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Ashok Gulati
The writer is chair professor for agriculture at ICRIER. Views are personal
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From Plate to Plough: How to expand inclusionSubscriber Only
February 01, 2016 00:11 IST
Building on the Jan Dhan framework, India should move from price to income support
Mon, Feb 01, 2016
A harvest-time giftSubscriber Only
January 18, 2016 00:00 IST
New crop insurance scheme is welcome. Its litmus test: Whether crop-damage assessment can be done within two weeks of the extreme weather event and compensation paid a week after that
Mon, Jan 18, 2016
From plate to plough: A new budget in the new yearSubscriber Only
January 04, 2016 00:12 IST
The farmers are under severe stress, with profitability in farming falling alarmingly. FY17 budget must boldly address the agriculture crisis.
Mon, Jan 04, 2016
From Plate to Plough: The fertiliser challengeSubscriber Only
December 21, 2015 00:04 IST
The sector is ripe for reform. Will the Centre bite the bullet in the next budget?
Mon, Dec 21, 2015
From plate to plough: A leaf from the MP bookSubscriber Only
December 07, 2015 00:06 IST
Madhya Pradesh’s agricultural growth rates offer important lessons for the Centre
Mon, Dec 07, 2015
From plate to plough: Slogans, strategies, showbizSubscriber Only
November 23, 2015 00:00 IST
But no past political master can match our present PM, Narendra Modi, in coining new slogans and catching the imagination of the masses.
Mon, Nov 23, 2015
India shining, Part 2Subscriber Only
November 10, 2015 00:03 IST
Government must not ignore the warning signs. It needs to double its overall support to farmers and move from price policy to direct income support.
Tue, Nov 10, 2015
Bad cure for a racing pulseSubscriber Only
October 23, 2015 00:48 IST
Scapegoating ‘hoarders’ and ‘speculators’ for the spike in dal prices might have been effective in the 1960s. But today, it is only evidence of a rather sloppy conceptual policy framework.
Fri, Oct 23, 2015
From plate to plough: Does anyone love the farmer?Subscriber Only
October 12, 2015 00:14 IST
The Union cabinet lacks a champion for agriculture
Mon, Oct 12, 2015
From plate to plough: Losing the pulsesSubscriber Only
September 28, 2015 00:24 IST
Government’s actions on the commodity reveals it is ignorant of how a market economy is run
Mon, Sep 28, 2015
Why Maharashtra is under stressSubscriber Only
September 14, 2015 00:02 IST
It needs to restructure its agriculture, develop sustainable cropping patterns.
Mon, Sep 14, 2015
Dismayed farmers, defunct policiesSubscriber Only
August 31, 2015 00:09 IST
The Centre needs to wake up. Otherwise India may return to the shortages of the mid-1960s.
Mon, Aug 31, 2015
Plate to Plough: The hands that feed usSubscriber Only
August 17, 2015 00:00 IST
Indian agriculture has made remarkable progress since 1947 and credit for this goes mainly to the farmer. Now we need to repay our debt to the agricultural community
Mon, Aug 17, 2015
Policy with a farmer’s faceSubscriber Only
August 03, 2015 00:00 IST
It is necessary to rescue public policy from its elitist bias, bring agriculture to its centre
Mon, Aug 03, 2015
Monsoons and marketsSubscriber Only
July 20, 2015 00:14 IST
These are the root causes of agricultural distress. Farmers need better irrigation and access to markets.
Mon, Jul 20, 2015
Drones and dovesSubscriber Only
July 04, 2015 00:00 IST
In the long run, India will have to invest more in irrigation and better water management. But for the short term, our crop insurance system needs an overhaul.
Sat, Jul 04, 2015More dal, less bhaatSubscriber Only
June 18, 2015 00:00 IST
Government should devise a crop-neutral incentive structure to attract farmers to pulses over paddy.
Thu, Jun 18, 2015
From Plate to Plough: Modi sarkar’s toughest testSubscriber Only
June 08, 2015 00:11 IST
It is agricultural reform. Without focus on agri GDP and a sectoral overhaul, ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ will remain a slogan
Mon, Jun 08, 2015
Prepare for the rainless daySubscriber Only
June 04, 2015 00:00 IST
A tussle is on between El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole. Government cannot afford to be a bystander.
Thu, Jun 04, 2015
The weakest linkSubscriber Only
May 25, 2015 00:00 IST
Among the Modi government’s many hits was one crucial miss — agriculture.
Mon, May 25, 2015
From plate to plough: Padyatras, politics, policiesSubscriber Only
May 11, 2015 00:00 IST
Rahul Gandhi will help farmers more if he focuses on how policies are implemented
Mon, May 11, 2015
If it doesn’t rainSubscriber Only
May 05, 2015 00:00 IST
We need a contingency plan that combines real-time technology with robust insurance and easy credit.
Tue, May 05, 2015
A bitter cropSubscriber Only
April 28, 2015 00:30 IST
Current rural distress is not about land acquisition. It is rooted in the low viability and high volatility of agriculture.
Tue, Apr 28, 2015From plate to plough: A Baisakhi gift for the farmerSubscriber Only
April 13, 2015 00:00 IST
A major overhaul of the crop insurance system is needed. This is a good time to do so
Mon, Apr 13, 2015
Lead from the CentreSubscriber Only
March 30, 2015 00:10 IST
To invest more in agriculture, Union government has to reorient food and fertiliser subsidies by moving to cash transfers.
Mon, Mar 30, 2015Journalism of Courage
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