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February 2022

Briefing
March 30, 2019

Stray Cattle Menace III: Will Cow Belt Become Buffalo Country Over Time?

By vivian fernandes
In this concluding report of a three-part series, Vivian Fernandes says farmers have resorted to…
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Briefing
March 30, 2019

Stray Cattle Menace II: Can Artificial Insemination with Sex-Sorted Semen Help UP Reduce the Swelling Numbers?

By vivian fernandes
Uttar Pradesh’s finances are stretched. It also a very large number of people below the…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
March 30, 2019

Stray Cattle Menace I: MP Explores 'Shram', 'Shraddha' and 'Laabh' Models

By vivian fernandes
There is no official ban on the trading of cattle, that is, cow and its progeny in the country. But…
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Agricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cotton
March 21, 2019

Harish Damodaran on How Radha Mohan Singh's Orders Denying Pricing and Licensing Freedom are Reversing the Cotton Revolution

By vivian fernandes
In an article in the Indian Express, Harish Damodaran writes that the government’s contempt for…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
March 20, 2019

Despite the End of Maha Kumbh Mela, and the Kanpur Administration's Recommendation, Tanneries at Jajmau Remain Shut

By vivian fernandes
On the face of it, this story should not feature here. But I have posted it because it impacts the…
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Agri-biotechnology
March 18, 2019

Despite Windfall, Cottonseed Industry Sulks at Ag Ministry’s Price Order; Agbiotech Companies Jolted by Slash in Trait Fees

By vivian fernandes
With the latest price revision on 8 March of the most popular variety of genetically-modified (GM)…
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Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technology
March 8, 2019

Govt Policies Have Shrunk Mahyco’s Ag Biotech Research Spending by 70 Percent: CTO Usha Zehr

By vivian fernandes
Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Company (Mahyco) is the pioneer of organized private seed production in…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
March 5, 2019

Postpone Target for Doubling Farmers' Income by Seven Years In View of "Mediocre" Agri-GDP Growth, Two Economists Say

By vivian fernandes
The target date for achieving the doubling of farmers’ income should be shifted by seven years…
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