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We have won the World Startup Competition that was held on Nov. 24-25 in Seoul, Korea as part of Startup Nations Summit 2014. We were selected as the best startup in strong competition of 46 teams from 45 countries. Five of them were selected to compete in the final round. Alongside AGRIVI, the other finalistsRead more

Quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) belongs to the family of Rosaceae and is a close relative of apples. The homeland is the forests of northern Iran, where it grows wild in the form of a bush or tree. It arrived in Europe over Italy. Throughout history, cooked fruit has been used as food, but the treeRead more

The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a legume of the family Fabaceae. It is also known as gram, or Bengal gram, garbanzo, or garbanzo bean and sometimes known as Egyptian pea, ceci, cece or channa. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes: 7,500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East.Read more

Agriculture is the art and science of cultivating the soil, growing crops, and raising livestock. It includes the preparation of plant and animal products for people to use and their distribution to markets. Agriculture provides most of the world’s food and fabrics; cotton, wool, and leather are all agricultural products. Agriculture also provides wood forRead more

If you are wondering what some farming term means, find it here. Agribusiness:  Agriculture operated by business and involving all activities in the business of agricultural production. Agriculture:  The occupation of farming animals, plants and fungi needed for human life. Agropoly:  A term coined to describe when only a few companies control the majority ofRead more

St. Martin’s Day, also known as the Feast of St. Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, the Feast of St. Martin of Tours or Martin le Miséricordieux, is a time for feasting celebrations. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding was completed, and the annual slaughter of fattened cattle produced “Martinmas beef”. Historically, hiring fairs wereRead more

By definition, a permanent crop is one produced from plants that last for many seasons, rather than being replanted after each harvest. Permanent crops are perennial trees, bushes, or vine crops like citrus, apples, blueberries, nuts, or grapes. Although it represents a small segment in agriculture, some 11 percent (over 1.5 billion ha) of theRead more

Garlic Allium sativum is a small allium vegetable, also called the stinking rose. Native to central Asia, garlic is one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world and has been grown for over 5000 years. Ancient Egyptians seem to have been the first to cultivate this plant that played an important role in theirRead more

Chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant with lavender, blue, or occasionally white flowers with a long white root. It’s popularly named succory, blue sailors, coffee weed, and cornflower. Chicory is cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or for roots, which are the most important. Over the years, these roots have gained immenseRead more

With the introduction of green revolution technologies, modern agriculture is getting more and more dependent upon the steady supply of synthetic inputs. Intensive agriculture with the use of chemical fertilizers in large amounts has resulted in a manifold increase in the productivity of farm commodities but the adverse effect of these chemicals are clearly visibleRead more