Author: Sewa Bharati
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Foodgrain Output Seen At Record 323.55 Million Tonnes In 2022-23 Crop Year; Wheat Output At 112 Million Tonnes
The Union agriculture ministry said that wheat production is estimated at record 112.18 million tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), up 4.44 million tonnes from the previous year India’s foodgrain production is estimated at an all-time high of 323.55 million tonnes in the current crop year ending June, driven by the projection of record…
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Drone Use Not Limited To Pesticide Spraying, Says Government
Union minister of civil aviation on Tuesday said the applicability of drones in the agriculture sector is beyond pesticide spraying and has tremendous scope in organic and natural farming as well The drone industry in India has grown 6-8 times in the last one-and-a-half years. The drone infrastructure set up in the country is “extremely…
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Analyse any five problems faced by Indian farmers in agriculture
Analyse any five problems faced by Indian farmers in agriculture The correct answer is – Indian farmers face a range of problems that affect their agricultural productivity and economic status. Some of the major problems faced by Indian farmers in agriculture include: Source: www.mapsofindia.com
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Cotton Full General Practices
Types of cotton– There are four commercially grown species of cotton, all domesticated in antiquity: Growth stages of Cotton Cotton is an indeterminate plant exhibiting overlapping vegetative and reproductive growth phases and these phases cannot be clearly demarcated. The duration of the different phases depends upon the variety, latitude, climate and management practices. These phases…
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Agritech Startup BharatAgri Raises Funding To Scale Ecommerce Offerings
Agritech startup BharatAgri has raised INR 14 Cr ($1.7 Mn) in its extended Series A round led by Capria Ventures. The funding round also saw participation from Omnivore, India Quotient, 021 Capital, Ratnagiri Impex, and Sanjiv Rangrass, former CEO of ITC’s agri business. BharatAgri plans to use the proceeds of the funding round to scale its…
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What AgriTech Drone Startups want?
Listing drone technology as one of the “sunrise opportunities” in the previous year’s Budget, the government had said that ‘kisan drones’ (‘kisan’ is farmer in Hindi) would be promoted for “crop assessment, digitisation of land records, and spraying of insecticides and nutrients”. It launched ‘Drone Shakti’, an initiative to promote and facilitate ‘drone-as-a-service’ (DaaS) that…
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Budget 2023: Agritech startups seek stable export policy, increased digitisation
The demands of India’s fledgling agritech industry are as varied as their challenges. Given the complexity of the industry in terms of geographies, local ecosystems, dependence on monsoons, and a host of varying and often changing factors, it’s not a surprise. Also, agriculture is a state subject. “The most important thing is the execution, which…
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मूंग की अधिक उपज देने वाली किस्म आईपीएम 312-20 (वसुधा)
मूंग की अधिक उपज देने वाली किस्म आईपीएम 312-20 (वसुधा) किस्म: आईपीएम 312-20 (वसुधा) रिलीज का वर्ष: 2020 (एसवीआरसी) प्रारंभिक केंद्र: आईआईपीआर, कानपुर उपज (क्यू/हे) : 10-11 परिपक्वता के दिन : 70-75 दत्तक ग्रहण का क्षेत्र : उ.प्र. मौसम के लिए उपयुक्त: बसंत के मौसम के लिए उपयुक्त मुख्य विशेषताएं: एन्थ्रेक्नोज और पाउडर फफूंदी के लिए मध्यम प्रतिरोध और एमवाईएमवी के प्रतिरोध Source:…
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मूंग की अधिक उपज देने वाली किस्म आईपीएम 409-4 (हीरा)
मूंग की अधिक उपज देने वाली किस्म आईपीएम 409-4 (हीरा) किस्म: आईपीएम 409-4 (हीरा) रिलीज का वर्ष: 2020 (एसवीआरसी) प्रारंभिक केंद्र: आईआईपीआर, कानपुर उपज (क्यू/हेक्टेयर): 8-10 परिपक्वता के दिन : 65-70 दत्तक ग्रहण का क्षेत्र : उ.प्र. मौसम के लिए उपयुक्त: वसंत और गर्मी के मौसम के लिए उपयुक्त मुख्य विशेषताएं : MYMV का प्रतिरोध Source: Krishakjagat.org
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ग्रोइट इंडिया के क्रॉप कवर-खीरे को कीटों और मुरझाने के खतरे से बचाएं
ग्रोइट इंडिया के क्रॉप कवर-खीरे को कीटों और मुरझाने के खतरे से बचाएं – भारत में सुरक्षात्मक खेती के क्षेत्र में क्रांति लाने वाली ग्रोइट इंडिया के क्रॉप कवर ने विभिन्न पर्यावरणीय, जैविक और रसायनिक खतरों की चिंता किए बिना बेहतर गुणवत्ता वाले खीरे उगाना अब संभव बना दिया है। ग्रोइट के क्रॉप कवर यूवी-उपचारित होने…