How the use of potash sprayer limited the damage caused by heat waves on crops. Scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) wrote in a report that potash sprays have helped farmers keep crop loss to a minimum extent during heat waves. The Centre recently announced a...
Kerala Agriculture University gets funding for research of drone technologies in agriculture. The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has given ₹ 65 lakh to the Kerala Agricultural University for research and demonstration of drone-based technologies in agriculture. The...
Egypt agreed to buy 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India: Aly Moselhy Egypt has agreed to buy 180,000 tonnes of wheat from India, which is less than what was agreed upon before. However, the supply minister said on Sunday that Egypt is looking into ways to get more flour out of grains and...
Organic India, which is run by FabIndia, wants its herbs and infusions to include more than just Tulsi (Holy Basil). Its Group Managing Director, Subrata Dutta, says that it plans to release products without it. ‘We’ve started selling ‘Simply Chamomile’ without...
Dairy farmers can now get their milk chilled at the procurement centres, which keeps the milk from getting worse and going bad because of more bacteria. Prompt Equipments Private Limited, a cloud-based dairy equipment company based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has made a cheap instant milk...
