Drones are being used in practically every sector of the economy, but the agricultural industry is exploding. According to some estimates, the agricultural drone market will expand from $1.2 billion in 2019 to $4.8 billion in 2024. Drone use on large and small size farms will become increasingly common in the next years, from reconnaissance […]
Category Archives: Agricultural updates
MoS Agri pitches for mass adoption of new farm technologies for achieving $5 trillion economy
Synopsis Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State for Agriculture, believes that mass adoption of new technologies like drones, artificial intelligence (AI), and precision farming in the agriculture sector is necessary for India to reach the USD 5 trillion economy. Choudhary also urged scientists to identify untapped areas such as rain-fed districts, empowering farmers with new agricultural […]
Area under summer crops down marginally
Synopsis The area has been reported mainly from the states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Gujarat. For Shri Anna and nutri and course cereals about 11.73 lakh ha area coverage has been reported compared to 11.30 lakh ha during the corresponding period of last year with Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh […]
Fertiliser flying squads to crack down on diversion of agriculture-grade urea
Synopsis The squad has registered 30 first information reports for diversion of urea, seizing 70,000 bags of the agrochemical. Around 11 persons have been jailed under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies Act. The Centre provides urea at a highly subsidised rate of ₹266 per bag (of 45 kg) to farmers. It […]
India’s shrimp sector to see 5% growth in 2024: CRISIL
Synopsis Debt to be contracted for part-funding such as capex and incremental working capital requirements will be comfortably absorbed by the strong balance sheets of the players. An analysis of 98 shrimp exporters rated by CRISIL Ratings, accounting for two-thirds of the industry revenue, indicates as much. India’s shrimp sector will see revenue grow 5% […]
Horticulture’s significance in India and its effects on the agricultural industry
The importance of horticulture in India cannot get overstated.. Since 2012–2013, the output of horticulture has surpassed that of food grains, and it currently accounts for almost 35% of the total value of crops produced in the agriculture sector. Fruit, vegetable, floral, medicinal, and aromatic plant, mushroom, plantation, and forestry cultivation are just a few […]
Gujarat govt announces relief package for farmers hit by unseasonal rains
Synopsis Under this package, farmers who lost 33 per cent or more of their total crops will get the financial assistance in addition to the compensation provided by the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) as per norms. The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a relief package for farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rains […]
Andhra Pradesh govt. to deploy 30 mobile rice mills to determine broken rice percentage in Godavari region from May 4
Rice millers are not entitled to directly contact the farmers for the paddy procurement process, says Civil Supplies Minister. Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao on Wednesday said that at least 30 mobile mini rice mills would be deployed to determine the percentage of broken rice in the presence of the farmers in […]
Flying tractors a window into future of farming
Synopsis Farmers have been using drones over the past 20 years mainly for aerial imaging – scanning farms from the sky with cameras to map where crops are thriving and failing. Now drones are being designed for hands-on crop management. Early one recent morning in Vidalia, Georgia, third-generation farmer Greg Morgan launched an AG-230 drone […]
The Impact of Automation on the Farming Industry
A turning point in human history was the advent of agriculture. The first significant shift in the connection between completely modern people and the environment occurred when humans were able to manipulate the environment to produce enough food to support rapid population increase. Agriculture’s development sparked a broad range of innovations, from the use of […]