Category: Agriculture

Electoral defeat or setback is not the time for agriculture policy making! It must be done independently! Only when you have a firm faith or a vision of the largest number of people engaged in an activity that holds critical role in the creation of sustainable wealth  and distribution of the same for the largest …

After all, we are one of the three big agriculture nations! But what is happening in agriculture policy making today? How much attention we give to agriculture And the people depending upon it? The recent WTO ministerial meeting in the distant Brazil ended after disappointing those countries who wanted to improve their trading gains by…

Prime Minister Modi’s major speech on agriculture It is nice to see that the Prime Minister Mr.Narendra Modi  made an impressive speech on India’s  agriculture sector and  India’s Food Processing   sector. Many things the PM touched and we welcome his observations. The PM said how India’s potential  in the agriculture  sector is  such that we…

What urban India owes back to rural producers? Create one more body with specific goals to uplift and safeguard farmers! As we write there is news about one more farmer committing suicide in Yavatmal district in Maharashtra. Yes, this is one more routine news? No, it is not. It is one more reminder of the…

Building a brand name for agri media! Political climate critical for media freedoms to thrive. News is not information! Only controversial news is news! In agri sector there is no scope for controversies, except farmer’s suicides! Even that doesn’t make new3s now! So, agri media must get between social and political recognition. See even the…

Give more freedoms to farmers! That is the way to increase investments and agri production! Indian agriculture is now orphaned!  For lack of patronage and awareness! Corporate support is almost nil and the government is no less negligent. Why we say this at this juncture? For the obvious reason that even otherwise, there is a…

Give more freedoms to farmers! That is the way to increase investments and agri production! Indian agriculture is now orphaned!  For lack of patronage and awareness! Corporate support is almost nil and the government is no less negligent. Why we say this at this juncture? For the obvious reason that even otherwise, there is a…

To take advantage of the size of our farming industry and also the new opportunities opening in international trade! Seems we are very sluggish country when it comes to farm sector reforms! Let the government invite advice from experts! From here and also from abroad! A new India -China study, reported in the mainstream media…