Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 4, 2020Govt. Turns Down Flipkart Farmer-Mart's Proposal to Stock and Sell Agri-Produce Online; Is it the Great Liberalizer that it Claims to Be? By vivian fernandes When the government is bringing down barriers in agricultural trade, why make an exception to the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingJune 4, 2020Needed: Ecosystem Approach for Smallholder Farmers to Gain from Reforms in Agricultural Trade By vivian fernandes Seven states have reformed their agricultural markets with ordinances; the centre is also taking the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMay 27, 2020District Admins Failed to Use FPOs As Channels to Reachout to Smallholder Farmers During Lockdown, says Agri-Commodity Financier By vivian fernandes The government has not used farmers’ producer organizations (FPOs) to reach out to…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingMay 2, 2020Despite Covid-19, Punjab's Wheat Procurement Operation is in Full Swing; Private Trade Buys Less than 1% of the Arrivals By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports that wheat procurement in Punjab is expected to be about the same as last…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingApril 30, 2020Grape Growers Need Loan Rollovers and Interest Subsidy to Cope With Lockdown Losses By vivian fernandes Grape-growing is a capital-, technology- and knowledge-intensive activity. It employs more people…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyApril 18, 2020Enterprising Farmers Drove India's Horticultural Revolution; Without a Safety Net They'll Be Driven Out of the Market By vivian fernandes Farmers growing cereals, pulses and oilseeds have not been as affected as those growing perishable…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingApril 1, 2020Govt Scraps Trait Fees on Bayer's Proprietary Bollgard II Cottonseed, Keeps Retail Price Unchanged By vivian fernandes Ideological, and not economic, reasons are behind the government’s move to scrap trait fees on…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingApril 1, 2020Distributing Seed for Monsoon Sowing in the Time of Novel Coronavirus By vivian fernandes Restrictions on the transportation of seed and the movement of workers to factories after the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingFebruary 29, 2020GM is a Tool we Should Wield, for Further Growth in our Yield: Nadir Godrej says it in Verse at Agri Summit By vivian fernandes At Hindu BusinessLine’s Agri-Summit on 27 February, 2020 in Delhi, Godrej Agrovet’s…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingFebruary 20, 2020Drive To Solarize Irrigation Can Deplete Groundwater Without Power Buyback at Attractive Rates By vivian fernandes The Finance Minister has announced an ambitious programme to solarize 2 million grid-connected pumps…Read more 0 0 0 Share
