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NABARD Chairman launches innovation platform ThinkAg

NABARD Chairman launches innovation platform ThinkAg

ThinkAg, a platform for Agri and Food innovation co-founded by Ankur Capital, with Ram Kaundinya, Raman Ahuja and Hemendra Mathur, brings together leading corporates and stakeholders in the industry to build India’s largest network for

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IBM to bank for agri solutions

IBM to bank for agri solutions

Global tech major IBM is looking to partner with government bodies and financial institutions in the country to deepen reach of its artificial intelligence (AI) platform for the farm sector.   The US-based company launched

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Alchemy FoodTech raises funds for tackling diabetes

Alchemy FoodTech raises funds for tackling diabetes

Singapore based foodtech startup, Alchemy FoodTech, has secured a seven-digit investment in a pre-series A round led by Heritas Capital Management, and co-led by Seeds Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore.   According to

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DFRL gears up to feed astronauts with ready-to-eats

DFRL gears up to feed astronauts with ready-to-eats

The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysuru, the food research centre of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that it is geared to feed Indian astronauts with tasty ready-to-eats and easy-to-makes. According

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IIFPT to launch machine for obtaining coconut sap

IIFPT to launch machine for obtaining coconut sap

The Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT), Thanjavur, will soon be releasing a neera or coconut sap tapping machine, neera-based value added products and transfer new technologies for commercial production during its golden jubilee

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PAU signs agreement for bottled sugarcane juice

PAU signs agreement for bottled sugarcane juice

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has recently signed a Memorandum of Agreemenet (MoA) with the RVG Agro Private Limited, Sangli, (Maharashtra) for commercialisation of sugarcane juice bottling technology.   Dr Poonam Aggarwal Sachdev, HoD, Department

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PAU signs deal for licensing hybrid chilli, pumpkin

PAU signs deal for licensing hybrid chilli, pumpkin

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has entered into an agreement with Raipur based Sattva Seeds for licensing of CH-27 (chilli hybrid) and PPH-1 (pumpkin hybrid).   The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by PAU research

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NITI Aayog partners with GNFC for the use of Blockchain Technology

NITI Aayog partners with GNFC for the use of Blockchain Technology

NITI Aayog and Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) have signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to work together towards implementing a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) application using Blockchain Technology for fertiliser subsidy management. They will jointly develop the use case,

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BARC team designs novel food packaging material

BARC team designs novel food packaging material

A group of researchers from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai has developed a new eco-friendly food-packaging material using mango peel extracts and three other biodegradable polymers to extend the shelf-life of chicken. The packaging

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AI-powered culinary coach wins Ascensia Diabetes Challenge

AI-powered culinary coach wins Ascensia Diabetes Challenge

Ascensia Diabetes Care has revealed that UK-based Whisk have been selected as the winner of the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge, a global innovation competition that set out to find digital solutions to support type 2 diabetes