Gartner‘s principal analyst Apeksha Kaushik, ‘technology adoption in India is still in its nascent stages.’ ‘Limited availability of technology infrastructure, as well as recurring natural phenomena such as floods and droughts, have all worked against the...
Agritech start-up Aqgromalin, based in Chennai, has developed ‘ready to deploy micro-farms’ that can be set up with very little area and capital. Aqgromalin, which recently received ₹ 5.5 crores in early funding from Zephyr Peacock India Growth Fund, a provider of growth...
SLCM (Sohan Lal Commodity Management) Pvt Ltd has created a mobile app that can quickly check several quality characteristics of agricultural commodities, and it is expected to be released by the end of the month. ‘For India, this will be a game-changer and defining moment...
The new cotton harvest has begun to arrive in northern markets, including Karnataka and Telangana, with kapas (raw cotton) prices prevailing at least 10% higher than the Centre’s minimum support price (MSP) levels for the new season beginning in October. The daily market arrivals...
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the United Nations (UN) accepted India’s proposal and declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets, and he urged the G-20 nations to support the millet year celebrations in order to promote nutrition and sustainable...
