Drones are the vehicles known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Drone technology will give the agriculture industry a high-technology makeover, with planning and strategy based on real-time data gathering and processing. Following are the ways aerial and ground-based drones can be used throughout the crop cycle: Soil and field analysis:…
A study carried out by scientists, has revealed promising results with LEDs showing an ability to kill strains of salmonella bacteria in unpasteurised orange juice. Meaning that in the future, fruit-juice dispensers could be fitted with blue light emitting diodes (LEDs) to stave off the salmonella bacteria that makes people…
Dragon fruit cultivation in south Gujarat, India, is gaining in popularity. At least 15,000 plants of the tropical fruit have been planted in the Surat, Tapi and Baruch districts. A farmer, who spends Rs 275,000 per acre on dragon fruit plantation, can expect seven tonne of fruits after two years.…
Onion prices are expected to decline further from their current two-year low level owing to arrival of late kharif crop in good numbers in most parts of the country. With the government removing all restrictions on export in anticipation of a glut, Indian produce is dominating all major international markets…
In a sign of the strength of India's public research institutions, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) released seven new varieties of field crops including wheat, rice, chickpea, pigeon pea and mustard and identified 11 varieties of high-yielding agricultural and horticultural produce during 2015. All these varieties are not just resilient…