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Agriculture Policy
October 12, 2021

Paying Farmers Rs 2,500 an Acre will Help Control Field Fires, Researches Say

By vivian fernandes
This is a summary of an article in the Indian Express. Four researchers (see below) studied crop…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
October 2, 2021

PM "Dedicates" to the Nation Crop Varieties That Were Already Released

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Varieties are released to farmers for cultivation as per protocols of the 1966 Seed Act and there is…
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Agriculture Policy
September 28, 2021

In Agricultural Households, Debt Amount and Incidence of Indebtedness Rises with Size of Holdings

By vivian fernandes
While the average debt of agricultural households was Rs 74,000, among those possessing 4-10 ha, it…
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Agriculture Policy
September 17, 2021

As Tourism Earnings Tank and Food Imports Rise, Sri Lanka's Ban on Fertilisers Aggravates Crisis

By vivian fernandes
The ban on chemical fertilisers imposed at the end of April is expected to hurt the production and…
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Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture Policy
September 2, 2021

Govt's Approval of GM Soy Meal Imports May Not Signal Change in Restrictive GM Food Crop Farming Policy

By vivian fernandes
To check the steep rise in the prices of poultry feed, the government has permitted the import of…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
September 1, 2021

High and Rising Demand for Cooking Oil Makes the Oil Palm Mission Necessary, but Caution is Needed

By vivian fernandes
India needs to expand the area under oil palm but the government should rethink its decision to…
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Agriculture PolicyBriefing
June 28, 2021

At Karnataka's Model Ramthal Project, Farmers Struggle To Make The Mindset Switch from Flood to Micro Irrigation

By vivian fernandes
Last month the non-bank finance company (NBFC) of Netafim Irrigation India got about Rs 420 cr in…
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Agriculture PolicyBiodiversity
June 8, 2021

Agroforestry Comes to the Rescue of a Pandemic-hit Tribal Community in Assam

By vivian fernandes
In 2020, as young people returned home to their rural communities displaced from their jobs in the…
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Agriculture Policy
May 22, 2021

How DAP is Subsidised and Priced?

By vivian fernandes
DAP or di-ammonium phosphate is the second most used fertiliser in India. In 2020-21, 11.91 million…
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Agriculture Policy
May 13, 2021

Sri Lanka Bans Chemical Fertilisers; Could Become World's first Organic-only State

By vivian fernandes
Sri Lanka has banned the import of chemical fertilisers and agrochemicals at a decision its cabinet…
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