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Opinion | Tackling farm distress through technology

The full visual of a field through drones gives crop insights that aren't always noticeable on foot or with traditional land-based methods

4 min read11 Oct 2018
Opinion

Opinion | Reforming Indian agriculture by sprinkles and drips

India's agricultural policy for the next decade should shift away from cereal (and quantity) centricity and be primarily focused on water effectiveness

4 min read5 Aug 2018
Opinion

BJP’s economic blueprint for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

A look at the BJP report card a year before 2019 Lok Sabha elections and how it plans to improve perceptions

3 min read10 Apr 2018
Industry

Narendra Modi govt planning to support ‘yogik’, ‘gou mata’ farming

The agriculture ministry plans to offer cash incentives to farmers who take up 'yogik' farming, 'gou mata kheti' and 'rishi krishi'obscure methods of cultivation that have little scientific evidence to prove they are beneficial

2 min read10 Apr 2018
Opinion

Indian farmers call for free markets

For decades, the Indian farmer has been at the mercy of government doles. Now there are voices demanding just prices in open markets

4 min read21 Mar 2018
Industry

Farm sector makeover on the cards, says PM Narendra Modi

Govt taking steps to cut cultivation cost, hike minimum support price (MSP) to ensure farmers' income security, says PM Narendra Modi

2 min read21 Feb 2018
Industry

Modi govt plans bold move to fix rural distress

The Narendra Modi govt is working in consultation with states on a 'market assurance scheme' for farmers to prevent distress sales at prices below MSPs

2 min read25 Dec 2017
Opinion

Unshackle Indian agriculture

Export restrictions must go. Monopoly procurement must go. Essential Commodities Act restrictions must go. Arbitrary stocking limits must go.

4 min read13 Dec 2017
Opinion

Retrench India’s farm economy to sustain it

Our agriculture policy needs to focus on improving productivity instead of price support

4 min read18 Oct 2017
Politics

Need to move away from subsidies for cereals to pulses: Arvind Subramanian

Arvind Subramanian says despite government efforts to ramp up procurement of pulses, an estimated 60% of crop was sold at less than the MSPs

1 min read6 Jun 2017
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