An open society and closed society We in India seem to read more about Chinese agriculture than about the Indian agriculture! There is revolutionary agri research news from Beijing and we in India must take note of this new developments. Why China is ahead of India in agri research? TIME HAS COME TO TAKE EFFORTS…
Category: Agriculture
Agriculture and food production policies
With record procurement of wheat and riceIndia can play a great roleIn promoting much goodwill and diplomatic strengthIndian agriculture is becoming a leading world exportMust use agriculture as a strategic tool and an enhanced international role. The Indian agriculture economy is one of the largest in the democratic world. As of now, after our long-winded…
Agriculture has to change!
As the socio-economic realities also change! Everyday news is all about, of course, corona and the various mutations of the virus. There also are so many other areas where too the changes are quite fast and unpredictable. Technology, politics, international concerns and so many other areas. Agriculture is the only area that is both significant…
A boom time for farmers ahead?
Yes, this present state of affairs can’t last long!Why do the prolonged farmers protest?And what we have achieved after this historic protest? There are many troubling questions! Politics is not wielding power and coercive power at that! History doesn’t stand still! How many bother to hold on to something troubling questions. And agriculture? Perhaps the…
Farmers Protests withdrawn!
What will change now on the ground level realities? Indian politics must overcome the current mindsets of politicians. Politics is not the private property of one person, or one party. It is a public trust. Trust must be earned through open society, open debates and in a sort of Parliamentary behavior. After a prolonged 14…
Climate change and Agriculture and much else!
The new buzzwords for the current agri policy making! Climate change is now a grave reality. There is a debate in the distant Glasgow. At the same time there is flood in Chennai and there is dire prediction the Chennai city might sink in the sea to the depth of 1.8 feet before the end…
Sustainable Agriculture and what else?
This will be the new column. Concentrating off and on the ground level realities of Indian agriculture and also of the Indian rural realities. After having run this journal for over a few decades we have come to the conclusion that we have all along been talking of agriculture as if it is a heaven-born…
Farmers’ prolonged protest and agitation comes to an end!
Public opinion on farmers’ issues now would get some clarity? On the day of the great Sikh saint, Guru Nanak Dev day the government thought fit to withdraw the most draconian three laws on the farmers’ issues. Those who had agitated were the farmers of three most agricultural states, Punjab, Haryana and Western UP which…