The National Agriculture Market (eNAM) has aspired to facilitate a “One Nation One Market” eco-system for trading of agricultural commodities. Presently, a 1000 eNam mandis have been integrated across 18 States and 3 UTs, with a user base of 1.69 …
With the government committed to doubling farmer incomes by 2022, what role will farm inputs play in the agriculture ecosystem? As per a paper published by Niti Aayog in 2017, improvement in agricultural productivity, resource use efficiency, increase in cropping …
Agri tech and its role in the second green revolution Read More »
Even with the lockdown rumbling on, India’s agriculture sector is still operating, and could yet pave the way to spur the revival of the rural economy. However, there are still several issues to be tackled in the value chain, including …
Planting the seeds of agricultural growth in a post-Covid world Read More »
From electoral fortunes to GDP growth, a lot rides on the performance of the agriculture sector in India. Even today, agriculture and its allied sectors remain an important source of employment and contribute nearly 17% to the country’s GDP. But the …
COVID-19: Will India’s agriculture sector bounce back stronger? Read More »
While Covid-19 has upended all our lives and the global economy, we can use digital technologies to mitigate its impact. Dejan Jakovljevic, Deputy Director-IT Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), offers his perspective.
A UN report on water conservation published in March 2017 reveals that due to its unique geographical position in South Asia, the Indian sub-continent will face the brunt of the water crisis and India would be worst affected. By 2025, …
The trigger March through May, at the peak of the lockdown in India, farmers across the country had to abandon their fields. But those who had been savvy enough to invest in technology were better off. “We have farms in …
Indian agriculture has been on the decline for over a decade now. The sorry state of Indian agriculture finally got the attention it deserved from Modi Government 2.0. Numerous policies and packages were introduced and in a recent spate, several …
AgTech powering Indian agriculture’s exponential growth Read More »
As Nitin Chaudhary, Director, Samunnati Agro Solutions, goes on to explain, addressing the agri markets failings requires sustained solutions that focus on aggregation, market linkages, and advisory. Hear how this trifecta solves agricultural conundrums across the spectrum.
Digital technology is making unimaginable things possible in the simplest of ways! Today, a smartphone is enough to extend Agri-Tech support to our farmers and help them in a practical way in real-time. Simone Strey, CEO & Co-founder, Plantix, explains …
