India, where one in every seventh person on the planet lives, has till date not conduct a national study on the impact of climate change, although about 600 million people are at riskContinue Reading
Jai Kisan launched in 2017 with a mission to “derisk” financing for India’s farmers by underwriting and managing loans for other financial services companies. The company says its approach isContinue Reading
India’s economic growth is expected to continue in the coming decades, bringing with it increased per capita GDP and improved standards of living. India’s population is also projected to reachContinue Reading
NITI Aayog has signed a deal with IBM India Pvt. Ltd some six months back to develop a prediction model for crop yields using artificial intelligence (AI). As part ofContinue Reading
Solar can be a game changer for the agricultural sector, saving precious water resources, reducing dependency on the grid, and even becoming an additional revenue stream for farmers. Across IndiaContinue Reading
Sheep grazing in a field of solar panels will soon becoming an increasingly common sight as both farmers and solar developers are starting to experiment with co-locating solar photovoltaic (PV)Continue Reading
Ecobotix, a Danish company, which was founded in 2015 and the team behind it believes that modern farming must make economic and ecologic sense. It aims to become ecological agriculture service providersContinue Reading
Scientists have developed a hydrogel from gum of guar (cluster bean) that can increase soil moisture and help farmers save their crops in case of water scarcity. Hydrogels are networkContinue Reading
