Transforming India Through Agriculture

In the age of digitalization, one who would not be able to cope up with the pace of dynamic technology, would be lagged behind from every contemporary scenario regardless of any particular context.

Pesticides refer to chemical substances or a combination of chemical substances used to control, repel and destroy pests. Depending on the characters and needs, they are available in different types with a wide range of applications. In this blog, we will talk about the various forms of pesticides and their uses. Continue reading for more information.

Increasing agricultural productivity depends upon a combination of various factors. It refers to an efficient utilization and distribution of available resources, introducing new measures for long-term positive outcomes, understanding water usage, plant forms, soil, seeds and weather etc.

As the famous proverb goes ‘prevention is better than cure’ which holds true in several situations, including a garden's health. For a garden to thrive and plants to grow properly while insuring that your hard work is bearing fruits it is important to regularly check for health issues in plants, spot any underlying problems if they exist and then take immediate action before it is too late.

Plant pests and invasive insects have continued to be a major threat for farmers for ages. According to a FAO study, as much as 40% of global crop production is lost to pests annually.

Many bugs and insects are voracious feeders with the ability to withstand unrelenting environmental conditions. They multiply quickly exceeding damaging thresholds and eventually causing long-term harm to human health and the environment.

Agrochemical products are essential agricultural inputs which are used to control pests and disease attack on crops, protect agricultural produce, increase crop yields, improve soil fertility and crop quality and help insure the investment of farmers on his crop.

The devastating role of fungi in major crop yields, including cereals like rice, wheat and vegetables cannot be ignored. According to a study, airborne fungi can cause more damage and diseases to crops than bacteria and viruses.

Pests, weeds and plant-eating insects, rodents threaten the volume and quality of crop yields on the farmlands, causing significant post-harvest losses.

Sugar Industry in India is the second-largest agro based Industry, next to cotton. It caters to around 50 million farmers and their families. The Indian Sugar Industry consist of about 525 sugar mills, 200 distilleries and 260 cogeneration plants.

Agriculture, one of the oldest forms of industry, plays a vital role in maintaining the global economy. India is an agriculture-oriented country and agriculture amounted to 19.9% of the annual revenue of India in 2019-20.

The Indian economy is largely reliant on agriculture since 19.9% of its revenue comes from it. Over 70% of rural households depend on agricultural activities. India produces the second-largest farm output in the world.

Plant Growth Regulators (PGR) play an important role in plant growth and yield, by helping in a regularizing process of cell division during plant growth.

कृषि और औद्योगिक क्षेत्रों में रोजगार और आय सृजन के लिए कपास अर्थव्यवस्था में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाता है। कपास की खेती देश के तीन अलग-अलग कृषि-पारिस्थितिक क्षेत्रों यानी उत्तर, मध्य और दक्षिण में की जाती है।

धान भारत की सबसे महत्वपूर्ण अनाज की फसल है। भारत में अधिकतर हर क्षेत्रीय संस्कृति धान...

We can all agree that despite multiple lessons from stories, instructions not to waste water and warnings of consequences from our ancestors who had preached us that Jal Hai to kal hai

आजकल मीडिया और सोशल मीडिया में Agrochemicals अर्थात् कीटनाशकों को लेकर भाँति-भाँति के पोस्ट आते रहते हैं। एक आम धारणा यह है कि कीटनाशक हमारे स्वास्थ्य के लिए हानिकारक होते हैं।

Grape (Vitis vinifera) is basically a sub- tropical crop. However, in India, grapes are cultivated for their excellence also under tropical conditions. The Origin of Grapes is assumed to be Central Asia (Region between Black sea and Caucasian sea). Grapes is a popular agricultural crop all over the world. There are more than 10,000 different varieties of grapes worldwide, which are consumed in a variety of forms.

Kinnow is a high yield mandarin hybrid from the citrus family. It is a hybrid variety of two kinds of citrus cultivars - King (Citrus nobilis) and Willow Leaf (Citrus x deliciosa). Kinnow is a rich name among fruits and one of the most famous fruit grown all over the world. India is the third largest producer of citrus fruit.

Women are the backbone of any developed society. The central role of women in any society ensures stability, progress and long-term development of a nation. In agriculture sector primary focus is given to only one gender. Male is the dominant decision maker of this industry and benefit seeker of the policies.

There is huge scarcity of drinking water on the earth. Cape Town city of South Africa had only few days’ water left. In many cities of India too there is huge gap in demand and supply of water. It has been predicted that 21 cities of India including Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai will run out of ground water in near future. People around 100 million will be effected by this water crisis.