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January 2016

Agriculture PolicyBriefing
January 23, 2016

India's Ag Growth Led More By Productivity Than Resources: USDA Report

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India’s agricultural growth in the past three decades was driven more by productivity increases…
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Agriculture Policy
January 21, 2016

Blog: Far From Being Toxic, Khesari Dal is Wonder Food

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S L N Rao Khesari dal or grass pea is nature’s gift to mankind but it should be eaten as a meal…
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Insurance
January 20, 2016

Unless Technology is Quickly Deployed New Insurance Scheme Will Sink in Frauds, Losses

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The crop insurance scheme renamed as the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to be launched from April…
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Agriculture PolicyInsurance
January 16, 2016

Met Department to Make Block-Level Forecasts in Phases From This Monsoon Season

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The government will rely strongly on technology to enhance accuracy and minimize losses of the new…
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Agriculture PolicyGM Crops
January 15, 2016

M S Swaminathan Unedited on Genetically-Modified Crop Technology

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“The history of genetic modification goes back to 1953 when Watson, Crick and Wilkins…
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GM CropsGM Endorsements
January 14, 2016

M S Swaminathan Wants ICAR, State Ag Univs To Coordinate GM Crop Trials

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Eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan says the Indian Council of Agricultural Research…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
January 14, 2016

Tajamul Haque Committee Drafts Law To Permit Tenancies Without Owners Losing Title

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In June 2011, farmers of two mandals in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh took a vow before…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM CropsGM Endorsements
January 12, 2016

NITI Aayog Strongly Endorses GM Technology; Makes Case for GM Mustard

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NITI Aayog has made a forceful case for genetically-modified seeds in its paper on ‘Raising…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingGM Crops
January 9, 2016

If Govt Can Remove Ban on Jallikattu, Why Cannot It Lift Stay on Bt Brinjal? Asks Jairam Ramesh

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While declaring a moratorium on the commercial introduction of Bt brinjal on 9 February 2010, you…
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Agri-biotechnology
January 6, 2016

Assam Univ's Bt Chana Resists Borers, Can Alleviate Shortage, But States Dither on Trials

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Among the state institutions working on transgenic crops is Jorhat’s Assam Agricultural University…
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