Ajay Vir Jakhar
The writer is chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj
Wed, Sep 25, 2019
It’s absolutely essential to invest billions in a decade-long awareness campaign to reduce wastage of food and change consumer behaviour. If not, climate change prophesies will come true.
Tue, Jul 02, 2019
The perpetual disregard for allocating funds for human resources both at the national and state level has extracted a heavy toll on the nation. Development of human resources must become the foremost priority of Budget 2019 and the defining goal of the next decade.
Tue, Jun 11, 2019
PM should use majority in Lok Sabha to ensure delivery of agriculture programmes.
Mon, Apr 22, 2019
Rural crisis needs nuanced interventions, not tall promises in party manifestos
Sat, Feb 02, 2019
Losses to farmers are far more than can be addressed by Budget 2019
Wed, Dec 12, 2018
Assembly election results show that deceiving farmers comes with a price
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
It is important to evaluate the consequences of the Centre’s agriculture policy.
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
Raising procurement prices of kharif crops will only give false hope to farmers.
Fri, Apr 20, 2018
Curbing stubble burning is about inducing behavioural changes in farmers.
Sat, Mar 17, 2018
The country’s politics has ignored the farmers. Perhaps it is time they change the country’s politics
Fri, Feb 02, 2018
Únion Budget 2018: Budget addresses the crises in agriculture. The devil is in the allocations
Tue, Jan 23, 2018
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.
Thu, Jan 04, 2018
Pesticide Management Bill should address the anomalies that prevent state governments from booking large pesticide companies.
Tue, Nov 21, 2017
Union government must address structural issues in agricultural policy, allow states greater autonomy.
Tue, Aug 08, 2017
Agriculture education is in a poor state. ICAR must be revamped
Tue, Jun 20, 2017
Branding the farmer agitations ‘political’ betrays a lack of understanding
Fri, Mar 31, 2017
The real beneficiary of Direct Benefit Transfer of fertiliser subsidy will be the industry.
Thu, Jan 28, 2016
Price spikes, production fluctuations challenge us, not insufficient food production
Fri, Jul 31, 2015
On farm policy, there is an urgent need to listen to farmers, not just economists and academics.
Wed, Nov 27, 2013
Government must step up private sector involvement in agricultural research.