Agriculture PolicyBriefingMarch 11, 2018Promote "Secondary Agriculture," Create Another Division in the Ag Ministry to Champion it, Says Doubling Farmers' Income Committe By vivian fernandes Secondary agriculture is an important and independent activity and a division needs to be created in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyRiceMarch 7, 2018Pre-1900 Organic Farming Can’t Cure Excesses of Green Revolution: Deepak Pental By vivian fernandes Geneticist and former Vice-Chancellor of Delhi University, Deepak Pental, 67, was given the lifetime…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Contract farmingMarch 2, 2018New Draft Model Contract Farming Act Creates Bureaucracy, Encourages Farmers to Not Perform, says Policy Analyst By vivian fernandes By proposing to protect farmers with a pre-agreed price, the new draft model contract farming act…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 27, 2018Antibiotic Levels in Indian Chicken Much Below Safe Limits, Don't Believe Western Scaremongers, Says Poultry Industry By vivian fernandes Antibiotic residue levels in Indian chicken are much below the maximum residue level (MRL) and…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 27, 2018Pune's Two Real Estate Groups Do Residue-Free Farming, Show India the Way to Go By vivian fernandes Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has been harping on organic farming. He wants India to pursue…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 19, 2018By Adopting the Operation Flood Model for Operation Greens, is Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Going Over the TOP? By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes analyses two contradictory opinions on the applicability of the milk experience to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 15, 2018Centre and States Shower Subsidies on Farmers Without a Coherent Plan to Make Farming Sustainable By vivian fernandes Central and state government policies on farm subsidies are riddled with contradictions. In Punjab…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt cottonFebruary 13, 2018FSII Expresses "Deep Concern" at Maharashtra Govt's Statements to Hold Seed Companies Liable for Losses Arising from Pink Bollworm Resistance By vivian fernandes The Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII), the breakaway group from the National Seed…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyGM CropsFebruary 3, 2018And Then Harsh Vardhan Happened to GM Mustard By vivian fernandes Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave was said be on the brink of approving GM mustard…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 1, 2018Prime Minister Modi Has Done a Poor Job, Say Half of Farmer-Respondents in Lokniti-CSDS Survey By vivian fernandes More than half (53 percent) of farmer-respondents in a Mood of the Nation Survey conducted by…Read more 0 0 0 Share
