14
Apr
KisanHub.com is built using Django web framework and uses Mezzanine as a Content Management System (CMS). Few weeks back I was playing with Python code in Mezzanine to interact with Twitter and decided to extend the use case to capture tweet data for some of the active Agri discussions on Twitter. Read More
22
Feb
Precision agriculture (PA) or precision farming is a systematic approach to manage a farm based on the use of satellite, computers, mobile devices and other information technology (IT) tools. Before users read this further, please note that this should be considered as a tool to make better management decisions and is not a panacea. The latest technologies are harnessed to increase the profitability of the farm, protect the environment and make farming a sustainable business. Read More
18
Feb
Something caught my attention yesterday in the Financial Times and it was an article on the French bank. The article was titled as BNP Paribas loses appetite for food. After criticism from and having several meetings with an international aid agency, Oxfam, the French bank has suspended subscriptions on two of its agricultural funds. There are few asset managers who run agricultural funds. Allianz, BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Impax, Pictet and Sarasin are to name the few of these asset managers. Read More