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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: Drowning in sweetnessSubscriber Only
September 18, 2018 00:46 IST
The sugar industry faces a crisis of plenty. Unless bold steps are taken quickly, it can prove costly to the Modi government.
Tue, Sep 18, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Maharashtra vs MarketSubscriber Only
September 03, 2018 00:07 IST
State’s decision to make MSP mandatory for traders will lead to chaos. The way forward is to treat farmers as businessmen and facilitate an environment in which they can flourish.
Mon, Sep 03, 2018
How to pay a fitting tribute to Atal Bihari VajpayeeSubscriber Only
August 23, 2018 00:09 IST
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s decision to allow cultivation of Bt cotton was transformative. Modi government must fulfill his vision by enlarging the scope of biotechnology in agriculture.
Thu, Aug 23, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Lean year as a foundationSubscriber Only
August 20, 2018 04:37 IST
NABARD’s new survey offers a baseline to double farmers’ incomes. But is a survey done in a drought year a reliable yardstick?
Mon, Aug 20, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Timidity and technologySubscriber Only
August 06, 2018 00:07 IST
Vajpayee government’s decision to introduce GM cotton made India a leader in production of the crop. Can the Modi government give a green signal to improve varieties of GM cotton and Bt brinjal and GM mustard?
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
From Plate to Plough: The limits of MSPSubscriber Only
July 23, 2018 00:08 IST
Instead of fiddling with procurement prices, government must devise an income policy for farmers.
Mon, Jul 23, 2018Resolving the farmer-consumer binarySubscriber Only
July 09, 2018 00:05 IST
Reforms to domestic market regulations and direct benefit transfers for vulnerable sections of the population could be the win-win solution.
Mon, Jul 09, 2018
From plate to plough: Not all milk and honeySubscriber Only
June 25, 2018 01:05 IST
Only 21 per cent of India’s milk production gets processed through the organised sector and the rest passes through unorganised small players. And that’s where the crisis is most intense.
Mon, Jun 25, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Why farmers agitateSubscriber Only
June 11, 2018 01:54 IST
An efficient and sustainable solution for better prices really lies in ‘getting the markets right’ by overhauling the agri-marketing infrastructure and its associated laws.
Mon, Jun 11, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Pieces of a marketSubscriber Only
May 28, 2018 00:12 IST
A single national agriculture market, promised by the BJP in its 2014 manifesto, remains a pipe dream. Can the government reform the broken APMC structure in the last year of its term?
Mon, May 28, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Premium delayed, farmer deniedSubscriber Only
May 14, 2018 00:05 IST
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana does not inspire confidence of farmers. They have to wait for months, sometimes years to get compensation.
Mon, May 14, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Four years of neglecting farmersSubscriber Only
May 02, 2018 00:05 IST
Government is nowhere close to fulfilling the promises made in BJP’s 2014 manifesto — profitability of cultivation has fallen and dominance of Food Corporation of India continues.
Sun, May 13, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Freeing the farmSubscriber Only
April 16, 2018 00:07 IST
Raising agricultural exports requires the government to unburden policy of consumer bias. A balance should be struck between meeting the needs of food-insecure consumers and income-insecure farmers.
Mon, Apr 16, 2018
From Plate to Plough: The right agri-supportSubscriber Only
April 02, 2018 00:05 IST
Schemes to ensure that farmers get fair returns will come a croppper unless trade and tariffs are synced with minimum support prices.
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
Band aid after the long marchSubscriber Only
March 14, 2018 00:05 IST
Loan waivers and increased MSP will provide temporary relief to Maharashtra farmers. The state needs to explore alternative cropping patterns, modes of irrigation.
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
From Plate To Plough: Getting realistic about farm incomesSubscriber Only
March 06, 2018 00:05 IST
Unless government takes bold decisions on agri-markets, reducing production costs and increasing demand, its goal to double farmers’ incomes by 2022 will remain a pipe-dream.
Tue, Mar 06, 2018
From Plate To Plough: A vision coloured greenSubscriber Only
February 19, 2018 00:05 IST
Operation Greens must build forward and backward linkages between farmers and markets. It can learn from Operation Flood.
Mon, Feb 19, 2018
From plate to plough: The MSP smokescreenSubscriber Only
February 06, 2018 00:08 IST
Government’s claim that it has given support prices that are 50 per cent over input costs to farmers is a sleight of hand. Tall talk could increase farmer resentment
Tue, Feb 06, 2018
From Plate to Plough: How to help the farmerSubscriber Only
January 29, 2018 00:30 IST
Price deficiency payment schemes in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana do not cover farmers’ losses. Telangana’s input support scheme deserves nation-wide emulation.
Mon, Jan 29, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Challenges from the farmSubscriber Only
January 16, 2018 00:00 IST
Doubling farmers’ income by 2022 will require the Modi government to do much better than it has done in the past four years. The present government lags behind its predecessors in agricultural growth.
Tue, Jan 16, 2018
From Plate to Plough: Left behind on the farmSubscriber Only
January 02, 2018 00:05 IST
Farmers have suffered in the last three-and-a-half years. For the prime minister and the BJP, agricultural reforms make both economic and political sense.
Tue, Jan 02, 2018
From Plate to Plough: For farmers, the next big ideaSubscriber Only
December 18, 2017 01:32 IST
PM has asked them to halve urea consumption by 2022. But this cannot be achieved till the price of the fertiliser remains artificially low.
Mon, Dec 18, 2017
From Plate to Plough: Agri-futures, like ChinaSubscriber Only
December 05, 2017 00:30 IST
A robust futures market helps China’s farmers get better prices for their produce. India must begin by allowing prospecting only for non-sensitive commodities.
Tue, Dec 05, 2017
From Plate to Plough: Onion tears and how to wipe themSubscriber Only
November 20, 2017 00:35 IST
Onion farmers have suffered even in a bumper crop year. Needed: Scientific storage facilities, a judicious trade policy.
Mon, Nov 20, 2017
From plate to plough: Farm to distant shoresSubscriber Only
November 06, 2017 00:17 IST
India can be competitive in cereals, pulses and oilseeds trade if policymakers invest in creating value chains. Policies that restrict exports should go
Mon, Nov 06, 2017Journalism of Courage
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