Fasal wins patent for Fasal Kranti, a solar-powered IoT device for precision farming
Through its sensors, Fasal Kranti measures various farm level macroclimatic, microclimate conditions along with rainfall, soil moisture, soil temperature, wind…
Agritech Start-up nurture. Farm introduces KAVACH, a weather-based financial protection for farmers.
KAVACH offers farmers a cashback up to Rs 500 per acre against unseasonal rainfall. Customised as per local weather data,…
NCDEX launches call center to educate farmers about agricultural derivatives.
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and its Investor Protection Fund Trust on Tuesday launched the country’s first call center…
Now, Government launches super app for farmers.
The government plans to launch a super app for farmers, consolidating multiple digital entities and existing mobile applications meant for…
Advances in modeling and sensors can help farmers and insurers manage risk
When drought caused devastating crop losses in Malawi in 2015-2016, farmers in the south eastern African nation did not initially…
Southeast Asia must close yield gap to remain a major rice bowl
At least 40% of global rice exports come from Southeast Asia, making the region a major rice bowl. The region…
Birch trees remove microplastics from the soil.
So far, little is known about how microplastics interact with higher-order terrestrial plants. Recent studies have shown that microplastics are…
Agricultural and industrial sources as the main cause to the soaring atmospheric methane
In a paper published in National Science Review, an international team of scientists evaluated scenarios about what is causing methane concentrations…
Indian Potash signs MoU with Israel Chemicals to get supply of Muriate of Potash.
Indian Potash signed an MoU with Israel Chemicals to get the supply of Muriate of Potash (MOP) for the period…
FarmERP enables to capture farm data to aid smoother functioning of agricultural practices.
FarmERP comes into frame to try and aid the smoother functioning of farms by helping farmers resolve their farming problems…