Agriculture vs Industry: India’s agrarian sector is a success story; here is the truth
The agriculture sector, when compared to the industry sector in terms of output and share in the economy, is seen as a major drag on […]
Agriculture
As millions go hungry, India eyes ways to stop wasting $14 billion of food a year
By Uzmi Athar NEW DELHI: For Bhaskar Kumar it is a struggle to name green leafy vegetables found in India for his homework as his staple […]
Farm Truths: Here’s what makes us optimistic about Indian agriculture
By Rajju Shroff There is a vested interest in projecting the country’s farm sector as crisis-prone and underestimating its inherent robustness. It was Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, a […]
Six Focus Points for Indo-Israeli Collaboration
By Devsena Mishra On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his state visit to India. Entrepreneur Devsena Mishra outlines possible collaboration areas between the two […]
India may hike sugar import duty to 75%: sources
By Srijan Kanoi, srijan.kanoi@spglobal.com Edited by Pankti Mehta, pankti.mehta@spglobal.com The government of India may hike import duty on sugar to 75% from the existing 50% to dissuade […]
Indian Agriculture 2018, Different Views And Root Cause
By Prabodh Krishna “Sound policies, robust institutions, and well-functioning markets complement new discoveries of agricultural science to create dynamic and resilient food systems. The combination of […]
There’s more to the Indian diet than polished rice and wheat
By Soumya Sarkar It is now forgotten that before the Green Revolution, millets made up 40% of all cultivated grains Hunger is on the rise after […]
How India lost its historic agriculture recovery growth phase in just four years
By Richard Mahapatra Government reports say 2004-14 had the highest agriculture growth that has fast slipped back to near-zero growth despite normal monsoons and bumper yields […]
Israel to invest USD 68.6 million to boost cooperation with India
Netanyahu would be arriving in Mumbai on Wednesday in the evening where he would be meeting with the Indian Jewish community. Israel will invest USD […]
India and Southeast Asian nations commit to climate smart agriculture
“The journey ahead offers limitless opportunities”, said India’s agriculture minister at a summit in New Dehli. Mr. Radha Mohan Singh was bringing to a close […]