breeding and genomics are presented as three technologies changing how food is produced.
- Policy & trade, PunjabFarmers’ railway blockade on Feb 18 forces railways to cancel trains and change routes in PunjabNorthern Railways cancelled, cut short or diverted several trains to and from Amritsar around a four-hour rail blockade called by farm unions in Punjab on February 18.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaIrrigation methods that will help Indian farmersExplains surface, furrow, drip, sprinkler and basin irrigation, and the crops each suits, for Indian farmers facing groundwater depletion.
- Policy & trade, Global5 overlooked issues that largely impact agricultureA look back at five issues in global agriculture: food insecurity, insect farming, food system finance, digital agriculture and planning food supply for growing cities.