Desert Agriculture Can Be The Answer To Food Security
Israeli water management and agricultural technologies can provide outstanding solutions for countries around the world, said co-founder and CEO, Ronit Hasin-Hochman.
Improvate founders Irina and Ronit with advisor Maj Gen (Res) Amos Gilead Outlook Web Bureau Mar 07, 2021
Two women have created a platform that makes innovations accessible to countries around the world, with an emphasis on advancing Israeli technologies.
Improvate operates out of London and Tel Aviv through international conferences and business delegations and promotes deals between governments, organisations and investors with technology and innovation companies.
Said co-founder and CEO, Ronit Hasin-Hochman recently, Israeli water management and agricultural technologies can provide outstanding solutions for countries around the world. We are very pleased that recent peace agreements enable us to facilitate collaborations across countries a
Cover Crops Are Beneficial For Soil, If Managed Efficiently
Cover crops help in managing soil erosion, improve soil quality, increase water infiltration, and in controlling weeds and pests.
Representational Image Mar 06, 2021
Cover crops, also called green manure, provides a natural way to replenish farm soil, reduce energy use and provide cattle fodder.
These crops help in managing soil erosion, improve soil quality, increase water infiltration, and in controlling weeds and pests.
It adds fertility to the soil using biological nitrogen fixation, thus avoiding use of chemical fertilisers.
Not only in large plots of land, but cover crops are also becoming popular among people who like growing food in their kitchen garden.
Why This Distress Sale Of Tomato, Potato In Kendrapara The price of tomatoes has fallen from about Rs.30 per kg a few months ago to less than Rs.10 now, adding to the miseries of Odisha farmers
A drastic fall in price of tomato has placed farmers in Odisha’s Kendrapara district in distress Outlook Web Bureau Mar 05, 2021
A drastic fall in price of tomato has placed farmers in Odisha’s Kendrapara district in distress, say reports. The price of tomatoes has fallen from about Rs.30 per kg a few months ago to less than Rs.10 now.
A newspaper report attributed this to the absence of cold storage, absence of market linkage and availability of ‘better quality’ tomatoes from Andhra Pradesh.
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Sugar Output Up 20% Till Feb, But Ex-Mill Prices Down: ISMA
The increase is being mainly attributed to Maharashtra, where sugar production till February 28 this year was 84.85 lakh tons.
Representational image. Mar 04, 2021
Despite sugar mills across the country marking 20% increase in production till February 28, 2021 over last season corresponding, concerns are being raised over ex-mill prices showing a downward trend in most states.
According to Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), 502 mills had started operations between October 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021, against 453 in the corresponding period in season 2019-20.
These mills have together produced 233.77 lakh tons of sugar till February 28, as compared to 194.82 lakh tons produced by 453 mills till February 29, 2020.