agriculture: On one hand, all kinds of claims are being made regarding the boom in the Indian economy. However, there is a decline in the country’s agricultural exports and agricultural GDP. It is being told that the country’s agricultural exports declined by 8.8 percent to $ 43.7 billion during April-February in the financial year 2023-24. … Read more
KC Tyagi / Bishan Nehwal India, a country with vibrant agricultural traditions, is struggling with a paradox. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the country’s total food grain production was to reach 311 million tonnes in 2023, but its current storage capacity is only 145 million tonnes. According to … Read more
Under the ‘Drone Didi’ program started by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) located in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, many women of the state are taking training to operate drones for the purpose of agricultural work. This is a skill development initiative of its kind. Drones are being trained to provide benefits to agriculture According to … Read more
Manoj Kumar, Patna. Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) will open in Bihar. Farmers will get medium and long term loans from this bank. This bank will be operated by the Cooperative Department. At present only KCC loans are being provided to the farmers by cooperative banks. With the opening of this bank, farmers will … Read more
Eddy Khushboo, Gedabadi. The unique farming of Prashant Kumar Chaudhary, resident of Kheria village of Kodha block area, has become a source of inspiration for the people. Prashant has left his job as a computer engineer in Delhi and is doing gardening in the village. He also inspires the youth to arouse their interest in … Read more
Aligarh: Soil health is continuously deteriorating due to indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers. Fossil carbon in healthy soil should be 0.75 but due to excessive use of chemicals in the fields of Aligarh its quantity is less than 0.50. Soil testing or land testing in agriculture is the chemical examination of soil samples. Which gives … Read more
Lucknow/Aligarh: Due to rain, the temperature has dropped and some crops are also in danger. If the temperature drops continuously and it rains continuously, it will prove harmful for the crops of mustard, potato, gram and pea. However, the Agriculture Department has alerted the farmers to protect their crops from damage and has suggested measures … Read more
Women To Get Help In Farming Through Drones: The Union Cabinet has approved a central scheme to provide drones to 15,000 women self-help groups (SHGs) for two years. Rs 1,261 crore has been allocated for this scheme. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told journalists that the decision in this regard was taken in the … Read more
Saumya Jyotsna Pratibha Tiwari, who was once a mathematics teacher, used to have a lot of enthusiasm for farming, but she was not able to give enough time to her hobby. Finally he decided to do organic farming. It is the result of her hard work that today she is helping 1200 farmers in increasing … Read more
How IoT and AI are improving the agriculture sector? In the broader scenario of agriculture, where tradition and technology meet, Phylo has played an important role in changing the lives of around 5000 farmers with the power of IoT (Internet of Things). Phylo’s efforts go beyond just equipping farmers with IoT devices. It focuses on … Read more