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Briefing
May 14, 2019

Haryana Bt Brinjal Controversy: Govt Must Allow Farmers Access to Technology So They Don't Need to Use Illegal Seeds

By vivian fernandes
Why are farmers compelled to use illegal herbicide-tolerant Bt cotton or unapproved Bt brinjal…
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Briefing
May 5, 2019

Gujarat Government says it can Play "Umpire" in Contract Farming Arrangements between PepsiCo and Potato Farmers

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PepsiCo India got flak for moving court against farmers who infringed its IPR, but it may have got…
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Agriculture Policy
May 5, 2019

PepsiCo India is Right in Enforcing its IPR but Seeking High Damages from Farmers is Bad Optics

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The Gujarat government should broker a settlement between PepsiCo and the farmers, the food and…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
April 30, 2019

Four Years After the Spike in Prices of Pulses, is Self-Sufficiency Within Touching Distance?

By vivian fernandes
“Are we self-sufficient in pulses?” Peter Carberry, the Director-General of Icrisat, the…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
April 26, 2019

How Winter Crop Chickpea or Chana, Elbowed Out of North India By the Green Revolution, Adapted to Warm Andhra

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The adaptation of chickpea or chana, a winter crop edged out of northern India by the Green…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
April 13, 2019

Punjab, the State at the Forefront of the Green Revolution, Has Lost its Affinity for Agricultural Research

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There are fewer students from Punjab appearing and qualifying for the Agricultural Research Service…
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Agriculture Policy
April 11, 2019

A Farmers' Manifesto for Freedom from Unjust Laws and a Predatory State

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In the runup to the elections, political parties that have kept the farming sector shackled are…
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Briefing
March 30, 2019

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

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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?

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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

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There is no official ban on the trading of cattle, that is, cow and its progeny in the country. But…
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