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Ashok Gulati
The writer is chair professor for agriculture at ICRIER. Views are personal
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Aatmanirbhar in agriculture will require incentives for export of high-value agri-produceSubscriber Only
July 06, 2020 03:00 IST
On the agri-imports front, the biggest item is edible oils — worth about $10 billion (more than 15 mt). This is where there is a need to create “aatma nirbharta”, not by levying high import duties, but by creating a competitive advantage through augmenting productivity and increasing the recovery ratio of oil from oilseeds.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020
Offloading excess foodgrain stocks through open market operations will generate much-needed resources for govtSubscriber Only
June 22, 2020 03:00 IST
Let the Modi government listen to its own chief economic advisor, what his team had to say in The Economic Survey: Reduce the coverage under PDS; link issue price to at least half of the procurement price; and move gradually towards cash transfers.
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
It could help government to get closer to doubling farmers’ incomes by 2023Subscriber Only
June 08, 2020 04:29 IST
My humble suggestion is that if the PM can convert food and fertiliser subsidies into direct cash transfers, he will come closer to doubling farmers’ real incomes by 2022-23.
Mon, Jun 08, 2020
Time has come to merge income support schemes with MGNREGASubscriber Only
May 25, 2020 00:50 IST
The legal framework of the MGNREGA scheme does allow this on farms owned by people of SC/ST communities, and on the lands of marginal farmers.
Mon, May 25, 2020
From Plate to Plough: A 1991 moment for agricultureSubscriber Only
May 18, 2020 03:00 IST
Proposed reforms in agri-marketing laws address longstanding needs of farmers. They could build efficient supply chains, ensure better products for consumers.
Mon, May 18, 2020
There is an opportunity to put India’s agri-marketing and PDS system on a more efficient pathSubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 01:58 IST
Despite initial disruptions in supply lines, India has somehow managed to feed its large population of 1.37 billion. There have been no large-scale food riots and no major flaring up of food prices for consumers.
Mon, May 11, 2020
East India will require heavy investment to tide over post-COVID loss of livelihoodsSubscriber Only
April 27, 2020 01:49 IST
The all India relief package of Rs 1.7 lakh crore announced by the central government earlier, which is about 0.8 per cent of the country’s GDP, is too small to reboot the economy.
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
Use the COVID crisis to transform the agri- marketing systemSubscriber Only
April 13, 2020 04:35 IST
India must ask for fundamental reforms in the UN System, including the WHO, making it more transparent, competent, and accountable.
Mon, Apr 13, 2020
Rope in civil society to ease supply of foodSubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 00:44 IST
Retail distribution lines need to be seamlessly linked to wholesale supply lines.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Growth and the farmer: Consumer bias in food policy reduces incentives for farmersSubscriber Only
March 16, 2020 01:00 IST
Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s book helps frame the problem: Tilt in favour of consumer in food policy reduces incentives for farmers, makes it difficult to unlock resources for growth.
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
To ensure good health by 2023, focus on agriculture, sanitation, women educationSubscriber Only
March 02, 2020 04:20 IST
Global experience shows that with the right public policies focusing on agriculture, improved sanitation, and women’s education, one can have much better health and well-being for its citizens, especially children.
Mon, Mar 02, 2020
Union budget missed opportunity to undertake reforms in grain management system and food security actSubscriber Only
February 17, 2020 05:18 IST
If there is one thing that bewilders a reader of the Union budget for 2020-21 in the agri-food space, it is the massive reduction in food subsidy.
Mon, Feb 17, 2020
Examining the FM’s plan to double farmers’ income in two yearsSubscriber Only
February 02, 2020 03:03 IST
The FM’s other ideas for agriculture, especially on Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF), which she repeated this year, need to be tested before it becomes a national policy.
Sun, Feb 02, 2020
Move to cash transfers will lead to savings, put agriculture on sustainable growth pathSubscriber Only
January 20, 2020 00:45 IST
All such investments will go a long way to augment farmers’ incomes in a sustainable manner. Else, I am afraid, much of the talk in the Union budget for agri-reforms will remain mere rhetoric.
Mon, Jan 20, 2020
Reform of grain management system could free up resources for infra investmentSubscriber Only
January 06, 2020 00:35 IST
The massive accumulation of grain stocks is the result of a very inefficient strategy for food management wherein the procurement for wheat and rice (paddy) remains open-ended, but the disbursal of those stocks remains largely restricted to PDS.
Mon, Jan 06, 2020
Storage facilities for rabi onions must be created on a massive scaleSubscriber Only
December 23, 2019 04:15 IST
It is time to wake up from the onion nightmare and work towards more sustainable solutions, rather than knee-jerk measures.
Mon, Dec 23, 2019
Under Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra can frame an agricultural policy that serves as a lighthouse for other statesSubscriber Only
December 09, 2019 01:18 IST
Maharashtra’s farmers need a new deal. A task force must be set up under the NCP chief
Mon, Dec 09, 2019
All crop loans should be routed through Kisan Credit Cards to ensure farmers don’t use loans for non-agricultural purposesSubscriber Only
November 25, 2019 04:24 IST
Streamlining the agri-credit system to facilitate higher crop loans to farmer-producer organisations against commodity stocks can be a win-win model to spur agriculture growth.
Mon, Nov 25, 2019
Cash incentives must be given to paddy growers to shift to cornSubscriber Only
November 11, 2019 05:03 IST
Paddy stubble burning in states neighbouring Delhi, especially Punjab, is being seen as one of the reasons for the smog in the national capital. Change to a less water-guzzling crop will help address stubble burning.
Mon, Nov 11, 2019
Market incentives, direct income support for farmers are far more effective in increasing agricultural productivitySubscriber Only
October 28, 2019 03:40 IST
India can learn three lessons from China — investing more in agri-R&D and innovations, improving incentives for farmers by carrying out agri-marketing reforms, and collapsing input subsidies into direct income support on per hectare basis.
Thu, Oct 31, 2019
Govt needs to find sustainable solution for price stabilisation of Tomatoes-onions-potatoesSubscriber Only
October 14, 2019 04:17 IST
Tomatoes-onions-potatoes (TOP) are the three basic vegetables that face extreme price volatility and the government often finds itself on the edge in fulfilling its dual objectives of ensuring remunerative prices for farmers and affordable prices for consumers.
Mon, Oct 14, 2019
From Plate to Plough: Wipe away the onion tearsSubscriber Only
September 30, 2019 01:28 IST
The government's concern over spike in onion prices is justified. But the policy instruments it is using won't solve the problem.
Mon, Sep 30, 2019
From Plate to Plough: The right to chooseSubscriber Only
September 16, 2019 02:03 IST
Government could give fertiliser subsidy directly to farmers and let them decide if they want to practise zero budget natural farming or use chemical-fertilisers.
Mon, Sep 16, 2019
Arun Jaitley, the farmers’ finance ministerSubscriber Only
September 02, 2019 03:25 IST
Arun Jaitley hoped to transform agri-markets, subsidy structures. Implementing these ideas would be a fitting tribute to him.
Mon, Sep 02, 2019
High powered commitee for transformation of agriculture should reform restrictive tenancy lawsSubscriber Only
August 19, 2019 02:29 IST
Transforming agriculture in the medium to long run requires fundamental reforms in land institutions as well. This is what is missing in the new committee’s terms of reference.
Mon, Aug 19, 2019Journalism of Courage
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