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
BriefingJune 21, 2022Why Rising Temperature is Causing Long, Dry Periods and Short Spells of Downpour During Monsoons By vivian fernandes Why is rain not evenly distributed through the season and why are there long, dry spells and a few…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJune 18, 2022Embedding Humans in the Circular Economy with Peecycling or Recycling Urine to Fertigate Plants By vivian fernandes The shortage of fertiliser, worsened by the war in Ukraine, and sky-high prices is getting people in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingMay 3, 2022Online Trading Platforms are Democratising the Purchase and Sale of Cattle By vivian fernandes Online cattle trading platforms are cutting down transaction costs and helping cattle owners fetch…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingJanuary 2, 2022What Can Punjab Grow Instead of Rice and Wheat? By vivian fernandes The agitating farmers of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have forced the government to repeal the…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 26, 2021Anil Ghanwat, Member of the SC Committee on Farm Laws, Seeks Its Permission to Release Report By vivian fernandes “It is important to ensure that while the specific laws may no longer exist, the reform impulse…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 25, 2021AgNext is Working on a Quick Digital Test for Pesticide Residues, says CTO Subrat Panda By vivian fernandes On August 30, Telangana’s Nizamabad agricultural mandi inaugurated an instant curcumin testing…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 11, 2021Indian Agriculture Needs a Carbon Market to Reduce Emissions By vivian fernandes In an article in the Indian Express, agricultural economist Ashok Gulati and ICRIER researcher Purvi…Read more 1 0 Share
BriefingOctober 7, 2021A Hydroponics Consultancy That Backs Its Advice With a Bank Guarantee By vivian fernandes A consultancy that not only provides advice to commercial hydroponic farms but also backs it up with…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 2, 2021PM "Dedicates" to the Nation Crop Varieties That Were Already Released By vivian fernandes Varieties are released to farmers for cultivation as per protocols of the 1966 Seed Act and there is…Read more 0 0 Share