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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.
- Policy & trade, IndiaDelhi Police allege 300 Pak Twitter handles created to disrupt farmers’ tractor rallyDelhi Police alleged that about 300 Twitter handles traced to Pakistan were pushing hashtags to disrupt the farmers' Republic Day tractor rally.
- Precision & digital, GlobalAgricultural data privacy and securityAs farms generate more data, weak regulation, low awareness and resale of data by tech firms put farmers at risk; encryption, blockchain, rules and training can help.
- Soil, water & climate, United StatesWildfire smoke may reduce the amount of rain in the western US, says studyA study in Geophysical Research Letters found clouds affected by wildfire smoke in the western US had about five times as many droplets, each about half the size, making rain less likely.
- Soil, water & climate, OdishaInitiative to dig 730 farm ponds in Odisha: a measure against droughtOdisha's Directorate of Horticulture has sought Rs 5.47 crore from the National Disaster Management Fund to dig 730 farm ponds in 10 drought-prone districts.
- Precision & digital, GlobalThe use of drones and robotics in agricultureDrones are used for crop scouting, mapping and spraying, and robots for automated irrigation, harvesting and livestock monitoring, to improve efficiency and accuracy and cut labour costs.
- Precision & digital, GlobalHow are drones being used in farming?Explains how farmers use drones for crop monitoring, weed detection, soil analysis and herd management, the main types of farm drone, and the limits of drone data.
- Machinery, United KingdomUK agricultural automation: technology development outpaces adoption amid regulatory and infrastructure challengesUK farm robots and autonomous machines work in trials, but no dedicated law, patchy rural connectivity, high costs and skills gaps are holding back commercial adoption.
- Precision & digital, GlobalAgricultural supply chain management and traceabilityExplains how supply chain management and traceability systems can improve efficiency, food safety and sustainability in agriculture, and the cost, data and skills barriers to adoption.
- Soil, water & climate, MaharashtraGovernment launched Atal Bhujal YojanaDistrict officers began three days of capacity-building training at Nashik under the Atal Bhujal Yojana, a water literacy drive due to reach 1,443 villages over four years.
- Markets, IndiaOrder issued for supply of 15,000 tonnes of imported onions, bidders finalised by NAFEDNAFED has finalised bidders and issued orders for 15,000 tonnes of imported onions to arrive at Thoothukudi and Mumbai, and plans regular tenders to curb prices.