🎉 Pakistan Approves First GM Sugarcane Varieties! 🌾 The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (UAF) has developed two game-changing GM sugarcane varieties: 🌿 CABB-IRS: Insect-resistant 🌿 CABB-HTS: Herbicide-tolerant Benefits: 💰 Reduced costs on insecticides & herbicides 📈 Higher yields & improved crop quality 🌍 Potential to address agricultural challenges in similar climates What it means for India: 🇮🇳 As a major sugarcane producer facing similar hurdles, India could learn from Pakistan's success & explore GM tech to revolutionize our own industry. Imagine: 🌾 Increased yields, reduced crop losses 💸 Cost savings for farmers, better livelihoods 🌿 More sustainable, less chemical-dependent farming It's time for India to consider GM crops to boost our agriculture sector. 💡 #Agriculture #GMCrops #IndiaAg #FarmersFirst
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🍀Advancing Agricultural Innovation🍀 The National Research Center of Intercropping, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur has developed intercropping technologies to address Pakistan's substantial soybean import burden. By integrating soybean cultivation with maize, sugarcane, and Cotton, we aim to meet local demand while providing farmers with additional economic benefits. Intercropping is the future of agriculture, paving the way for a more sustainable and resilient farming landscape. This technology is promising to enhance productivity, diversify income sources, and reduce dependency on imports. #AgricultureInnovation #Intercropping #SustainableFarming #Soybean #NationalResearchCenterofIntercropping #PakistanAgriculture #FarmersFirst
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Hello everyone!! Here's your weekly agriculture updates: 🍀 India’s agriculture sector achieved a 5% growth rate from 2016-17 to 2022-23, according to Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand. 🍀India's agricultural sector has successfully reduced its greenhouse gas emissions while significantly increasing food production, as reported by the Union Government. 🍀Union Minister for Agriculture Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a significant investment of US$ 2.15 billion to develop 100 agricultural export clusters and US$ 810.7 million to boost pulse production. 🍀India retains eighth position in global agriculture exports in 2023: WTO 🍀Indian scientists identify rice varieties that can reduce fertilizer use, reaping environmental & financial gains #agriculture #indianagriculture #agrinews #agritech #precisionagriculture #india #agribusiness #farming #sustainability #agriexports #foodproduction #agribusiness #mission #foodsecurity #foodproduction #climatechage #kharif #food #foodsecurity #startups #carbonemission #sustainability
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Trends in Cultivation Among Marginal Farmers in India 🌾 Over the past 5 years, there have been notable shifts in the crops cultivated by marginal farmers. Paddy remains the dominant crop, grown by over 60%, while wheat and maize cultivation have declined. Interestingly, mustard cultivation has increased slightly from 17.05% to 17.95%, and potato has emerged as a major crop, replacing green gram/moong, with its acreage rising from 9.21% to 11.27%. #Agriculture #FarmingTrends #SustainableFarming #IndiaAgriculture #MarginalFarmers #CropCultivation #AgriEconomy #FarmingInnovations #AgriculturalTrends #SustainableAgriculture #FarmersOfIndia #RuralDevelopment #FoodSecurity #AgriResearch Transform Rural India Heifer Grameen Foundation The Agri-Entrepreneur Growth Foundation (AEGF) Syngenta Syngenta India FICCI Development Intelligence Unit
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India grows more than 40 different crops in its 6.65 lakh villages and tracking agriculture commodities from seed to harvest is substantial in every village. But how does any organization track such a vast land mass with small fragmented landholdings? Read the blog "The Rising Significance of In-Season Crop Tracking in India" by Ritabrata Mitra to find these answers. #cropmap #inseasontracking #inseason #agritech #agriculture
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Benefiting from diverse agro-ecological conditions, #NewIndia cultivates 9 annual #oilseed crops—7 edible & 2 non-edible varieties, establishing itself as a major contributor to the global oilseeds market. Explore the sector at https://lnkd.in/dnsW54aM #InvestInIndia #InvestIndia #Agriculture #AgricultureSector Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade NITI Aayog
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Benefiting from diverse agro-ecological conditions, #NewIndia cultivates 9 annual #oilseed crops—7 edible & 2 non-edible varieties, establishing itself as a major contributor to the global oilseeds market. Explore the sector at https://lnkd.in/dnsW54aM #InvestInIndia #InvestIndia #Agriculture #AgricultureSector Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade NITI Aayog
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