Hi, NewsWrap for August 03, 2022

03-August-2022: Syngenta India, Escorts Kubota, ISMA, Bharat Rohan, Nutreco News

3 August 2022

Krishi Jagran Joins PM Modi’s Campaign; Celebrates India’s Tricolour

On the occasion of 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Started the Campaign ‘ Har Ghar Tiranga” under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mohatsav to encourage people to bring Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75^th year of India’s Independence. In response to PM Modi ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement, Krishi Jagran took initiative and started off a drive within its organization, as they say – ‘change begins at home,’ with its team members, ensuring every employee of the KJ family is proud of carrying an Indian flag and flaunting the same.
Syngenta India Collaborates with Adani Agri Fresh to Boost Apple Production in Himachal

India’s two leading agro firms- Syngenta India and Adani Agri Fresh have come together to boost apple production in Himachal Pradesh through a new concept called ‘Apple Model Farm’ under which right from providing the apple protocol to adopting the best practices, the growers are enabled through stewardship training for a bumper safe crop of quality fruits. While taking this decision Dr KC Ravi believe that apple production can be taken to the next level by encouraging farmers to adopt innovations and stick to the best practices.
Escorts Kubota Witnesses Decline in Domestic Tractor Sales

The world's largest tractor manufacturer reported a 22.3 percent drop in domestic sales, the company has disclosed this information in a regulatory filing.
Agriculture Ministry to Get 1 Lakh Crores Approval Soon

Union minister of state for agriculture and farmers welfare Narendra Singh Tomar will soon get cabinet approval for a proposal to grant access to Rs. 1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund for emerging technologies which are based on farm projects such as hydroponics.
ISMA Urges Government to Allow Manufacturing of 100% Ethanol-Compliant Vehicles

Indian Sugar Mills Association is asking the Centre to allow manufacturing of 100 per cent ethanol-compliant vehicles immediately rather than moving in phases, so that the adoption of clean energy happens at the earliest which will help in reducing pollution and dependence on crude oil.
Agtech firm BharatRohan to offer parametric crop cover to farmers

Agritech start-up BharatRohan has introduced ‘Pravir Shield’ which is an initiative to provide parametric crop insurance to farmers in collaboration with ICICI Lombard and rural insuretech broker Gramcover. The pilot phase of the insurance will cover paddy farmers in Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh who use BharatRohan’s drone-based crop monitoring service ‘CropAssure’ which is the start-up. This will help BharatRohan’s subscriber farmers to mitigate losses due to changing weather patterns. The agritech firm aims to cover two lakh farmers by upcoming years.
Verdesian adds Plant Health Product Options for Peanut Farmers

Verdesian Life Sciences are delivering a plant health lineup for peanut farmers in Florida with the addition of Primacy ALPHA, MicroSync, and SEED+ GRAPHITE to their peanut product portfolio of offerings.
Nutreco Acquires Majority Stake in India based Eruvaka

Agritech-focused venture capital firm Omnivore announced the sale of Eruvaka to Nutreco in Indian agritech. Based in Vijayawada, Eruvaka develops cloud-based aquaculture pond management solutions which includes real-time monitoring and smart feeders. Nutreco which is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquaculture, acquired a majority stake in Eruvaka. Nutreco’s acquisition of Eruvaka will enable Skretting, its aquaculture business, to deliver on-farm software and smart equipment to shrimp farmers globally.