Harish Damodaran is National Rural Affairs & Agriculture Editor of The Indian Express. A journalist with over 33 years of experience in agri-business and macroeconomic policy reporting and analysis, he has previously worked with the Press Trust of India (1991-94) and The Hindu Business Line (1994-2014)....Read More
Harish Damodaran is National Rural Affairs & Agriculture Editor of The Indian Express. A journalist with over 33 years of experience in agri-business and macroeconomic policy reporting and analysis, he has previously worked with the Press Trust of India (1991-94) and The Hindu Business Line (1994-2014).
Jan 23, 2018 05:10 IST
Dairy farmers in Gujarat, till recently, were relatively insulated from the crisis faced by those...
Tue, Jan 23, 2018
Jan 18, 2018 02:42 IST
The agriculture ministry’s data, too, shows a drop in crop acreages this time, both in the kharif...
Thu, Jan 18, 2018
Jan 17, 2018 05:11 IST
If achieved, the 54 lakh rural houses to be built under central schemes in 2017-18 will be far...
Wed, Jan 17, 2018
Jan 11, 2018 05:47 IST
The reasons for their going up even during the height of demonetisation are as straightforward as...
Thu, Jan 11, 2018
Jan 11, 2018 02:26 IST
The national average, by contrast, was only 3.7 per cent per...
Thu, Jan 11, 2018
Jan 04, 2018 02:17 IST
A novel scheme in Uttar Pradesh that seeks to address the agriculture sector’s weakest link —...
Thu, Jan 04, 2018
Jan 02, 2018 05:26 IST
Agricultural prices crashed in April-June, just when a bumper rabi crop had been harvested after...
Tue, Jan 02, 2018
Jan 01, 2018 00:00 IST
Deficit financing, not procurement, if rates below Minimum Support...
Mon, Jan 01, 2018
Dec 28, 2017 01:33 IST
As things stand, the country seems headed for yet another bumper crop of pulses — not the best...
Thu, Dec 28, 2017
Dec 25, 2017 00:47 IST
If the fiscal, monetary and political levers for supporting growth via policy are weak, it means...
Tue, Dec 26, 2017
Dec 21, 2017 01:43 IST
Farm ponds have proved a lifesaver in parched Bundelkhand this...
Thu, Dec 21, 2017
Dec 20, 2017 05:25 IST
Gauraksha is fine, but who will protect our crop from stray cattle, ask...
Wed, Dec 20, 2017
Dec 08, 2017 05:50 IST
Gujarat elections: Surendranagar district president blames the problems of Saurashtra’s farmers...
Fri, Dec 08, 2017
Dec 07, 2017 01:59 IST
During the 10 years from 2004-05 to 2013-14, growth in real gross value added (GVA, at constant...
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
Dec 07, 2017 01:55 IST
The existing product registration and subsidy regime is heavily biased against value-added...
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
Dec 04, 2017 03:30 IST
This cooperative bought 15.70 lakh litres milk from its 300 farmer-members during the year ended...
Mon, Dec 04, 2017
Dec 01, 2017 01:47 IST
Rebound in Q2 GDP growth was largely driven by manufacturing growth, which grew 7% year-on-year in...
Fri, Dec 01, 2017
Nov 30, 2017 03:30 IST
Behind Gujarat’s dairy sector’s continued growth in recent times has been bulk milk coolers —...
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Nov 30, 2017 03:30 IST
Since 2002-03, milk prices multiply, procurment trebles as industry...
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Nov 30, 2017 03:30 IST
The Banni buffalo, unlike common breeds such as Murrah or Jaffarabadi, can tolerate water scarcity...
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Nov 30, 2017 03:30 IST
Patel’s Gir cows yield an average of 3,000 litres over a 300-day lactation period, as against the...
Thu, Nov 30, 2017
Nov 23, 2017 01:29 IST
(One of the things) I have seen, which cuts across all farmers, is anger against government. This...
Thu, Nov 23, 2017
Nov 23, 2017 00:00 IST
Generally, given bountiful supplies, produce prices fall with the mercury. But currently,...
Thu, Nov 23, 2017
Nov 20, 2017 05:18 IST
Considering that egg production isn’t going to recover as fast as broiler, consumers may have to...
Mon, Nov 20, 2017
Nov 16, 2017 01:30 IST
First-ever comprehensive study pegs produce trade losses in mandis from demonetisation at...
Thu, Nov 16, 2017