AgroSpectrum Magazine - AgroSpectrum India Feb 2024

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Phygital Farming Takes Root in India
In the heart of India's agricultural landscape, a transformation is underway, powered by the rapid growth of e-commerce platforms. Online platforms are becoming the bridge that connects farmers directly with buyers, eliminating the traditional intermediaries and ensuring fair prices. This shift holds the promise of addressing
long-standing challenges and propelling the sector into a new era of efficiency and sustainability. India’s agri-inputs market alone boasts a substantial $44 billion valuation, driven by over five lakh agri-input retailers serving as vital sources for farmers. As this marketplace rapidly evolves, combining the power of technology
and agriculture to revolutionise the way farmers, suppliers, and consumers interact, it brings together various stakeholders - farmers, agricultural input suppliers, equipment manufacturers, distributors, processors and retailers in one virtual marketplace. India’s B2B AgriTech companies have for decades been demonstrating
how digital platforms are addressing agricultural challenges by leveraging data, analytics, and innovative technologies to optimise farming practices, reduce wastage, and enhance the overall efficiency of the agricultural supply chain. Now, the promise of India’s agriculture e-commerce sector is poised to contribute
significantly to the surge in global agricultural e-commerce. That growth is primarily fueled by the demand for agricultural fertilisers, anticipated to secure the largest market share, closely followed by agricultural pesticides.

BioPrime launches King Farmers Cohort Programme

BioPrime AgriSolutions, a leading biotechnology company specialising in developing cutting-edge agri-biologicals, has introduced the “King Farmers Cohort” programme, a revolutionary initiative aimed at empowering farmers with crop-specific, region-specific knowledge and skills.

1 min

eFishery completes pilot project in India, eyes global expansion

Southeast Asia’s leading aquaculture company, eFishery, has achieved a significant milestone by completing its commercial pilot project in India.

1 min

Phygital Farming Takes Root in India

In the heart of India's agricultural landscape, a transformation is underway, powered by the rapid growth of e-commerce platforms. Online platforms are becoming the bridge that connects farmers directly with buyers, eliminating the traditional intermediaries and ensuring fair prices. This shift holds the promise of addressing long-standing challenges and propelling the sector into a new era of efficiency and sustainability.

10 mins

"We are seeing marketplaces move to a phygital model"

Established in 2013, AgroStar stands as a pioneering AgTech startup in India, dedicated to the mission of \"Helping Farmers Win.\"

6 mins

Booming HPAI-free Poultry Exports

India's poultry industry is poised for a significant boost as the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) recently approved the country's self-declaration of freedom from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in specific poultry compartments. This approval is expected to have a substantial impact on India's poultry exports.

5 mins

Blockchain and its Impact on the Agri Value Chain

The supply chain is always a complex task to manage the integrity, accountability, traceability, and quality of the products.

4 mins

Can AI Help Build a Secure Food System?

The incorporation of Artificial Intelligence (Al) in food production is likely to spark a debate about ethics and governance across the entire supply chain.

3 mins

How Lucrative is Shrimp Sector Despite Challenges?

India has demonstrated consistent and robust growth in shrimp exports over the last decade, supported by government focus and organic growth, and has established a dominant position in the global value chain.

5 mins

Aarti Industries inks supply contract of agrochemical intermediate with global giant

Aarti Industries Limited (AIL), a prominent global speciality chemicals company, has announced the signing of a 9-year long-term supply contract for a crucial agrochemical intermediate with a leading global agrochemical products and solutions company.

1 min

IFFCO - Tetra Pak tie-up for sustainable production and packaging in Saudi Arabia

In a strategic move aligning with its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG-based) plans in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, International Foodstuffs Co. (IFFCO Group) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tetra Pak, the globally acclaimed food processing and packaging solutions company.

1 min

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AgroSpectrum Magazine Description:

Agrospectrum is a B2B digital media platform catering to all sub-sectors and verticals of the agro business – from food grains to inputs, machinery, live-stock, fisheries to agro tourism. It regularly updates on latest news on Agri—business and analytical & informative articles targeted at agro industry and business leadership, key decision makers; R&D, policy makers, academia and farmers’ community leaders. The portal is devoted to agriculture related business and not farming activity. It neither informs nor guides the farmers on direct farming, but handles allied and peripheral areas of agriculture related activity called agriculture business.