India must do its own homework, dont look for outside advice! There are record food stocks, prices okay and the government is doing what is possible to ensure food security. There is, however, room for cheer in the Indian economic scene! Yes, there is credit crunch and this is more severe in the farm sector….
Category: Agriculture
What is paranoia, you know?
Delusion of persecution and self-importance! This is according to the Oxford dictionary! Why Indians have this mental disorder? Yes, paranoia is a mental disorder, says the same dictionary! Now, the point is why Indians praise other countries? Blackout some others? And also find some mental satisfaction of a negative kind by not writing more about…
US to reduce farm subsidies?
Yes, says the new US President! See, agriculture is not just a job! It is a way of life, a belief system, you know? Yes, we have been running this magazine for years now. What is our experience? We find that agriculture in India is being neglected by all sections of society. The government is…
Government’s agriculture vision is flawed!
Sharad Pawar, Santosh Mohan Dev and Kapil Sibal How they are failing the agri/food/technology sectors? And the huge cost the country is paying! There is no committed policy to protect and promote farmers’ welfare! See the various areas of agriculture. Is there anything worthwhile under the Sharad Pawar-led Agriculture Ministry’s agenda? Pawar is busy with…
What is important about agriculture exports?
What is dangerous about agriculture imports? The conclusion of the so-called Doha Round, that talk that started in the Qatar capital in 2001,really called Doha Development Round to indicate the trade talk was for promoting. There is almost a total ignorance among the farmers; I dare say the same thing about our agriculture experts and…
McKinsey Consultants say
Organised retail is going to change the fortunes of farmers! Yes, organised retail can ensure better prices for farm products, say the leading consultancy. McKinsey is a big name in consulting. But consulting in agriculture is almost nil. We have our own in-house consultancy (Vadamalai Consultancy Services-VCS) and we know from our experience that in…
Disband the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council!
Lift ban on maize exports! The Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council is a set of retired officials. As such they are the ones who had lost touch with the ground level realities long ago. They have now invited themselves severe criticism from paddy farmers. The government agreed for an MSP of Rs.1,000 per quintal and…
President Pratibha Patil’s speech at the ICAR
Subject the ICAR to social adutdit! By farmers bodies! Even high ceremonial speeches must shed cliches and get to the more earthy and ground level realities! There was this ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the ICAR auditorium in the name of C.Subramaniam. And another to commemorate Annasheb P.Shinde, the two who presided over…