HIGH TECH VENTURE CREATION IN AGRICULTURE

(GROUP- D)

AGRICULTURE

• Agriculture in India has a significant history. India ranks second worldwide in farm output. 

• The economic contribution of agriculture to India's GDP is steadily declining with the country's broad-based economic growth

• India's agricultural economy is undergoing structural changes. Between 1970 and 2011, the GDP share of agriculture has fallen from 43 to 16 %.

Major developments and investments

• The Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra International Investment LLC is set to invest about Rs 112 crore (US$ 16.61 million) in Kohinoor Foods Ltd.

• Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms invested US$ 126 million across nine Indian agri-business companies during the first six months of 2013, as per data from Venture Intelligence.

• Coromandel International Ltd, India's leading fertiliser manufacturer, with its joint venture (JV) partners have inaugurated a 1.4 million tonne (MT) phosphoric acid plant in Tunisia.

Converging with other areas

• Robotics

• Nanotechnology

- Nanotechnology for crop biotechnology- Nanoparticles and recycling agricultural

waste

ADVANCED AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES

http://12most.com/2012/03/12/advanced-agricultural-technologies/

START- UP’S

• http://www.siliconindia.com/news/startups/6-Indian-Startups-Making-A-Huge-Difference-In-Farming-nid-152269-cid-100.html

• http://www.siliconindia.com/news/startups/6-Indian-Startups-Making-A-Huge-Difference-In-Farming-nid-152278-cid-100.html

• http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/three-start-ups-making-difference-to-indian-farming/1/197273.html

Links

• http://www.israel-industries.com/2013/07/19/high-tech-cooperation-youths-to-get-hi-tech-training-on-agriculture/

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