BriefingMarch 3, 2023Blended Flours and Ready to Cook or Eat Items Will Drive Millet Consumption, says Millet Research Institute Scientist By vivian fernandes The replacement of staples like wheat and rice with millets will take time and their expansion into…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 28, 2023Why Have Onion Prices Crashed in Maharashtra? By vivian fernandes High temperatures have caused onion prices to collapse in the wholesale markets of Maharashtra even…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 25, 2023Odisha Wants Millets Consumed as Staples to Create Demand for the Output it is Targetting By vivian fernandes This story based on an interview with Vivian Fernandes was published in thefederal.com on 22…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyFebruary 3, 2023Pre-Budget Story: Old Age Pensions Not Alms, Raise Them: Development Economist Jean Dreze By vivian fernandes This story is based on Vivian Fernandes interview with development economist Jean Dreze for…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 3, 2023Nice Ag-related Announcements in Budget, But Action on Climate Change Missing By vivian fernandes Is there is a pattern in the Finance Minister’s agriculture-related announcements in the budget?Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 27, 2022Mann Deshi Bank, Born of Audacity 25 Years Ago, Continues to Meet Rural Women's Needs, Says its CEO By vivian fernandes How do you provide banking services to rural women who are usually regarded as un-bankable because…Read more 0 0 0 Share
TechnologyDecember 27, 2022Demand for Microbials Set to Take Off, Says Kan Biosys Founder, as Farmers Realise that Healthy Soils Mean Healthy Crops By vivian fernandes The market for microbials that boost or protect crop yields is growing at a compounded annual rate…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyDecember 12, 2022Farmers Using More of Lesser Priced DAP than Complex Fertilisers, Upsetting Nutrient Balance, Says IE Editorial By vivian fernandes Despite a nutrient-based subsidy policy meant to ensure balanced use of fertilisers, farmers are…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyDecember 6, 2022Dear Hon'ble Supreme Court, Here Are Some Compelling Reasons for Permitting GM Mustard By vivian fernandes What’s the compelling reason for release of GM mustard, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyDecember 6, 2022GM Mustard Based on Sound Research, Release Followed Due Process: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav By vivian fernandes In the clearest enunciation of the government’s support for genetically-modified (GM) crops…Read more 0 0 0 Share
