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February 2022

Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
July 27, 2018

Rapeseed-Mustard Can Best Help Reduce India's Edible Oil Shortage if Area Expands and Yield Spikes

By vivian fernandes
High import duties cannot make mustard production sustainable in the country. Yield will have to…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
July 25, 2018

We Need GM technology to Develop Mustard Hybrids and for Orobanche Weed Control, says P K Rai of DRMR

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes interviews  the Director of the Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
July 23, 2018

Its Former Chairman, Ashok Gulati, Lights into CACP for Ignoring its Mandate on MSPs

By vivian fernandes
The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has “toed the government line,” ignoring…
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Briefing
July 18, 2018

To Curb HT Cotton, Govt Tells Non-tea Growing States to Disallow Sale of Glyphosate

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes reports on a meeting held by the Agriculture Ministry on Tuesday, June 17, where…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
July 12, 2018

PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids

By vivian fernandes
Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
July 10, 2018

Boost Production of Mustard for the Country's Edible Oil Security: Atul Chaturvedi of SEA

By vivian fernandes
Atul Chaturvedi is President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA).  Until he retired last…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefing
July 10, 2018

Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency Can't be Achieved by Revisiting High Tariffs of the Late 1980s

By vivian fernandes
Import duties on cooking oil have been raised four times since last August. But without productivity…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
July 9, 2018

MSP Raises Alone Will Not Sustain Higher Farm Incomes Unless Yields Improve and Costs Fall

By vivian fernandes
The government’s MSP policy ignores the importance of enhancing productivity to reduce costs…
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Briefing
July 5, 2018

Government's MSP Policy a Departure from its Past Practice, Could Distort Cropping Patterns and Cause Mild Inflation, Newspapers Say

By vivian fernandes
The Narendra Modi government has thrown caution to the winds, says Indian Express’ Rural Affairs…
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