Category: Agriculture

Can India win friends and influence people at the WTO? US representative has separate meeting with India! World trade is a big topic. And within it, the world trade in agriculture, commodities is another big area of interest to India. India is now on the cusp of a big push in becoming a number one…

Need for speedy action for the short and long term challenges. Sugar is now an international commodity and therefore the Indian domestic crisis has many dimensions. Starting from UP where we saw farmer’s agitations and even violence and direct action against some reputed mills, the crisis has now spread far and wide. Chief Ministers of…

Agriculture matters always! In every country and every corner of the world! There are always news and developments that remind us how critical the agriculture and rural economy is for every country and every society. Simply because agriculture is the basic economic foundation on which the rest of the economic and social structure rests. So too the…

Specific disadvantaged  sectors must be catered to! Many insurance products,from halth to life insurance policies can be promoted. What about the priority sector lending? Let us reward the bank innovators by Padmasris and Padma Bhushans! New challenges,new opportunities and new risks! The Indian banking system is a vast one. Ever since Inira Gandhi nationalised the…

Only economic experts can’t do it either! Political leadership is required to inspire and promote agriculture, equity that is justice and all round economic development and thereby economic growth. A bit long-winded? Yes, it is! But then in India there are now many contradictions in our serious governance mechanism.  Why? And how? Here are some…

How do paddy farmers gain? How they are losers? Serious issues! From agricultural production to agri trade! India emerges as a serious player in the international market. For the first time, after a very long period we hear of international trade in Indian rice! This is reflected in the recent price hike for paddy cultivation….

Why this aspect is not talked about in India? India’s economic strength is derived from the people! Why agriculture and rural India neglected?  Why they are a low priority? Simple! We in India, are a very British-style influenced bureaucrats-filled Indian steel-frame mentality nation! Thomas Metcalfe, the famous British civil servant has called the Indian villages”…

A vision for India’s villages! Hopes for a sustainable world! Hopes for a stable and equitable world! All these revolve around how we see agriculture and the rural lives! All are big themes and big thinking! This calls for some fresh thinking and fresh ideas. Too many people, all experts and visionaries and all with…