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ARTICLES BY SAYANTAN BERA &

A strategy to achieve self-sufficiency based on palm excludes existing small and marginal oilseed growers in India. Moreover, it reduces the responsiveness of farmers to changing market demand.

India has an edible oil problem, but palm oil won't fix it

10 min read . 08 Sep 2021

The decision was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on New Year’s Eve as a relief measure to aid winter planting after demonetisation of high value banknotes in November. Photo: Bloomberg

Cabinet nod to two-month waiver for farm loans

2 min read . 25 Jan 2017

The real test will be when arhar or pigeon peas arrive in the markets. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Falling wholesale prices of pulses show pitfalls of a bumper crop

2 min read . 27 Sep 2016

Despite the higher production of vegetables, which rose from 162.9 million tonnes in 2013-14 to 166.5 million tonnes in 2015-16, vegetables prices rose by over 14% during June and July this year. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Vegetable prices spike, despite bumper harvest

3 min read . 31 Aug 2016

The central price control order aims to keep Bt cotton seed prices affordable for farmers and bring uniformity in prices across states. Photo: Hindustan Times

Delhi HC sets stage for price controls on Bt cotton seeds

3 min read . 06 Feb 2016

The committee is slated to meet within a week or two to decide the maximum sale price (MSP) of cotton seeds. Photo: Reuters

Centre sets up committee to fix Bt Cotton seed prices

3 min read . 28 Jan 2016

Farming needs rainfall to be spread across the season without long dry spells or heavy showers within a short period. Photo: Hindustan Times

Why IMD’s rainfall numbers hide as much as they reveal

3 min read . 07 Nov 2015