siliconindia | | November 20184siliconindia | | August 201848Can you guess a country that is not naturally conducive to agriculture but is one of the major exporter of fresh produce and world leader in agriculture technologies? No marks for guessing. Yes, its Israel! Known globally to efficiently use agriculture technologies and expert brains to carve customized agri-culture solutions, the country has indeed created a unique space for itself. But despite India's major population dependent on agriculture, the country is yet at the bleak of innovation in agriculture sector. Agriculture contributes around 17-18 percent to the country's GDP. While also employing more than 50 percent of the total work-force (India Economic Survey 2018: The Economic Survey 2017-2018). The report further states that the present farmers are adapt-ing farm mechanization at a faster rate compared to the recent past. However, there is the need for more R&D support the industry. While modernization in agriculture is gradually receiving its due impor-tance in India, agriculture consultants help channelize the solutions in the most effective way to help the farmers get the most out of their cultivation. These experts help manage agriculture resources through farm level planning, development of profitable and appropriate com-mercial farming systems. Bringing to you the story of `10 Most Promising Agriculture Con-sultants - 2018', siliconindia Consultants strives to help not just the urban but the rural farmers too to go beyond the traditional farming practices to use modern mechanisms to enhance productivity while delivering the best quality of produce. These consultants not just help farmers, individuals and corporates in their farming methods, but also ensure that the soil maintains its natural components. We also bring to you a list of `10 Most Promising Environment, Health & Safety Consultants - 2018'. The list features some of the most prominent names in the industry helping their clients align with all the compliances and get the required certifications that are need-ed to help organizations reduce pollution, and ensure safety of its employees and environment Do let us know what you think! Anamika SahuManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comEditorialIndia Needs more Agriculture Experts to Help Industry Scale-Up Vol 02 · Issue 4 - 7 · November 19 - 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Anamika Sahu Associate Editor Susila Govindaraj Editorial Team Ananth.V Archee Roy Imelda Tarzarina Krupa P. Dave Sophia Rohtagi Srrayvinya OLM Sujith Vasudevan Sushruth R Trisha Pragya Younus Ahmad Dar VP - Sales & Marketing Sambit Virupakshi Pattar Advertising Managers Editorial queries editor@siliconindia.com To subscribe Visit https://www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe/ or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com Cover price is Rs.150 per issue. Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.advertise@siliconindia.comVisualisers Vimalraj M Veena R PiddannavarGroup Art DirectorAshok KumarNoida Ashu Sethi Garima AnandCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Abinas Patnaik Indranil Chakraborty Sambit Satpathy Tapas Ranjan Mallick
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