Piatrika Biosystems raises $1.2mn in seed funding led by Ankur Capital to build a platform for discovery of new sustainable crop varieties
India/UK-based agri-genomics start-up Piatrika Biosystems has raised $1.2mn in a seed round led by Ankur…
Agri-fintech start-up Hesa to provide financial solutions to over 60K Hesaathis
The financial services provided also increase the productivity of farmers. As most of the remote…
Mega field experiment of mating disruption PBKnot technology to manage pink bollworm in cotton zone in North India
As part of “Project Bandhan – A Knot of PBW Protection”, the South Asia Biotechnology…
Climate Angels-backed Sunbird Straws rolls out leaf straws as alternative to single-use plastic straws
Starting 1 July 2022, the Government of India has implemented a nationwide ban on single-use…
Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri
Former Agriculture Minister Sompal Shastri suggested that farmers should come forward in making agriculture-related policies.…
Reforms needed in agriculture sector to increase farmers’ income: Prof. Ramesh Chand
Today, the preference of the consumer is undergoing a change. So, the farmers should shift…
‘Farmers need to intervene in policymaking process to bring about real change’
In the 4th annual conference of the Kisan Chamber of Commerce (KCC), speakers suggested, among…
Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs
The initial programme amount is Rs 100 crore. This partnership will enable Samunnati to scale…