Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyJuly 12, 2018PAU's Surinder Sandhu says Pental's GM Technique is a Stable and Reliable Pollination Control System for Creating Mustard Hybrids By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes brings a voice from Punjab Agricultural University which did the biosafety trials…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2018Boost Production of Mustard for the Country's Edible Oil Security: Atul Chaturvedi of SEA By vivian fernandes Atul Chaturvedi is President of the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA). Until he retired last…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 10, 2018Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency Can't be Achieved by Revisiting High Tariffs of the Late 1980s By vivian fernandes Import duties on cooking oil have been raised four times since last August. But without productivity…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJuly 9, 2018MSP Raises Alone Will Not Sustain Higher Farm Incomes Unless Yields Improve and Costs Fall By vivian fernandes The government’s MSP policy ignores the importance of enhancing productivity to reduce costs…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJuly 5, 2018Government's MSP Policy a Departure from its Past Practice, Could Distort Cropping Patterns and Cause Mild Inflation, Newspapers Say By vivian fernandes The Narendra Modi government has thrown caution to the winds, Indian Express’ Rural Affairs…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 27, 2018Farmers were Marketing Props in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sanitized Interaction with Them By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports the Prime Minister’s interaction with farmers via video link focussed…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 10, 2018Why Treat Chana Farmers At Procurement Mandis with Disdain, Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan? By vivian fernandes Our governments, of whichever political persuasion, treat the public like dirt. The greater the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 9, 2018Dairy Farmers are Protesting Low Prices; Ag Minister is Gloating About the Glut By vivian fernandes Farmers across the country want higher prices for their produce but Agiculture Minister Radha Mohan…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 9, 2018After 14 Years in Ag, Mr Iyer Finds Predatory Officials Keep India Low in the Ease of Farming Index By vivian fernandes Venkat Iyer was an IT professional before he turned to agriculture as if on whim, 14 years ago. It…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyMay 29, 2018More Hype than Action; Deep Reforms Will Have to Wait, Says Former Ag Secy Siraj Hussain By vivian fernandes In its four years in power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has scored some successes…Read more 0 0 0 Share
