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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.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaAgroforestry in IndiaAgroforestry covers 13.5 million hectares in India, where farm trees supply over 65 per cent of timber, and studies show higher grain and wood yields than pure agriculture.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalCultivating sustainability: the mission to save our soilsSoil health is under strain from heavy fertiliser and pesticide use, monoculture, deforestation and climate change, and practices such as cover cropping, crop rotation and reduced tillage can help restore it.
- Policy & trade, GujaratBullet train project in India has already invited around 1900 complaints from the farmersGujarat's legislature was told farmers have filed around 1,908 complaints against land acquisition for the Ahmedabad to Mumbai bullet train, most of them in Surat.
- Markets, United Kingdom4 surprising facts about how veganism is impacting farming: is it bad?Plant-based eating has grown in the UK, with record Veganuary sign-ups and rising oat milk sales, but its effect on meat and dairy farming has so far been limited.
- Precision & digital, IndiaSBI links its YONO Krishi app with IFFCO e-Bazar in a collaboration between the two venturesSBI has integrated IFFCO e-Bazaar into the mandi section of its YONO Krishi app, letting farmer customers order seeds, fertilisers, pesticides and machinery with free home delivery.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaCrop insurance for shrimp farmers to be launchedChennai's Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture is working with insurers on crop insurance for shrimp farmers, who have had no cover since white spot disease losses in the 1990s.
- Policy & trade, PunjabAmid scuffle between Centre and Punjab, CM Capt. Amarinder Singh begins dharna in DelhiPunjab chief minister Amarinder Singh began a sit-in in Delhi, accusing the Centre of halting rail services to Punjab amid farmer protests over the farm laws.
- Machinery, United KingdomRetrofitting your tractor with precision GPS: a UK farmer’s guide to AutoSteer technology decision-makingUK farmers can retrofit AutoSteer to existing tractors: RTK gives about 2.5 cm accuracy, installation takes one to three days, and payback typically comes within 3 to 7 years.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaOrganic farming in IndiaIndia has the largest number of organic producers and produced 2.75 million tonnes of certified organic products in 2019-20, led by Madhya Pradesh.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalMost effective and efficient irrigation systems in agricultureFarmers can irrigate through rainwater harvesting, groundwater reservoirs, surface reservoirs and canals, or in-line drip and micro sprinklers, each with its own costs and benefits.