A final government approval is needed before commercialising a vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in cattle and buffalos. Hester Biosciences Limited, the only company based in India with an LSD vaccine, has already completed clinical trials. The disease, caused by the pox virus and...
Tobacco growing farmers are anxious and crossing their fingers as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a correction in the prices of different grades of tobacco at a time when they are hoping to cover their input cost suffered last year due to sluggish markets caused by...
The government has included biostimulants in the rules that regulate fertiliser and other crop nutrients used to boost soil productivity. This will aid in the regulation of the ₹ 1,500 crore biostimulant industry, which promises farmers higher yields, efficiency, and other benefits from...
A Bengaluru-based farm robotics start-up, Green Robot Machinery Pvt Ltd (GRoboMac), plans to pilot its battery-operated cotton picking robot called ‘Pragati’ in Tamil Nadu for harvesting the summer crop in June-July. Manohar Sambandam, the founding partner and CEO of Green Robot Machinery...
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) will prepare farming for the future where the modern technology will be leveraged through whuch the pesticides and fertilizers would be ‘air-dropped. PJTSAU, which has already been dealing with preparing farmer...
