BriefingMarch 19, 2015Freak Rains to Worsen Food Price Inflation: Ashok Gulati By admin Although the Wholesale Price Index fell by 2.6 percent in February this year over the same month…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingBt cottonBt technologyGM CropsMarch 19, 2015National Academy Of Agricultural Sciences Votes for GM Crops in Feb 2014 Resolution By admin Genetic modification crop technology is necessary for low-input, high output agriculture, the…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Ag in ParliamentAgri-biotechnologyAgriculture PolicyBriefingBt technologyGM CropsMarch 6, 2015No Ban on GM Crop Field Trials, Govt Policy is Case-by-Case Approvals, Ministers Tell Lok Sabha By admin * The government policy is to allow GM crops after full scientific evaluation of their bio-safety…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 17, 2015Ag Price Support Policy is Aggravating Environmental Damage By admin Using price policy to achieve welfare goals is not wise Domestic and international trade should be…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 17, 2015Do Not Steal From Farmers to Feed the Poor By admin Using price policy to achieve welfare goals is not wise Domestic and international trade should be…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 17, 2015Trim and Target Subsidies, Raise Investments By admin Direct payments linked to size of farms are a better alternative than offering input subsidies.Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingFebruary 17, 2015Indian Agriculture Is a Paradox of Bursting Granaries and Blighted Farmers By admin The very people who made India self-sufficient in food themselves at times go hungry. Too many…Read more 0 0 0 Share