India food crisis likely if climate change continues: report
By Samanth Subramanian An annual economic survey said changes in climate could shrink agricultural income by as much as 25 per cent in unirrigated farmland and 18 […]
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Rural India: focus on non-agriculture sector
By Rajani Sinha Reducing the dependence of rural masses on agriculture will help improve the overall income of the rural population Around two-thirds of India’s population […]
Killing farming through subsidies
By RAJALAKSHMI NIRMAL Price and procurement support has resulted in excess focus on water-intensive crops resulting in depletion of ground water One takeaway from the Survey […]
Economic Survey: India Inc cheers optimism, wants focus on human capital, agriculture
NEW DELHI: India Inc pitched for focus on rapidly improving human capital and agricultural productivity to sustain the economic growth trajectory, while cheering the GDP growth […]
India economic survey 2018: Farmers gain as agriculture mechanisation speeds up, but more R&D needed
By Sushruth Sunder India economic survey 2018: The Economic Survey 2017-18, which was released in Parliament on Monday ahead of the Union Budget 2018 had key […]
Rural youth prefer not to be farmers: Survey
New Delhi: Youth in rural India are often forced to work in their family farms, but they prefer joining the army or becoming engineers, teachers or […]
Cornell partners in new international center in India
When Jeanie Borlaug unveiled the statue of her father, Nobel laureate Norman E. Borlaug, she couldn’t help but give him a squeeze. “My father would […]
The Draft Model Contract Farming Act 2018
By Ibu Sanjeeb Garg Beating the Rhetoric The government has recently released the draft Model Contract Farming Act,2018 for public comments and responses. This report […]
Budget 2018: India can bet on agriculture, but support sectors like warehousing, cold storage need equal attention
By Anil Talreja The agriculture sector is recognised as the backbone of the Indian economy and has always received special attention in the Finance Bill. And it […]
Farm credit increase for India looks likely
By Camellia Aebischer The Indian government is looking to increase India’s farm credit in the upcoming budget, fuelling the agriculture sector With a budget presentation looming, […]