Agri/horti/animal husbandry depts. »
Forestry and medicinal crops depts
Can generate agriculture prosperity!
If Nabard mandate is redrawn and SHGs and microfinance are put under a Cabinet Minister! State level agri finance corporations a must!
New subsidies to new generation farm enterprises can usher in economic prosperity in the villages!
New insurance cover for the agro-micro enterprises could trigger off a new dispersed [...]
Inclusive growth? »
Without agri sector being part of it?
PM confesses it is a “peculiar puzzle”!
The next general elections will be won or lost on farmer’s issues?
The PM is clueless and might not care for!
Yes, the next elections are looming large on everyone’s mind. The 54th National Development Council meeting saw enough to doubt whether the PM is [...]
How to draw people and resources to agriculture? »
World economic slow-down affects Indian growth
Food prices on the rise world over and so our food self-sufficiency goal at risk
Climate changes can impact India’s agriculture prospects and we need a new agriculture strategy
These are now the world scenario as far as India’s agriculture prospects are concerned.
Yes, as for the economic growth rate for India to [...]
India’s biofuel policy shouldn’t punish farmers! »
As sugarcane farmers punished by sugar factories and the governments!
Biodiesel policy won’t work if it threatens food security!
PM on his South African tour was publicised as talking of biofuels at the Brazil, S.Africa and India summit. But this is just public rations exercise only.
Ethnol, biodiesel and green diesel! Do you know the various biofuels that [...]
President Pratibha Patil’s first home visit »
Proceeded by farmer’s suicide in Amravati!
After PM’s Vidarbha package what hopes for farmers even if elections come?
President’s prodding’s must help and the public would be interested to know the results!
Surely, our economic reforms haven’t worked in favour of the farmers, the disadvantaged who live outside the cities. At least in the cities there are the [...]
Land to the tillers? Land to the encroachers? »
The new land rights in the time of Nandigrams and SEZs!
Yes, so many new developments in the last few months! The Nandigram fires are not yet out. There is an undercurrent of new fermament. Across a wide spectrum of opinion and political self-survival! The CPI (M) could not have dreamt of such a turnout for [...]
New optimism in the agri/food processing sectors! »
FDI is growing in a big way. Projected to be Rs.1,300 crore by 2009!
VC funds, innovative agro technologies can change the face of Indian agri/food sectors.
Subodh Kant Sahay, Minister for food processing. Wants to create more agro-entrepreneurs!
All agri universities must start agro entrepreneur’s courses! One of the unsung heroes of the Indian agricultural sector is [...]
Growth rate for industrial production slows down!In this current year! »
Or, the kind of economic growth really matters?
Why our policy makers haven’t promoted all-round growth?
The Prime Minister talks of inclusive growth. Fine. But why the inclusive growth is not happening? Why some segments are outside the growth story? For instance, agriculture? Why even the rate of employment growth. As per the latest data there are [...]
The next green revolution! »
What the government can do? And doesn’t yet do in agriculture?
What the private sector can do now in agriculture?
Indian agriculture, after 60 years of freedom, is now poised for some structural changes. These changes are likely to be brought about more by the private sector initiatives rather than by the conscious government policy support as [...]
Agri and Finance minister meet to revive the rural credit co-ops! »
If Ministers pursue their own glories! Their portfolios fail to deliver!
Agri minister is now known for his big money business of cricket than for his political acumen and decision-making. So too his colleague, the Finance minister. This not-so-experienced youngish lawyer’s entry into politics and that too into the highly important [...]