BriefingJanuary 2, 2022What Can Punjab Grow Instead of Rice and Wheat? By vivian fernandes The agitating farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have forced the government to repeal the…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJanuary 2, 2022Telangana Blocks Cold-stored Potatoes from Uttar Pradesh to Promote Sale of Its Own Fresh Produce By vivian fernandes Telangana has blocked shipments of potatoes from Uttar Pradesh to encourage offtake of its own…Read more 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyDecember 15, 2021More than Digital Agricultural Start-ups, India Needs Applied Research Enterprises in Transformative Agrifood Life Sciences By vivian fernandes My email inbox is filled with press releases from digital start-ups in agriculture and requests for…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyDecember 10, 2021Arvind Panagariya Says Extension of Procurement at MSP to 23 Crops Will Be a Fiscal Strain And Mainly Benefit Better-off Farmers By vivian fernandes The government should not accept the agitating farmers’ demand to extend procurement to all 23…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyDecember 4, 2021Farm Laws Have Been Repealed, but Agricultural Reforms Are Needed By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes makes the case for agricultural marketing reforms. The government’s retreat…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 26, 2021Anil Ghanwat, Member of the SC Committee on Farm Laws, Seeks Its Permission to Release Report By vivian fernandes “It is important to ensure that while the specific laws may no longer exist, the reform impulse…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 25, 2021AgNext is Working on a Quick Digital Test for Pesticide Residues, says CTO Subrat Panda By vivian fernandes On August 30, Telangana’s Nizamabad agricultural mandi inaugurated an instant curcumin testing…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyOctober 12, 2021Paying Farmers Rs 2,500 an Acre will Help Control Field Fires, Researches Say By vivian fernandes This is a summary of an article in the Indian Express. Four researchers (see below) studied crop…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 11, 2021Indian Agriculture Needs a Carbon Market to Reduce Emissions By vivian fernandes In an article in the Indian Express, agricultural economist Ashok Gulati and ICRIER researcher Purvi…Read more 1 0 Share
BriefingOctober 7, 2021A Hydroponics Consultancy That Backs Its Advice With a Bank Guarantee By vivian fernandes A consultancy that not only provides advice to commercial hydroponic farms but also backs it up with…Read more 0 0 Share