Ashok Gulati

It exposes hollowness of the government’s agri-trade policies, unlikely to tame inflation at home.

Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: Fear mongering over wheat production must not push the government towards an export ban, especially on cereals the prices of which are at an all-time high

Ashok Gulati and Ritika Juneja write: Given the level of freebies on just one item, the important question that arises is: Can this be a sustainable path towards poverty alleviation?

Ashok Gulati, Bharat Sharma and Purvi Thangaraj write: State must address depleting groundwater and encourage diversification away from paddy

Just as in the defence sector, India needs to reorient its approach to agricultural self-reliance with a great focus on R&D

Increasing wheat exports will not only reduce its food subsidy bill, but also compensate for the higher costs of imports of crude oil

Prices must be prevented from surging upwards. This calls for reforming India’s grain management and food subsidy system

There is a need to rethink power and fertiliser subsidies and reorient MSP and procurement policies towards minimising GHG emissions

🔴 Slashing the subsidy bill on food and fertilisers, investment in research, efficiency in government expenditure can increase farmers’ incomes

Punjab needs to switch from supply-driven agriculture, based on wheat and rice, to a demand-driven system. Election manifestoes and campaigns could begin a much-needed conversation.

Legal MSP is an illogical, expensive and inefficient policy instrument

🔴 Ashok Gulati, Shweta Saini writes: It may be better to use an income policy to directly transfer money into farmers’ accounts.

🔴 Ashok Gulati writes: Centre and states must work together to tackle the pollution in the National Capital Region

Ashok Gulati writes: Reforms in agriculture could get stalled. The tryst with the laws should be a lesson to the ruling party about values of consultation and transparency.

Ashok Gulati, Kavery Ganguly write: They can steer the shift from government-controlled agricultural markets towards more demand-driven digital markets

Ashok Gulati, Ranjana Roy write: By shifting from rice to maize and diversifying to fruits and vegetables, farmers can earn more, while practicing sustainable farming

Ashok Gulati, Purvi Thangaraj write: The share of agriculture in India’s total emissions has gradually declined. However, in absolute terms emissions from agriculture have increased to a level similar to China’s.

Ashok Gulati, Ranjana Roy write: Augmenting farmers’ income will require investment in animal husbandry, fisheries and fruit and vegetable cultivation. Private sector needs to be incentivised to create value chains

Ashok Gulati, Ritika Juneja write: The incentive structure that favours rice, wheat and sugar cultivation must be ended

Ashok Gulati, Ritika Juneja write: Access to nutritious food is only one of the determinants of nutrition. Other factors like access to safe drinking water and sanitation, immunisation and education, especially of women, are also important

Ashok Gulati, Ritika Juneja write: The focus of India’s economic policy has to be on quality education, skill development, and agriculture reforms

Ashok Gulati writes: If India has been so successful in reducing poverty and improving food availability, why does it have to give almost free food to more than 800 million people under the National Food security Act?

Ashok Gulati writes: It must try to ensure professionalism in cooperatives and make them competitive

Ashok Gulati, Ayushi Khurana write: Milk cooperatives did a great job during ‘Operation Flood’. But it was the entry of the private sector that unleashed creativity and competition