18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (930+ words) The national action plan on AMR was unveiled in 2017, with its Phase 2.0 (2025-29) launched by the government last year. The panel's findings, discussed at a high-level meeting in New Delhi on 17 November last year, reflect India's strategy shift of active intervention…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (219+ words) (Bloomberg) -- A group representing some of the world's largest soybean traders is exiting a landmark deal created in Brazil to protect the Amazon against deforestation, according to a statement issued Monday. Industry group Abiove, who has among its associates trading…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (445+ words) By 2030, agriculture in India could contribute $600 billion to GDP, driven by AI solutions. Sickle Innovations and Dayatani Digital were recognised for their AI-led advancements in grading and agronomy, improving efficiency, profitability, and farmer support....

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (433+ words) US President Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion farm aid package to support American farmers who have struggled to sell their crops amid rising costs arising out Washington's trade war with Beijing. Trump unveiled the plan with Treasury Secretary…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (876+ words) New Delhi: Only 26 electric tractors have been sold in India so far this fiscal year compared with about half a million diesel units sold in the same period as lack of adequate charging infrastructure in rural areas remains a key…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (816+ words) New Delhi, Nov 7 (PTI) Citing several case studies from India, the World Economic Forum on Friday said seven emerging deep technologies, including generative AI, robotics and satellite-enabled remote sensing, are poised to transform agriculture. These technologies, which also include computer…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (647+ words) NEW DELHI : Indian farmers will soon start getting personalized alerts on weather, soil health, crop growth, and risks like pest attacks or hailstorms, as the agriculture ministry plans to roll out a new advisory feature on geo-spatial platform'the Krishi Decision…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (516+ words) By linking digital farmer IDs with land and crop data, the government can track what is sown, where, and by whom, prevent overuse of fertilizers, eliminate fake beneficiaries, and align support payments with actual cultivation. Officials say the reform could…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (619+ words) India, the world's second-largest potato producer after China, is witnessing a quiet but crucial shift in how potatoes are grown. Scientists and agri-tech firms are increasingly using aeroponics, a soilless technique that helps produce high-yielding, disease- and climate-resistant potato seeds…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (875+ words) The vagaries of monsoon rains and volatility of market prices are not the only factors that eat into farmer incomes. Raids on crops by wild herbivores, a less visible but growing crisis, are also contributing to it. Fleeting blackbucks and…...