INDIA NEWS
Oct 16-31, 2021 - Vol 2, Issue 8
MAKE IN INDIA
MAKE IN INDIA
Innovations and Advancement in AgriTech AGNIi has successfully engaged with numerous startups and innovators in the agriculture and rural livelihood space.
By AGNIi
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griculture has been one of the strongest drivers of innovation throughout human history. The onset of agriculture has been responsible for human civilization and remains a cornerstone for humanity’s continued survival and prosperity. With a massive increase in the human population and environmental changes, innovations in the AgriTech space will be crucial for sustainable agricultural growth. India has a storied history of pioneering innovations in agriculture, having spearheaded its own Green Revolution under M.S Swaminathan, dramatically impacting crop yields and resilience. The AGNIi Mission is committed to scouting and nurturing promising AgriTech innovators, who can have a positive impact on the agriculture industry.
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The Indian agriculture sector has its own challenges. The gaps in the ecosystem hinder local produce from going global. Kalgudi, a startup, has created a model to reduce these gaps and connect farmers, traders, input dealers, logistics providers, academia, institutional purchasers, POs, government departments, and consumers. Information, aid, advice, buy, sell, and service interactions occur between them as they solve one other's problems and benefit together. With AGNIi’s help, Kalgudi got opportunities to pitch their innovation to organisations such Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Digital Green and Common Service Centre amongst many other partners. This gave the startup an opportunity to scale its solutions through new partnership opportunities. UNDP’s Secure Himalaya project team reached out to the AGNIi Mission team with a problem statement based on Humanwildlife conflict. The Humanwildlife conflict due to shrinking natural habitats is a key area of concern, resulting not only in human and animal mortality, but
damage to agricultural crops, which is also forcing many people in rural areas to give up farming thereby impacting livelihoods in remote regions where the opportunities for employment are already limited. Hence, the AGNIi mission team started scouting solutions which are harmless to animals, can prevent conflicts, are workable at higher altitudes and low cost as well as applicable for agricultural lands. ANIDERS (Animal Intrusion Detection and Repellent System) is a device that detects animal intrusion in farmlands and turns them away by using the combination of Active and Passive Infrared sensors. These sensors detect the animal movements and use light and alarm systems to repel them. As per a WWF India report, the innovation successfully repulsed the animals 86% of the times, which in turn resulted in 60% surge in crop produce. Since this innovation perfectly matched with the problem statements mentioned by the UNDP team, the solution got selected for its deployment in Uttarkashi and Sikkim district at higher ranges of Himalayas. The AGNIi team remains committed to the objective of tackling the challenges in the agriculture sector with the help of emerging Indian technologies.
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Textile machinery industry in India By Strategic Investment Research Unit (SIRU) Textile Machinery Industry Overview
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$2.5 bn textile machine industry which is growing at 5% currently reflects on the growing strength of this subsegment in the textiles value chain in India. A strong textile engineering industry that can grow, compete, and export would be able to provide support to the rising Indian textile industry, adding vibrancy and competitiveness. There are about 3,250 companies involved in the manufacturing of textile machineries, accessories, and trading of equipment in India. The industry not only caters to rising domestic demand but also has the potential to establish India as an export hub for textile machinery with spinning machines representing the largest export opportunity. A major component of the textile machinery industry in India thrives on the global partnerships that companies in India have forged with their global
counterparts be it in Germany, Italy, or Japan. As per the 60th Annual Report by the Textile Machinery Manufacturing Association (TMMA), the Asian region will account for more than 90% of the total textile machinery market share, and in order to expand its technical horizons, many textile machine companies in the country are joining hands with their western counterparts to produce technologically advanced machines.
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