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When Technology Walks with the Farmer; Not Ahead of Them
In a state as expansive and agriculturally diverse as Uttar Pradesh, improving support systems for farmers is a constant balancing act between scale and specificity. With over 75 districts and thousands of gram panchayats, even the best policies can falter without the right tools for delivery.
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What Artificial Rain Can (and Can’t) DoP
Every few months, the idea of “artificial rain” makes its way back into the news — sometimes as a solution to smog-choked cities, other times as a drought relief strategy for struggling farms. Lately, places like Delhi and Maharashtra have shown renewed interest, testing if science can do what monsoons sometimes don’t: make it rain when it’s needed most.
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How to Apply for Agricultural Equipment Subsidy in UP
Farming has never been easy, and in recent years, it has only become more demanding. From rising input costs to shrinking labour availability, farmers are often expected to do more with less. While innovation in agriculture is talked about often, it rarely reaches the people working closest to the soil.
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Agri Stack and the Shape of Support to Come
If you’ve ever watched a farmer leaf through a tattered folder of land documents, waiting hours at a bank counter, you’ll understand why digitisation in agriculture isn’t just a policy buzzword — it’s a necessity.
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A Year in Updates, Give or Take
Fifty weeks. I almost didn’t realise we had reached this number until someone pointed it out last week. That’s nearly a year of sitting down, week after week, and writing. Some weeks, the words came easily. Some weeks, they didn’t. But here we are.
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Knowing Tomorrow by Your Panchayat | Bharat Forecasting System
For years, Indian farmers have worked with weather that was more guesswork than guidance. A forecast might say 'rain in eastern Uttar Pradesh,' but what does that mean for someone in a small village in Ballia or Deoria?
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