Budget Expectation – focuses on Agri research, fertilizer subsidies, fight against climate change On June 21, farm organisations and experts met with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi to advocate for increased investment in agricultural research, rationalisation of...
Mangoes in Tamil Nadu suffer damage by extreme heat, but farmers remain optimistic. When P Rajkumar noticed tamarind trees in his village bearing a lot of fruit in January of this year, he knew his mango yield would be low. “This is the thumb rule my ancestors followed,” says...
Sanketh Appaiah, a young coffee planter from a village near Madikeri in north Kodagu, is now the proud owner of a new SUV as coffee prices have risen over the last three months. The 42-year-old is enjoying driving his new vehicle through the hilly terrain of the small district in southern...
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Spices Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a project that will use artificial intelligence tools to detect and classify large cardamom diseases. According to a press release, NIC’s Centre of Excellence in Artificial...
80% of India’s marginal farmers affected by unfavorable climate occurrences: Report According to a report released on Tuesday, adverse climatic events have resulted in crop losses for 80% of India’s marginal farmers over the last five years. The Forum of Enterprises for...
