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Month: September 2019
Wheat cultivation in India: issues and solutions
Wheat is the second most important crop in India after rice, and globally it is the most important crop. Wheat is mainly a rabi (winter) season crop in India, grown in a variety of soils. Wheat is grown in India in an area of about
Mitigating impact of dynamic monsoon
Food grain production in India, in 2016-17, was 271.98 million tons. However, by 2020, the country’s farmers need to produce 300 million tons, to meet the ever-growing demand for food. Indian agriculture largely depends on the monsoon and so far, there
How Paddy Transplanter helps to a Farmer?
Paddy farming is labor intensive and heavy-duty task. Agriculture implements manufacturing companies have introduced paddy transplanter so that farmers can save their time, effort, labor and cost.
Paddy transplanter is used to transplant rice seedlings onto the paddy field. There are two types i
Maize cultivation in India: issues and solutions
Maize is third important food crop in India after rice and wheat. Maize is not only used for consumption by humans/animals, but it is also used in industries to produce starch and oil etc. Maize production in India has doubled from ~12 million tons
Technology: A Solution To Tamil Nadu’s Water Crisis
Agriculture is an important sector in the economy of a state; being the principal source of livelihood, it provides wages, goods and raw materials for the industrial sector. Looking into the context of Tamil Nadu, it was ranked ahead of other states in terms of
Different Types of Sprayer and its Uses
Sprayer is a device used in agriculture used to spray liquids like water, insecticides, and pesticides in agriculture. They are also used to spray herbicides and fertilizers to crops in agriculture.
Agricultural sprayers have components like spray nozzle, liquid tank, sprayer pump, pressure regulator, valves