Ajay Vir Jakhar
The writer is chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj
Articles By Ajay Vir Jakhar
The Danger Of Silver Bullets
Rural crisis needs nuanced interventions, not tall promises in party manifestos
Why farmers disbelieve
Losses to farmers are far more than can be addressed by Budget 2019
Constituency Of Farmers
Assembly election results show that deceiving farmers comes with a price
For The Farmer’s Future
It is important to evaluate the consequences of the Centre’s agriculture policy.
The MSP Illusion
Raising procurement prices of kharif crops will only give false hope to farmers.
Dealing with the residue
Curbing stubble burning is about inducing behavioural changes in farmers.
Marching against apathy
The country’s politics has ignored the farmers. Perhaps it is time they change the country’s politics
Union Budget 2018: A Step Forward
Únion Budget 2018: Budget addresses the crises in agriculture. The devil is in the allocations
Potato portents
The crisis in the potato crop’s prices in two of the four years of the Modi government illustrate that farmers no longer matter to it.
A law for the farmer
Pesticide Management Bill should address the anomalies that prevent state governments from booking large pesticide companies.
Farm policies for India
Union government must address structural issues in agricultural policy, allow states greater autonomy.
The classroom and the field
Agriculture education is in a poor state. ICAR must be revamped
A Dark Satire
Branding the farmer agitations ‘political’ betrays a lack of understanding
Not For The Farmer
The real beneficiary of Direct Benefit Transfer of fertiliser subsidy will be the industry.
Ghosts Of Ship-To-Mouth
Price spikes, production fluctuations challenge us, not insufficient food production
Open up the debate
On farm policy, there is an urgent need to listen to farmers, not just economists and academics.
The R&D yield
Government must step up private sector involvement in agricultural research.
Out of credit
Access to banking services remains a problem for small and marginal farmers.
Subsidies in fact
There is much work to be done before farm subsidies can be lowered
A fair deal for farmers
FDI in retail could give them a share of higher consumer prices
