Month: September 2020

Stepping-up Agriculture Through AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Stepping-up Agriculture Through AI (Artificial Intelligence)

AI is redefining the traditional pattern of agriculture. The future of AI in agriculture is way ahead in offering with advanced approaches.

Impact of Global Warming and Climate Change On Agriculture

Impact of Global Warming and Climate Change On Agriculture

As our climate continues to heat up and the impacts of that warming grow more frequently and severely, the farming communities around the world will be increasingly challenged.

Wasteland Management through Silvi-pastoral System

Wasteland Management through Silvi-pastoral System

Silvipastoral system is an integrated approach to sustainable land use management by planting of multipurpose trees with grasses and/ or legumes and their utilization followed by in situ grazing by livestock.

Do we really need a private extension system in agriculture?

Do we really need a private extension system in agriculture?

The farmers these days need instant information which can hardly be met by the present system extension. To overcome this problem the concept of privatizing extension has been thought off.

Vertical Farming: The Next Generation Farming

Vertical Farming: The Next Generation Farming

In vertical farms crops are accrued in stacked layers in a tower like structure with the perfect light level in the room through an ideal combination of natural and artificial lights.

Myths & Reality About Genetically Modified (GMO) Crops

Myths & Reality About Genetically Modified (GMO) Crops

Genes are located in chromosomes, usually called as units of inheritance and that are passed from one generation to the next and provide instructions for growth and development of the organism. A gene is a sequence of DNA that contains information that governs a particular characteristic/trait. Crops that are developed through genetic modification are referred…