Agriculture PolicyAugust 29, 2022Farmers’ Leaders Blocking Reforms Citing Economist Ashok Gulati's Study: NITI Aayog's Ramesh Chand By vivian fernandes An influential Delhi-based agricultural economist’s study that says Indian farmers bore an…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyJuly 27, 2022Interest in Ayurvedic Health Supplements Peaked During the Pandemic; It Has Plateaued at a Higher Level: Somit Mukherjee, CPO, Dabur India By vivian fernandes There was a good supply response to increased demand for medicinal herbs and aromatic plants owing…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJuly 24, 2022Farmers' Producer Companies Shouldn't be Set Up Only to Meet Govt Targets, Says CMD of Sahyadri FPC By vivian fernandes Farmers producer companies (FPCs) shouldn’t be set up mechanically to meet government set targets…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJune 30, 2022Digital Technology Startups are Impacting Horticulture, Dairying, Poultry and Aquaculture, says VC Funder Mark Kahn By vivian fernandes Online marketplaces are making a difference to farmers in the states they are active in like Bihar…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt technologyJune 24, 2022Reducing Fertiliser Use to Cut Down on Imports and Trim the Subsidy Bill By vivian fernandes India needs to pare its fertiliser import bill with a bouquet of measures including getting farmers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 21, 2022Why Rising Temperature is Causing Long, Dry Periods and Short Spells of Downpour During Monsoons By vivian fernandes Why is rain not evenly distributed through the season and why are there long, dry spells and a few…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 18, 2022Embedding Humans in the Circular Economy with Peecycling or Recycling Urine to Fertigate Plants By vivian fernandes The shortage of fertiliser, worsened by the war in Ukraine, and sky-high prices is getting people in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBt technologyJune 16, 2022Why Govt Must Set up Biotechnology Regulator, House it in Department of Biotechnology By vivian fernandes In an article in Economic Times Prime, Bhagirath Chaudhary and C D Mayee say the government should…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyJune 15, 2022Frequent Extreme Weather Events Might Gum Up Free Farm Trade if Exporters are Forced to Look Inwards, Says Ramesh Chand By vivian fernandes On the 13 May, India banned the export of wheat despite asserting that 10 million tonnes would be…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyBt cottonJune 8, 2022Is There Life After Insect-Resistant Bt Cotton? A Podcast With M. Ramasami of Rasi Seeds By vivian fernandes Raw cotton or kapas prices have doubled since last year. At the Rajkot regulated mandi, the minimum…Read more 0 0 0 Share
