From Kyoto to Kashi and Guangzhou to Gandhinagar, building synergies is the key
From Kyoto to Kashi and Guangzhou to Gandhinagar, building synergies is the key
Dovetailing the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana with Aadhaar for FSA cash transfers will mean large savings and lesser leakages.…
De-listing of fruit and vegetables must be followed up with land for mandis and private participation
Controlling food inflation seems to have pre-occupied the attention of the Modi government, at least for now, and it has…
Make kirana stores franchisees of organised retail to deliver maximum value to rural producers & urban consumers
Clearing the excess FCI stock is a low-hanging fruit for the new government in curbing food inflation
Immediately, more oilseed/pulse imports and income stabilisation fund; in the long-run, irrigation and GM seeds
The year 2013 is something to cheer about the performance of Indian agriculture
Contain fiscal deficit aggressively, liquidate grain stocks boldly, and de-list fruits and vegetables from APMC Act
Decontrolling molasses, blending ethanol in petrol, buying bagasse-power … this will help, but just a bit
With agri-GDP likely to grow at 5.1-5.7% in FY14 and farm wages rising 20%, it is a golden opportunity for…
India needs to improve its record when it comes to investing in biotechnology for agriculture
Access to global markets is critical, and is what explains Gujarat?s amazing 10% per annum growth in the last decade.
MSPs are mostly lower than costs. A 2-3 year cotton export ban will ensure we will soon be back to…
Surjit Bhalla recently argued in this newspaper (Price of Paddy Populism, May 10, 2012, http://goo.gl/37deF) that the minimum support price…