Agriculture

Newfound interest in the cultivation of bamboo, known as the wise man’s timber, is helping transform the Konkan region of Maharashtra. Hiren Kumar Bose takes a closer look.

Believing in the principle of ‘grow what you eat and eat what you grow,’ Jeevna Murlidharan transformed a space of 1,800 sq. ft. on the rooftop for homegrown produce.

Devendra Gupta, Prateek Singhal, and Vivek Pandey got together to form Ecozen, a company which develops energy-efficient solutions for farmers.

On Thursday, the Centre announced a Rs 100 crore project to tackle crop burning. There are already solutions to the problem that require scaling-up.

Anand Patki is an agripreneur who has sourced bamboo from different parts of the country, and set up India’s first bamboo nursery.

Farmers may no more need drastic measures to combat drought.

Farmers can configure their irrigation schedule simply on the app NIKASH

They were able to reap huge profits by combining traditional skills with modern technology.

Applications for the government's Agriculture Grand Challenge will close on February 15, 2018.

Rohan Parekh has prepared an educational kit to inform farmers about pesticide-related toxicities, and distributed masks to farmers for free.