Agriculture PolicyBriefingSeptember 24, 2015Hope Springs with September Rains in Marathwada but Effects of Drought Linger By admin Ganesh Chaturthi brought good tidings to Marathwada. Rains began at 7 pm on the eve and continued…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingSeptember 15, 2015Digital Agriculture is Perhaps the Next Revolution, Says Monsanto's Michael Frank By admin ‘Digital agriculture or big data in agriculture is potentially the next revolution in…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingFarmer Producer CompaniesSeptember 3, 2015Farmer Producer Companies Are Taming Middlemen, Can They Get An Arm Around Marketing? By admin A shoot for a television series ‘Smart Agriculture’ brings us to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. S.Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 28, 2015Why the Concept of 'Negawatts' Should Apply to Wasted Food By admin India grows twenty eight percent of the world’s bananas and is the top producing nation in the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingHybridsAugust 27, 2015Crops Grown Between Palms Will Decide the Future of Coconut Plantations By admin ‘Upar ki kamayi,’ is one of the attractions of a government job for those who believe public…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agricultural SubsidiesAgriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 18, 2015Making Solar-powered Irrigation Affordable By admin Bhavarlal Jain with his three icons: Mahatma Gandhi, JRD Tata and Jawaharlal Nehru. When I…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyAugust 15, 2015Govt Must Stand Up to Anti-science Opponents of GM Technology: Ashok Chowgule By admin Ashok Chowgule, VHP’s Working President (External). Photo provided by author. Given the proven…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agricultural SubsidiesBriefingAugust 6, 2015If Rural Distress is Acute, Harsh Mander, Why is Farm Labour in Short Supply? By admin In a commentary on the Socio-Economic Caste Census (Many Degrees of Hopelessness in Villages…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingAugust 3, 2015India’s Real Skills Challenge: 263 Million Farm Workers By admin 54% working population engaged in farms as cultivators and labourers Low skills pushing more workers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingHybridsAugust 2, 2015Government Policies Discourage Pulses Production, Says Research Institute Director By admin Pulses are kind on the environment. The amount of water used for one hectare of wheat can irrigate…Read more 0 0 0 Share
