Articles by Jagdish Kumar

India and United States collaborate on AI in agriculture

15-04-2021 | News

India and United States collaborate on AI in agriculture

World s biggest drip irrigation project in India

16-09-2020 | News

World’s biggest drip irrigation project in India

Indian farming is modernising fast, but many (small) farmers are still unaware what precision farming can do for them. Prices are also a bottleneck.

02-04-2020 | Article

Indian agriculture on modernisation track since 2014

epa06169775 An undated handout photo made available by the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) on 29 August 2017 shows samples of seaweed farming, off the Queensland coast, Australia. Seaweed has long been used by humans for food and now there are plans afoot to farm the ocean crop off the Queensland coast. Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast will spend the next six months collecting and testing native species to see which ones can be mass produced. EPA/UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

09-12-2019 | Article

Seaweed-based biostimulants to enhance productivity

2017-10-16 16:28:57 This photo taken on October 16, 2017 shows Indian farmer Kuldeep checking paddy grains extracted by a harvester machine in a field in Sonipat in the northern Indian state of Haryana. As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year's "airpocalypse" in Delhi. On the city's outskirts however, farmers are busy burning crop residue to clear their land before the new harvest and the acrid smoke has already begun to drift south, casting a pall over the world's most polluted capital and leaving millions gasping for breath. PRAKASH SINGH / AFP

15-10-2019 | News

SmartFarms Agritech: reduce farming costs by 20%

Indian students build Smart Agricopter for spraying

04-10-2019 | News

Indian students build Smart Agricopter for spraying

This aerial photo taken on October 12, 2018 shows Indian farmer Ajay driving a tractor to plough a field with his brother Tejpal near the banks of Yamuna river in New Delhi. (Photo by PRAKASH SINGH / AFP)

02-10-2019 | News

India launches Uber-like app for farm equipment

Thiruvananthapuram: Cisco MD (Public Affairs & Strategic Engagements) Harish Krishnan, KSITM Director Dr Chitra, Pricipal Secy OSD to CM M Sivasankar, Project Manager (Country Digitisation Acceleration Program) Suresh Reddy, IITMK Director Saji Gopinath and Cisco Vice President Vikram Kumar Mallavarapu meet Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in Thiruvananthapuram on July 1, 2019. In alignment with its Country Digitization Acceleration (CDA) program, Cisco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) to bring the benefits of digital technology and data science to the farming communities in Kerala. (Photo: IANS)

30-09-2019 | News

Cisco to build smart farming ecosystem in India

Trimble to boost precision ag adoption in India

27-09-2019 | Article

Trimble to boost precision ag adoption in India

2017-07-12 05:31:05 This photo taken on July 12, 2017 shows a drone spraying pesticide above a rice field in Yongchuan, Sichuan province. Piloted from a distance, one drone can cover the same area as about 30 people and does the job more efficiently.

18-09-2019 | News

Agtech to create 2.1 million jobs in Indian agriculture

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Jagdish Kumar Freelance correspondent in India