Agriculture PolicyDecember 4, 2021Farm Laws Have Been Repealed, but Agricultural Reforms Are Needed By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes makes the case for agricultural marketing reforms. The government’s retreat…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
BriefingFebruary 3, 2021Chief Justice Sharad Bobde's Association with the Shetkari Sanghatana is No Secret; He Himself has Acknowledged It By vivian fernandes The Supreme Court Committee on Farm Laws today heard representatives from the Shetkari Sanghatana…Read more 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 8, 2020Why Compelling Traders to Pay MSP is a Terrible Idea By vivian fernandes There is creeping nationalisation of the rice and wheat trade owing to high procurement prices, says…Read more 0 1 0 Share
BriefingDecember 6, 2020Punjab’s Procurement-Driven Agriculture Needs Managed Market-oriented Change By vivian fernandes Fear and grievance have impelled droves of farmers in Punjab to lay siege of Delhi, reports Vivian…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 3, 2020When Punjab Farmers Demand Procurement at MSP They Mean Assured Prices and an End to Income Uncertainty By vivian fernandes Punjab’s farmers are bivouacking at Delhi’s Singhu border. It looks like they have come…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingDecember 2, 2020Rather than Fear a Sell-out to Companies, Punjab Farmers Must Welcome Them for Crop Diversification By vivian fernandes A Punjab farmer leader said at a press conference on Sunday, 29 November, that one of the reasons…Read more 0 0 0 Share