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Sayantan Bera

National Editor

Sayantan is National Editor at Mint and he is part of its Long Story team. He writes on food and nutrition, agriculture, environment, and the rural economy. Sayantan holds a Masters and M.Phil. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

ARTICLES BY SAYANTAN BERA

In India, ethanol manufacturers produce DDGS, but this is made using non-GM corn (maize) and rice. (Photo: AFP)

How an obscure item in India-US trade deal is stirring the pot

3 min read . 09 Feb 2026

The US is the largest market for Indian seafood exports accounting for more than a third of India's exported marine products worth $7.39 billion in 2024-25. | Credit: Bloomberg

US deal positive for seafood, coffee; neutral for most farm sectors

6 min read . 07 Feb 2026

July 12, 2012 - Mumbai, India: Farmers sowing crop in a rice paddy field in Narayanpur village in Dist. Thane nearly 65 kmt from Mumbai. Farmers of Maharashtra are worried as the monsoon rains have been behind schedule and many farmers are worried it will not be enough for this years growing season. Photographed by Hemant Mishra/Mint

Budget pushes high-value crops, slashes funds for agri research

3 min read . 01 Feb 2026

Last year’s budget marginally raised the funding for agricultural research to ₹10,466 crore. (Mint)

What Bharat wants from the budget on 1 February

2 min read . 30 Jan 2026

Open-cast mining using hired workers at a farmer's field in Sarkoha village in Panna.

Panna: Where debt and desperation force thousands to dig for sweat diamonds

9 min read . 27 Jan 2026

The ministry noted that excessive application of nitrogenous fertilizers can lower crop yields and worsen soil degradation (Mint)

Mint Explainer | Slipping atmanirbharta in fertilizers?

3 min read . 19 Jan 2026

Villagers in Amritsar, Punjab, building an embankment to stop river Ravi in spate. (AFP)

Climate Change and You: Will 2026 be hotter, wetter, or both?

4 min read . 27 Dec 2025

Master distiller Surrinder Kumar at Piccadily Distilleries’ fermentation unit at Indri, Haryana. (Sayantan Bera)

Surrinder Kumar, the nose behind Indian single malts

10 min read . 24 Dec 2025

Smoke rises from the burning stubble in a Punjab crop field last month. (Reuters)

Dirty air trick: How North Indian rice farmers outsmart satellites

3 min read . 10 Dec 2025

Stagnant farm incomes could impact household level spending in rural areas. (AP)

A farm price deflation that looms over India’s rural demand surge

9 min read . 02 Dec 2025

Activists during a demonstration against fossil fuels at COP30 in Brazil. (AP)

The COP30 verdict: More talk than action on our planet's future

5 min read . 29 Nov 2025

At COP30 last week, more than 35 global philanthropies committed to investing $300 million to counter the growing public health crisis driven by climate change. (Bloomberg)

Mint Explainer: The planet is running out of time. Will COP30 deliver?

3 min read . 17 Nov 2025

Pollution levels in Delhi-NCR are set to worsen in the coming days and months, as the winter sets in. (Hindustan Times)

How Delhi’s air is quietly erasing years from your life

10 min read . 06 Nov 2025

North Indian states are yet to come together to tackle air pollution, viewing it as a seasonal rather than a year-round problem. (HT)

Can snake oil solutions clean North India's deadly air?

5 min read . 01 Nov 2025

The demand for avocado's within India is met largely by imports which are doubling every year. (Bloomberg)

India’s avocado awakening: From Aztec roots to Coorg plantations

10 min read . 26 Oct 2025

M.S. Swaminathan at a conference in 2009. (AFP)

M.S. Swaminathan proved science needs a seat at the political high table

6 min read . 11 Oct 2025

India holds 70,000 pulse crop accessions at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, a vast genetic pool that can help breed improved varieties. (Mint)

Mint Explainer: Why India is seeking self-sufficiency in pulses

3 min read . 08 Oct 2025

While China and Russia have announced their 2035 climate pledges to lower emissions, US President Donald Trump has called climate change the 'greatest con job'. (AFP)

Are we doing enough to reduce emissions?

6 min read . 04 Oct 2025

Haresh Karamchandani, the chief executive officer and managing director of HyFun Foods.

Das Potato! Meet the man who made Mehsana Asia’s french fries capital

10 min read . 25 Sept 2025

The report pinned the blame on an unhealthy range of options, not personal choice. Photo: Pixabay

Mint Explainer | How cheap junk food is fuelling childhood obesity

3 min read . 18 Sept 2025