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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture Global, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Sustainable Measures Help Farmers Script a Positive Story Amid COVID-19 Uncertainty

As India continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and a growing number of deaths, farmers here have been fighting a battle of their own against volatile pricing, uncertain demand and lack of ac

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Drones UAV, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

Drone-a-thon 2020: How ‘Made in India’ drones could help revolutionise agriculture, health sector

Drones can be used as a crucial tool to benefit law enforcement in the future and there have been few examples already where the technology has been used to spot the offenders

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Fertilizer, Ag India, World Hunger, World Population, Regenerative Agriculture,

How India Can Transform Its Fertilizer Subsidy Program - NextBillion

India is the second largest global user of fertilizer, but ~65% of this fertilizer doesn't reach small farmers. Here's a solution for improving subsidies.

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Nancy Kavazanjian Nancy Kavazanjian
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Topics: Ag India, Ag Asia / Pacific, Trade (Commodities),

RCEP nations to sign Asian trade megadeal, with clause for India

China, Japan and dozen other countries reach long-sought pact after 'blood, sweat and tears'

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Rice, Economics, Sustainability, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID, Weather,

A catastrophe avoided

Unprecedented adoption of agricultural technologies wards off negative impacts of COVID-19 in northwestern India.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Cotton, Organic, Ag India,

A brief teaser about organic cotton in India.

GOTS Detects Evidence of Organic Cotton Fraud in India

GOTS has obtained clear evidence about systematic fraud abusing the Indian government certification system of organic cotton production.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Drones UAV, Ag India, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, World Population,

Telangana varsity working on SOPs for use of drones in farming

To test the efficacy of drones, the PJTSAU, along with World Economic Forum and Telangana Department of Information Technology, has identified five crops to be grown in five different districts.

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John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Precision AG , Irrigation, Water, Economics, Ag India, World Hunger, Government / Policies, World Population,

Anantapur farmers waiting for micro irrigation equipment subsidy for seven months

 Farmers of drought-prone Anantapur district have been  waiting to get micro irrigation equipment for the past seven months.

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Matt Brechwald is the world's most prolific agricultural podcaster. Consistently podcasting since 2014 Matt has hosted well over 1,000 podcasts about agriculture and conducted hundreds of radio interviews as well. From his farm in Kuna, Idaho, Matt has developed the term "Off-Farm Income" into a multi-national brand.