Himanshu Goyal – How AI helps agriculture in India survive critical weather
During an unseasonal rain in April 2018, farmers in the districts of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh lost a […]
Icrisat launches low-cost phablet to empower small farmers
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) launced a customised low-cost combination phone and tablet computer called […]
Moving Towards Agricultural Mechanisation
“We want to bring almost 39 lakh farmers of the state under the SMS-based alert system in the next one year,” […]
Better infrastructure for farmers
A K Yadav Managing Director, The Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd (HAFED) “As an organization, HAFED is […]
Ensuring transparency through IT
Sanjeev Chadha, Director, Directorate of Horticulture Government of Odisha “Bhubaneswar is the first city in the country to have online […]
ICT to promote eco-friendly tools in agriculture
Farm Radio International has found that radio station call centres can increase adoption rate by up to 14 %. Also […]
Rs 2.40 Lakh Crore Disbursed To Farmers Till Sept 2012
The central government had disbursed Rs 1,35,956.49 crore crore of agriculture credit to farmers till June this fiscal New Delhi: […]
Empowering Women Farmers Is Key to Food Security
South Asian countries should focus on empowering women to be confident farmers, says an agricultural policy document released in Colombo. “Empowered […]
Workshop to improve the use of agri technology, the ATMA way
A workshop on Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) programme was conducted for the people’s representatives of all the 28 gram […]
Maharashtra gets Rs. 8000 crore credit plan from Nabard
The regional office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced Rs 8,000 crore credit plan […]
