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30 Oct, 2019
This agritech startup has developed a machine...
Vriddhi is a tool that helps farmers place fertilisers deep into the soil, using the Urea Deep Placement (UDP) technique, reducing excess use of fertilisers and increasing crop productivity.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, agriculture, with its allied sectors is the largest source of livelihoods in India. Seventy percent of the countrys rural households still depend primarily on agriculture for their livelihood. However, as the Indian economy has diversified and grown, agricultures contribution to GDP has steadily declined from 1951 to 2011. The agricultural sector in India is plagued by a number of issues that include small and fractured landholdings, lack of fertile seeds, irrigation, insufficient mechanisation, and more. Low crop production is mainly caused by the excess use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, which also leads to decline in quality. Constant innovations and newer technologies are needed to address the issue of decrease in quality and quantity of production.
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