India offers juicy market for global apple growers; domestic farmers need protection
Growers suffered production losses but were denied better realisations, thanks to imports. As if this…
Agritech Startup Leads Connect raises $62.5 Mn from BL Agro
Full-stack agritech startup Leads Connect has announced that it has raised INR 500 crores ($62.5…
Absolute awarded Grant from Xamahar – Assam AgriFin Fund supported by the World Bank
Absolute’s tech driven Agri value chain business Upaj, has been awarded a grant from Xamahar…
Kotak Mahindra Bank doing door-step financing of tractors through mobile app: Shripad Jadhav
Shripad Jadhav, President, Tractor Finance and Gold Loan Division, Kotak Mahindra Bank, says that his…
Biomaterials startup altM raises $3.5M Seed round from Omnivore’s new fund
Biomaterials startup altM has announced that it has raised a USD 3.5 million Seed round…
Scientists, researchers told to combine efforts for climate resilient agriculture
agriculture is the most sensitive sector and is greatly influenced by climate change that is…
Agenda for Rural India: Participants flag Climate Change, Unemployment and Drugs as major concerns at Jodhpur session
A brainstorming event was held in Jodhpur to address the question of ‘how the development…
IoTechWorld Avigation ties up with Swiss firm for precision farming solutions
Drone manufacturer IoTechWorld Avigation has joined hands with Switzerland headquartered company Pix4D that specialises in…
Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal
Kosi, Seemanchal and Mithilanchal regions of Bihar are famous for the cultivation of Makhana (fox…