Since 2010, Monsanto has worked to develop the agronomic skills of small-scale farmers in India, as well as improve their access to up-to-date information on weather and market prices.

Sabarmatee has changed the face of rural odisha with organic farming.

From an AI stand point, India is quite far behind. One of the reasons is that we don't have a robust educational system, which would give us the talent pool that can develop AI tools, says Sunil Wadhwani.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said a new agriculture export policy will be unveiled soon to boost farm income as the government is on track to achieve the target of doubling farmers' income by 2022.

The Prime Minister mentioned some of the key policy decisions such as GST and Benami Law that were discussed for years but did not see the light of the day till his government came to power.  

These digital born companies are not in the business of producing the product that the buyer consumes. They are in the business of facilitating interactions between producers, partners and consumers on a digital platform in a seamless fashion.

The complex milk procurement model (perfected by Amul and other cooperatives such as Nandhini) had psyched most multinationals, who are used to corporate farming.

From the 3,000 applications received, 50 startups were shortlisted. All of them underwent training and mentorship programme for a week at IIM-A on business model, customer expectation, and commercialisation.

At 10:50 am, the Escorts stock was trading 3.59% or 32.55 points higher at 939.75 on the BSE. The market capitalisation of the firm rose to Rs 11,485 crore on BSE.

India's sugar stockpile is at a record high, after a good monsoon and a bumper crop in 2017/18.

A dairy farmer from Jaipur said that his earnings have increased by 30 per cent. Cow urine is in high demand from people who indulge in organic farming.

Prime Minister Modi says the Indian people would be pleasantly surprised to see the cow being given such an importance as a means of economic empowerment in villages in faraway Rwanda.

A draft 'Punjab State Farmers' Policy', put out for stakeholder consultations by PSFC identifies over a dozen key areas where government attention is necessary.

The report says despite all its achievements, Indian agriculture is still grappling with challenges like high monsoon dependency, unpredictable weather patterns, reduction in arable land, low per hectare yield, lower farmer incomes, etc.

The rising popularity of natural products has triggered a wave in the organic milk market. But there are challenges.

The country is expected to have a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year. This is good news for the economy and the farming sector

Delhi HC denying Monsanto's patent right over a gm cotton seed has triggered a debate on the path ahead for innovation-led seed companies.

Singh said greater emphasis is being given to agricultural education, research and extension activities and extension of the facilities for irrigation, low-cost organic farming, crop insurance, national agricultural market, horticulture development and agro forestry remain focus areas.