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• There are some indirect technological facilities that have aided agricultural
growth. For example, we have cooling facilities for storing perishable crops,
development of animal feeds, genetic production of plants etc.

Use of technology in agriculture in India

• In India, farm mechanization has been taking place rapidly. Farmers in India
make use of steam ploughs, harrows etc for clearing the ground, reapers,
mowers etc, for gathering crops, corn shellers, incubators etc and other
miscellaneous machinery that assist them and thereby makes their life
simpler.
• Monsoons are unpredictable in India. For a number of years, farmers have
suffered because of less rainfall. But today we have treadle pumps, drip
irrigation facilities etc. for proper irrigation of crops.
• There is a use of biotechnology and genetic engineering which has improved
quality of crops and new genetically produced crops have come into the
picture.
• A number of apps for helping the farmers across the country have been
developed. For example, an app Mandi Trades helps farmers to sell their
products to local buyers. Similarly, AgriApp takes us to all agricultural apps,
horticultural apps etc on one-click.

New Innovations
• Today we have supply chain models like Farmery, Puralite etc for dairy and
horticulture products.
• Drones, robots, GPS technology are the future of Indian agriculture.
• A number of start-ups have come up with new innovations in India. For
example, Barrix Agro sciences has developed eco-friendly crop protection
methods like fly pest sticky sheets, fly lures and traps etc. Another startup
MITRA in Nashik has developed air blast sprayers and other products for
mechanization of farms.

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