AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAgritech Investment: NABVENTURES has raised Rs 450 crore in the first close of a fund targeting Rs 1,500 crore for agriculture, food and rural businesses. Farm Mechanisation: A Xinjiang cotton grower is using a picker to harvest his own crop and take orders from nearby farms, while a Himachal apple grower is trialling a Chinese-made monorail to ease labour shortages. Weather and Water: India’s rural economy remains exposed to weak rains, with nearly 60% of net sown land rainfed; forecasters warn El Niño is likely to intensify ahead of its December peak. Rice and Research: An African Development Bank grant is set to help more than 20,000 Ghanaian smallholders expand rice production, while India and Ghana have signed a five-year agriculture research and technology-transfer agreement.
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