Israeli tech can assuage India’s worst water crisis
By Sandipan Dasgupta In June 2018, NITI Aayog, the policy think-tank arm of Government of India, published a report titled, “Composite Water Management Index” on […]
Agriculture in India
India’s Farmlands Vulnerable to Climate Change
By Sagarika Phalke The variability of monsoon rains due to climate change affects Marathwada and Vidarbha regions the most, says a district level study. India is […]
Farming in India unprofitable for nearly 2 decades
By Zia Haq Agriculture in India suffers negative total revenues, implying that assets going out of the sector are more than those flowing in. Farming, therefore, […]
India’s job challenge: Options aplenty but well-paying ones elude workforce
By Roshan Kishore The biggest reason for this is the employment-income mismatch in agriculture. While the share of agriculture in India’s GDP has been coming down, […]
Modern Agriculture In India To Benefit From IoT And Digital Knowledge Sharing
By Priyanka Bhattacharya The farmers in India now have a better crop planning tool at hand. All they will need to do is to take to […]
Reverse pitch: Farmer inclusive business models next big investing theme in food, agriculture
By Pankaj Raina Increasing urbanisation, growth in the middle class and the accompanying change in nutrition needs will increase demands on agriculture The agriculture sector accounts […]
ASL develops first of its kind bio-stimulants to raise agri output in India
By Dilip Kumar Jha The stimulants help reduce the development of weeds in the field which helps multiply germination of plants and thereby yielding higher produce […]
Is ‘Farming as a Service’ model the path ahead for revival of agriculture in India?
By Shruti Kedia The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model has transformed the IT sector through innovations and productivity; can a similar model also transform India’s ailing agri sector? […]
Kickstarting no-burn agriculture in India
By Seema Paul and Priya Shyamsundar While the government’s new scheme can reduce air pollution and promote agriculture sustainability, the subsidy alone will not be enough […]
When technology drives farming
That day will come when agriculture is backed up by viable digital platforms and an innovative, scientific environment From somewhere in the hinterland of India […]