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Author: Sarah Shaw
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Precision & digital, IndiaThe future of Indian agricultureAn overview of how precision farming, AI and robotics, along with government schemes, ICAR, FPOs and IFFCO, could raise productivity in Indian farming, and what holds adoption back.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaFirst set of residue-free tomatoes produced by Ninjacart in partnership with KilofarmsNinjacart and agritech platform Kilofarms produced a first batch of residue-free tomatoes, cleared by the Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, Bangalore.
- Precision & digital, United KingdomIoT sensor networks for agriculture: deploying soil moisture and nutrient monitoring across UK farmsA guide to farm sensor networks in the UK: soil moisture, nutrient, pH, temperature and conductivity sensors, LoRaWAN and cellular links, placement and costs of £150 to £500 per node.
- Precision & digital, GlobalInnovations in vertical farming and sustainable urban agricultureVertical farms grow crops in stacked layers under controlled conditions, and urban agriculture brings food production into cities, with projects such as AeroFarms, Gotham Greens and Lufa Farms as examples.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalThe benefits of agroforestry, and how to incorporate trees into your farming operationExplains the benefits of agroforestry, from soil conservation and carbon storage to biodiversity and yields, and how to choose, plant and manage trees alongside crops or livestock.
- Soil, water & climate, Goa900 farmers to be trained in green farming techniquesUnder the Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, 900 farmers from Goa's Salcete and Mormugao talukas have been grouped into 40 clusters to learn organic farming.
- Inputs & crop science, HaryanaMore than 1.6 lakh poultry birds to be culled in Haryana’s PanchkulaHaryana is culling more than 1.6 lakh poultry birds around two Panchkula farms where samples tested positive for H5N8 avian flu, paying owners ₹90 a bird.
- Policy & trade, IndiaPrime Minister Narendra Modi to release the next installment of PM-Kisan schemePrime Minister Narendra Modi is to release the next PM-Kisan instalment of ₹18,000 crore to 80 million farmers and hold a virtual interaction with farmers on Christmas Day.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalThe benefits of crop rotation, and how to implement it on your farmExplains how crop rotation improves soil fertility and structure and controls pests, diseases and weeds, how to plan a rotation, which crops suit it and the challenges involved.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAgriculture ministry to expand area of cultivation by 50% for zaid cropsThe agriculture ministry plans to expand zaid, or summer, crop area by 50 per cent from 3.4 million hectares to 5.1 million hectares, focusing on pulses and oilseeds.