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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, GlobalPrecision forestry and sustainable forest managementPrecision forestry uses remote sensing, GIS and data to guide planting, thinning and harvesting, while sustainable forest management balances economic, social and environmental benefits.
- Policy & trade, IndiaRashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana to promote agripreneurship: govtThe Centre has launched an Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development programme under RKVY, offering start-ups up to Rs 5 lakh at idea stage and Rs 25 lakh at seed stage.
- Precision & digital, India‘Agristack!’ A way forward?AgriStack, a set of digital farm databases, is being built through MoUs with Microsoft, Star Agribazaar, Amazon and Patanjali, raising concerns over data protection and exclusion.
- Policy & trade, IndiaJapan eases norms on export of black tiger shrimpJapan has cut import inspection of Indian farmed black tiger shrimp from 100% to 30% after consignments were found free of the antibacterial drug furazolidone.
- Policy & trade, PunjabNewly introduced farm laws met by farmer protests and road blocks in Haryana and PunjabFarmers in Punjab and Haryana blocked state and national highways during a nationwide chakka jam against the three new farm laws, demanding they be withdrawn.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaNorth India suffers from contaminated air as stubble burning beginsThe Central Pollution Control Board reported worsening air quality over the Indo-Gangetic Plains as paddy stubble burning began in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.
- Policy & trade, IndiaOutstanding colleges for agriculture in India: nurturing the seeds of agricultural excellenceOutlines agricultural degrees and careers in India and profiles leading agricultural colleges from the NIRF 2023 rankings, including IARI, NDRI Karnal, PAU and TNAU.
- Precision & digital, Global3 best ways artificial intelligence is transforming agricultureAI is being used to target herbicide spraying, predict sowing dates and prices, diagnose crop diseases from phone photos and guide harvesting robots.
- Inputs & crop science, GlobalAgricultural biological technology: “an essential pillar of human resource”How agricultural biotechnology uses genetic engineering and bioprocess technology to produce GM crops with better nutrition, stress tolerance, longer shelf life and pest resistance.
- Markets, PunjabIncrease in wheat planting in Punjab in spite of agitationWheat area in Punjab has risen 4% to 3.18 million hectares despite the farmers' agitation at Delhi's borders, officials said, while sowing across the country is also up 4%.