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February 2020

Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 29, 2020

GM is a Tool we Should Wield, for Further Growth in our Yield: Nadir Godrej says it in Verse at Agri Summit

By vivian fernandes
At Hindu BusinessLine’s Agri-Summit on 27 February, 2020 in Delhi, Godrej Agrovet’s…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 20, 2020

Drive To Solarize Irrigation Can Deplete Groundwater Without Power Buyback at Attractive Rates

By vivian fernandes
The Finance Minister has announced an ambitious programme to solarize 2 million grid-connected pumps…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 19, 2020

ICAR Responds to Criticism, Cites Past Research Record, Says T. Ramasami's Revamp Report is Being Implemented

By vivian fernandes
In response to the article by Vivian Fernandes in the Financial Express of 10 February, published in…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 17, 2020

Actual Food Subsidy for this Year will Raise the Fiscal Deficit from Revised Estimate of 3.75% of GDP to 4.95%

By vivian fernandes
The budget documents say that the food subsidy for 2019-20 was revised down by Rs 75,532 cr from the…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 14, 2020

Hatsun Agro's MD says More Processing Capacity Not Needed; Indian Dairy Can be Cost-Competitive with Protein-Rich Fodder

By vivian fernandes
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech set a target of doubling India’s annual…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 11, 2020

ICAR Denies Copy of Peer Review Committee Citing Threat to National Interest; Information Commissiner Agrees

By vivian fernandes
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has declined to provide Vivian Fernandes a 2017…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
February 4, 2020

With Govt Finances Stretched, Farm Investment Will Not Rise Unless Centre Gets States to Enact Model Laws

By vivian fernandes
Government spending on the agriculture sector in this financial year was 2.2 times more than that in…
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