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
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
Agriculture PolicyFarmer Producer CompaniesMay 17, 2022Maharashtra to Help Farmer Collectives Adopt Disruptive Technologies With Grant from World Bank and South Korea By vivian fernandes Mumbai, 17 May, 2022: The Maharashtra government and the World Bank have launched ‘SMART Agtech…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyMay 17, 2022Wheat Export Ban: Consumers Paid Higher than World Prices; Can't They Expect Payback Now? By vivian fernandes The ban on wheat exports imposed on Friday 13 May is meant to aid the government’s procurement…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyMay 10, 2022Grow Indigo Enlists Farmers For Regenerative Farming With the Promise of Carbon Credits as Another Revenue Stream By vivian fernandes Agriculture is an earth warming activity. Tractor emissions release carbon dioxide. Methane is…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyMay 3, 2022Indonesia's Palm Oil Export Ban is a Reminder to India to Shed Over-Dependence on Imports, Says Atul Chaturvedi of SEA By vivian fernandes In a podcast I did for thefederal.com, Atul Chaturvedi, President, Solvent Extractors’ Association…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 23, 2022Don't Bypass APMC Mandis; Allow Farmers to Sell Directly Outside Them, Say Ag Experts By vivian fernandes Farmers should have the option of selling outside the regulated APMC mandis (without paying mandi…Read more 0 9680 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 18, 2022Much of India's Organic Cotton Exports Might be Fake, Reports the New York Times By vivian fernandes India’s organic cotton exports are a scam, says the New York Times in an investigation. India…Read more 0 9680 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 17, 2022There Was Little in the Budget to Make Agriculture Climate Smart By vivian fernandes The Budget was a missed opportunity for agriculture. It did not recognise the challenges Indian…Read more 0 1 0 Share
