Agriculture PolicyBt technologyAugust 3, 2024Indian Express Welcomes Collaboration Between RiceTec and Mahyco for Climate-Smart Rice-Wheat Cultivation By vivian fernandes The Indian Express in an editorial in the 2 August edition, welcomes the collaboration between…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyFebruary 15, 2024Smallholder Farmers Need Minimum Income Assurance; MSP as Legal Guarantee is Not the Way to Do It By vivian fernandes Farmers face weather and price risks. In irrigated Punjab, the weather risk is substantially…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyJune 15, 2023Potential for adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Indian agriculture By Srinivas Kuchibhotla Agricultural production is quite inequitable globally. However, in the post-pandemic era, most…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyJune 9, 2023Why Karnataka's Nandini Should Not Merge with Gujarat's Amul By vivian fernandes Consolidation among dairy cooperatives would undermine democratic accountability to milk producers…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyMarch 28, 2023Agricultural Higher Education Project Has Improved Placement Rates, Research Effectiveness, says World Bank Official By vivian fernandes A five-year project to upgrade higher agricultural education in the country has achieved “almost…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyFebruary 3, 2023Pre-Budget Story: Old Age Pensions Not Alms, Raise Them: Development Economist Jean Dreze By vivian fernandes This story is based on Vivian Fernandes interview with development economist Jean Dreze for…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Bt technologyDecember 6, 2022Dear Hon'ble Supreme Court, Here Are Some Compelling Reasons for Permitting GM Mustard By vivian fernandes What’s the compelling reason for release of GM mustard, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyAugust 29, 2022Can India, the Largest Producer of Milk, Become Globally Competitive as Well? By vivian fernandes India’s dairy policy must be driven by commercial considerations and not sentiment, allowing…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBt technologyJuly 27, 2022Interest in Ayurvedic Health Supplements Peaked During the Pandemic; It Has Plateaued at a Higher Level: Somit Mukherjee, CPO, Dabur India By vivian fernandes There was a good supply response to increased demand for medicinal herbs and aromatic plants owing…Read more 0 0 0 Share
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