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Automating sugarcane plantation to boost profitability

In-Depthagri economy, agricultural technology, Agriculture, agritech, farm automation, farm machinery, farm mechanisation, farmer, farming, food technology, precision farming

Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed devices for automating a range of functions for planting sugarcane buds, fitted with an autonomous fungicide application with the aim to reduce labour hours and raw material wastage. Sugarcane is a global industrial crop popular for the production of sugar, bioenergy, paper, ethanol, electricity etc. The economic importance of the crop in India is paramount with the country registering 17% of global sugarcane production, second only to Brazil. But each year the farmers are losing excess cane stalk as seed material due to conventional cultivation practice which is also labour and time-intensive thus increasing…

IIT KGP Forecasts Facilitating Farming Decisions

In-Depthagri data, agri economy, agricultural technology, Agriculture, climate model, climatic risk, climatic uncertainties, farm automation, farm mechanisation, farmer, farming, weather, weather forecast, weather forecast model, weather model, weather prediction

IIT Kharagpur's Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa is forecasting climatic risks and advising farmers for better agricultural decision-making Hindustan Times Live Mint India Blooms News 18 (Hindi) Careers360 The Week Outlook News Nation USA Science News Financial Express Republic World Navbharat Times The Arunachal Times Deccan Herald Researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed an advanced weather prediction system to facilitate better decision making in agricultural production and reduction of…

Towards Farm Digitization

In-Depthagri data, agricultural technology, Agriculture, AIML, digital technology, digitisation, drone, educational outreach, farm automation, farm machinery, farm mechanisation, farming, online education, robot, sensor, Short-term courses, smart education

IIT Kharagpur Training Researchers in Application of Digital Technologies in Agriculture for bringing Digital Revolution in the Farm sector In 2015, the Government of India had launched the Digital India programme to transition India’s public service sector into the digital space. Agriculture is the largest employment vertical with a GDP share of 14% holds a key place in this mission to digitization. Over the years, India has witnessed a substantial increase in yields, crop diversity due to mechanization and knowledge dissemination programmes. However, the steeping consumption due to population explosion and rising income has been a constant challenge despite the…