Agriculture PolicyBriefingTechnologyFebruary 23, 2019ICAR to Move Breeding Management System to Digital Platform, Train Breeders in Advanced Genomics Techniques By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on the move by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research to digitize its…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingFebruary 20, 2019Former RBI Govenor Y V Reddy Endorses Proposal to Make Farm Loan Waivers an Electoral Offence By vivian fernandes Former Reserve Bank Governor Y V Reddy has proposed an agri-risk fund with contributions from…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingFebruary 5, 2019'Will Standing by the Farmer' Mean More than Farm Loan Waivers for Rahul Gandhi? By vivian fernandes In an interview to the newspaper Mint, Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi lists the things that…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 3, 2019Smallholder Farmers Need Income Support But Modi's Rs 6,000 Sop is Admission of Failure And Reversion to 'Garibi Hatao' Tax-and-Spend Mode By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes analyses the 2019-20 interim budget, and the giveaways to the farm…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyFebruary 3, 2019Use Per Acre Income Support to Influence Farmers' Cropping Decisions, UP Official Says By vivian fernandes When income support is provided to farmers on a per acre basis like Telangana’s Raithu Bandhu…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 13, 2018Ag Minister Radha Mohan Singh's Strange Obsession with Mystic Farming Technologies By vivian fernandes Like Chinese and Soviet nationalists under erstwhile Communist regimes, Agriculture Minister Radha…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 26, 2018Is Corteva Agriscience Misaligned with Govt's Objectives in Putting Science and Innovation at the Forefront? By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports on a media interaction with K V Subbarao, South Asia Leader of the new…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 19, 2018'I am a Journalist, Not a Pro-GM Lobbyist' By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes responds to Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)’s Deputy…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 19, 2018CSE's Chandra Bhushan Alleges that Questions About the Rigour and Designs of Its Tests of GM Food Products are "Motivated" By vivian fernandes The Centre for Science and Environment responds to Vivian Fernandes’ report in the Financial…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyGM CropsOctober 19, 2018Centre for Science and Environment is Wrong: Import of GM Food is Allowed and it isn't Unregulated By vivian fernandes Vivain Fernandes counters the allegations of Delhi’s Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)…Read more 0 0 0 Share
