Agriculture PolicyJune 9, 2023Onus on States to Reform Agri-Marketing Laws after Centre's Repeal: Ramesh Chand By vivian fernandes NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand brings intellectual acuity to policy making because of his training…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 17, 2022There Was Little in the Budget to Make Agriculture Climate Smart By vivian fernandes The Budget was a missed opportunity for agriculture. It did not recognise the challenges Indian…Read more 0 1 1 Share
Agriculture PolicyFebruary 3, 2022Needed: A Budget for Agriculture That Will Make it Climate Smart By vivian fernandes Indian agriculture needs a budget that will make it resilient to climate change. This needs to be…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyOctober 12, 2021Paying Farmers Rs 2,500 an Acre will Help Control Field Fires, Researches Say By vivian fernandes This is a summary of an in the Indian Express. Four researchers (see below) studied crop residue…Read more 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingOctober 9, 2020IARI's Fungal Decomposer Makes Little Difference to In-field Paddy Straw and Stubble Management Practices By vivian fernandes The fungal solution does not degrade paddy straw and stubble in fields quickly enough for…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyNovember 27, 2019Don't Blame Law Delaying Transplanting of Rice for Punjab's Field Fires By vivian fernandes Vivian Fernandes reports that the use of the Happy Seeder to sow wheat together with the harvesting…Read more 0 0 0 Share
Agriculture PolicyBriefingNovember 30, 2017New Holland Launches Harvester to Enable Wheat Sowing in Punjab Without Setting Paddy Fields on Fire By admin Sowing wheat in Punjab’s combine-harvested paddy fields without ploughing or setting them on fire…Read more 0 0 0 Share
BriefingOctober 4, 2017Paddy Stubble Burning: IARI Scientists Struggle to Get Fungi to Chew Straw in Less Than Two Weeks By admin While the Punjab government is promoting no-till wheat cultivation using seed drills in paddy straw…Read more 0 0 0 Share