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Mr. Abhirup Sikdar, Project Specialist, Malancha, Kolkata, West Bengal, discusses about environmental containment technologies: landfill and soil capping. We have seen in our daily routine people throwing garbage outside. This is collected and thrown in to landfill sites and open areas which...

Dr. V. K. Jayaraghavendra Rao, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bangalore, Karnataka, talks about startups in horticulture and agriculture. With bumper production in agriculture and horticulture produce in India, startups have become essential to ease out the market, help the farmers get more...

HortiConnect India 2025 Innovate • Connect • Cultivate Where the Future of Horticulture Takes Root HortiConnect India is the country's first international-standard horticulture exhibition—an exclusive platform where global innovators, suppliers, growers, and technology leaders converge. From...

Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Founder and CEO, Krishify, Gurugram, Haryana, discusses digital interventions in agriculture. Krishify was started in 2019 with an intent to build social network of farmers and dedicated to agriculture where farmers could join the network, engage themselves, and connect with...

Dr. John Mark Kommineni Founder and Chairman Inspire Agro Farms, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Title: Cultivating Success: The Inspiring Journey of a Contractual Farming Company Founder Introduction: The world of agriculture is continuously evolving, and one key area of innovation is contractual...

Dr. M. Krishna Reddy, Former Head, Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, Karnataka, discusses about the challenges faced in production and cultivation of tomatoes and chillies. Recently we saw price and demand for tomato and chillies going up. With tomato, we have two problems, one...

Mr. Aman Agrawal, Founder of Future Agronomists, Harda, Madhya Pradesh, talks about value addition through solar drying. Value addition through solar drying can add benefits to the agriculture sector. India, being an agricultural country, does well in producing agriculture produce like fruits...

Dr. Bhagyashree Patil, Chairman and Managing Director of Rise N Shine Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Pune, Maharashtra, shares her experiences in the production of tissue culture plants. Rise n Shine Biotech Pvt. Ltd is India’s largest ISO 9001-2015 certified plant tissue culture Company at Pune...

Dr. Gajendrakumar Kantilal Bamania, CEO, Xcell Breeding and Livestock Services Pvt Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, talks about the scope of dairy entrepreneurship. Indian dairy industry is very huge with highest breeding population. We have around 20 crores cattle and 10 crores buffalos. Out of the 20...

Dr. Armaan U. Muzaddadi, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology in Ludhiana, Punjab, talks about post-harvest handling, preservation, and value addition of agricultural perishables. We are looking after the postharvest technologies and different...

Dr. Saurabh Pandey, Assistant Professor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, discusses the need and scope of agriculture education in India. When we got independence, the agriculture system was underdeveloped, and we were depending on the other countries meeting our food grain demands...

Mr. Rohan Yogesh Raut, Director, Generous Technologies Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra, explains: How to optimize agriculture, the integrated farming approach. Integrated farming system is a sustainable agricultural practice that...

Mr. Sivakumaran R, Proprietor, Saaral Agro Products, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, talks about multi cropping of millets and vegetables. After taking a survey for 6 months, analysing the details, I wanted to create a standardised mechanism which is controllable and to have a system from production to...

Mr. S. Vijay Kumar, AGM, Technical Services, Premier Irrigation Adritec Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, explains Micro irrigation technologies for areca nut cultivation. Water management is an important part of Arecanut cultivation. Farmers often neglect installation and maintenance of...

Mr. Prathamesh Samant, Founder, Maachli Farm stay, Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, explains how agro tourism is a profitable business. Konkan region is a beautiful place with nice farms, rivers, grasslands, and various types of ecosystems. There is lot of potential for Agri tourism in this area. It...

Dr. Pravallika Sree Rayanoothala, Assistant Professor (Plant Pathology), CV Raman Global University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, talks about exploring fungi’s role in creating nanoparticles for practical uses in agriculture. Nano pesticides wherever and whenever are used have many benefits. They...

Mr. Sivarami Reddy, Director, Mill Master Machinery Pvt ltd, Bengaluru, Karnataka, explains the different stages in paddy to rice processing system. The rice processing system includes various steps like cleaning, drying, storage, and milling. When we do the cleaning before processing, we have...

Mr. Shrirang Chandekar, Director, LeanWay Energy Pvt Ltd, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad Area explains about The BuzzZap Solar Insect Trap: A highly effective solution for insect control in agriculture. BuzzZap is basically a solar insect trap. Our company is working on developing various products in...

Mr. Muralee Manohar, Managing Director, Farm Tech Consultancy, Kozhikode, Kerala, discusses about developments in the field of hydroponic greenhouse farming. Hydroponics is a topic that is gaining momentum nowadays especially after the pandemic attack. We have learnt to strive hard for...

Mr. Harkirat Ahluwalia, Founder, Citrus County Farms Stays, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, talks on rural entrepreneurship and farm tourism. I am a third generation citrus grower with different varieties of citrus in my farm, such as tangerines, grape fruit, lemon, and others. I started the farm stay in...