Ludhiana: A remote controlled 2-wheel paddy transplanter was introduced at PAU’s Kisan Mela for transplanting mat type nursery. The machinery has been made by the department of farm machinery and ...

It was just this July that Japan's Yanmar Agri Corporation unveiled a line of driverless agricultural tractors. Now, as part of the same Smartpilot system, the company has announced an autonomous rice ...

Panaji: The agriculture department has included the paddy transplanter in a long list of agricultural implements and is offering a reasonable 50% subsidy on it to promote and assist faster ...

There have been days when Mohan Kumaramangalam (51), a marginal farmer in Kalaththil Ventrar Pettai in Lalgudi taluk, seriously considered giving up farming because of acute shortage of workers. But ...

Hailing from an agrarian family in Sonipat, Haryana, Mohit Dahiya wasn’t new to the challenges faced by the farming community. Having faced labour shortage during paddy transplanting season, he could ...

The State government is encouraging farm mechanisation with a view to overcome the increasing shortage of farmhands, particularly during the peak periods of agricultural operations, Minister for ...