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FarmFolks have created a software that helps farmers with critical knowledge throughout the crop cycle, from the time the soil is prepared...

In order to meet its goal to use 100% organic cotton by 2025, global Luxury group Kering recognized that full awareness of...

An article on the state of unorganized agriculture in India makes a case for building out a more robust food retail supply...

India’s largest dairy cooperative, the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), had sales turnover of approximately $2.2 billion in the fiscal year...

In their efforts to monitor milk yields, Punjab’s Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA), are set to scientifically record yields from their cattle...

Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), India’s largest dairy cooperative has started to procure approximately 700,000 – 800,000 litres of milk daily...

The World Bank is directing close to $8 million towards a watershed development project in Uttarakhand. The project, which started in 2004,...

Micro-irrigation maker Jain Irrigation and beverage company Coca-Cola are teaming up to invest $2 million in technology to help mango farmers double...

A New York Times blog discusses the irrigation situation in India for millions of small-scale farmers. Those who have access to drip...

Ramesh S. Arunachalam discusses sugarcame farmers in India as an example of a low-income group that can be provided with appropriate financial...

Mansukh Jagani, from Gujarat was named one of India’s seven most powerful rural Indians by Boston-based Forbes magazine. Jagani first developed the...

The Hindu discusses challenges for farmers in actually reaping the benefits of sales of perishable commodities such as fruits and vegetables. In...

BBC photographs depict how Indian non-profit International Development Enterprises (IDEI) distributes affordable, eco-friendly irrigation equipment that helps small-scale Indian farmers sustain two...

Boston-based company Promethean Power plans to further develop its innovative milk refrigeration system for countries in which temperatures regularly go above 100...

A few months ago, India’s largest pulp and paper company, Ballarpur Industries Ltd. (BILT), responded to the Business Call to Action (BCtA)...

An organic farming conference is to be held at the end of June in Bihar, India. The conference will bring together 60...

ReportLinker has recently made available a report on the agriculture and food industry in India in 2011. The report covers the market...

Having experienced the highest cotton prices in the past 140 years, India is expecting to see increased acreage for sowing cotton in...

Indian social venture capital firm Aavishkaar Venture Management has recently invested in Insight and Intellect Farms, an Indian horticulture company that promotes...

Israel and India may launch an agricultural fund to help develop the Indian agricultural sector. Israel and India are discussing the establishment of...

Neelam Chhiber of Industree Crafts Awarded Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 for India The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in partnership...

A growing number of Indian businesses are adopting models to generate a social return while turning a profit by Malia Politzer (malia.p@livemint.com)...

An affordable and water-efficient irrigation system has been developed for small-scale farmers in India and China. Though only 600 systems have been...

**URGENT** : eFarm needs Volunteers for an upcoming 'Farmer's Mela' exhibition at Bangalore next week. (Ideally people from Chennai or bangalore )....

Indian rural distribution company Villgro Innovation Marketing has raised seed funding from U.S. based Unitus Seed Fund. Based in Tamil Nadu, Villgro...

A recent Wall Street Journal article discusses the need for technology innovation to provide gender-sensitive solutions for low-income women working on farms...

The Skoll Foundation reports on two of its awardees in India, the International Development Enterprises-India (IDE-I) and Gram Vikas. IDE-I was set...