Agriculture PolicyNovember 24, 2017How to Save Vidarbha and Marathwada Farmers from Debt Traps and Self-Engineered Deaths? By admin How can the cotton and soybean farmers of Vidarbha and Marathwada supplement their incomes so they…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 16, 2017Indian Agriculture Facing Policy Headwinds; Will Hurt Indian Companies More than MNCs Overtime By admin In this interview to Vivian Fernandes, first published in the Financial Express, the brothers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 14, 2017With Mandi Trading in Minor Forest Produce Rajasthan’s Tribals Get Better Value and a Stake in Forest Conservation By admin By including 26 items of minor forest produce in the list of commodities that can be bought and sold…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 12, 2017Mere Touch of Bt Cotton Causes Impotency, says Rajasthan Agriculture Minister, Trashes GM Mustard By admin At the agritechnology meeting at Udaipur from 7 to 9 November, the multimedia presentations and the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 9, 2017Organic is a Fad; Govt Must Promote Residue-Free Farming Instead By admin For most consumers “organic” is probably code for “safe” or “residue-free,” not…Read more 0 1 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyOctober 29, 2017MP's Bhavantar Scheme Causes Slump in Urad Prices, says Nafed Procurement Agent By admin The price of urad or black gram has slumped in Madhya Pradesh. Kuldeep Shukla, a procurement agent…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 24, 2017GEAC Alters Minutes of 11 May Meeting on GM Mustard; Changes Stance from "Recommended" to "Pending Further Review" By admin The minutes of the 11 May meeting of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) are silent…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingContract farmingOctober 21, 2017NITI Aayog's Ramesh Chand Wants Agricultural Marketing in Concurrent List By admin “It is imperative to bring agricultural marketing into the Concurrent or Union list and implement…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyOctober 19, 2017Extensive Cultivation of Herbicide-Tolerant Bt Cotton Reveals Official Tolerance of Illegality By admin The Andhra government’s flop and flip on extensive cultivation of unapproved genetically-modified…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyOctober 12, 2017The Sweet Promise of Organic Farming Turns Sour in Sikkim, Says Indian Express By admin We had an article in March about the false promises of organic farming. Unless low yields are…Read more 0 0 0 Share
