BriefingMarch 30, 2019Stray 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingMarch 30, 2019Stray 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMarch 30, 2019Stray 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonMarch 21, 2019Harish Damodaran on How Radha Mohan Singh's Orders Denying Pricing and Licensing Freedom are Reversing the Cotton Revolution By vivian fernandes In an in the Indian Express, Harish Damodaran writes that the government’s contempt for…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMarch 20, 2019Despite 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyMarch 18, 2019Despite 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)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBriefingBt technologyMarch 8, 2019Govt 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMarch 5, 2019Postpone 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…Read more 0 0 0 Share
