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Ajay Vir Jakhar
The writer is chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj
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Trump’s tariffs, a wake-up callSubscriber Only
August 28,2025 07:13:54 AM
A trade deal is just the first step. India’s regulatory structures need an upgrade
Thu, Aug 28, 2025
How uniform taxation can turn the agricultural sector aroundSubscriber Only
January 07,2025 07:05:51 AM
A nominal fee should be charged for purely administrative reasons like collecting and mining real-time data. This is in line with the proclamation of the benefits of “One Nation, One Tax”
Tue, Jan 07, 2025
Why farmers remain unhappy with the governmentSubscriber Only
November 22,2024 04:10:12 AM
Politicians should realise that solutions are not the monopoly of those close to the power centre. Experience shows that those who do not work in or with the government have the most ideas to offer. The key challenge is how to get their opinion on the table.
Fri, Nov 22, 2024
What India’s new agriculture policy must focus onSubscriber Only
July 12,2024 07:13:57 AM
There are no perfect solutions, there never were any. For the ministry, the big question is: What is the level of imperfection the Union minister is willing to settle for?
Fri, Jul 12, 2024
Challenge for farm sector: How to share growth gainsSubscriber Only
June 04,2024 07:15:08 AM
The key is not just to improve productivity, but to see to it that the productivity gains can be sustained
Mon, Jun 03, 2024
A legally-guaranteed MSP may do more harm than goodSubscriber Only
April 02,2024 08:15:16 AM
Landless labour, marginal and small farmers, either have no produce to sell or a very small surplus. So even if they were to receive C2+50 per cent MSP price, it would not give them sufficient income to lead a life of dignity
Tue, Apr 02, 2024
Saving Punjab from riceSubscriber Only
December 20,2023 07:00:54 AM
Agriculture in the state needs to be reoriented. The Union government will have to foot the diversification bill
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
Ajay Vir Jakhar writes: Why governments must not turn to global consulting agencies for adviceSubscriber Only
August 30,2023 07:00:28 AM
It is not that consultancies are incapable of giving good advice. However, very often senior functionaries in the administration work in their respective silos and are unable to extract the full value from the contracted engagement
Wed, Aug 30, 2023
Ajay Vir Jakhar on Budget 2023: There is no out-of-the-box thinking on farm sectorSubscriber Only
February 02,2023 08:00:03 AM
The allocations are minuscule, even for programmes to incentivise natural farming, using animal manure and shifting to alternative fertilisers
Thu, Feb 02, 2023
Let The Land Heal: Why minimising chemical farm input has become an urgent necessitySubscriber Only
October 01,2022 04:20:25 AM
Pests and diseases have developed resistance to the existing pesticide applications, requiring stronger, more toxic responses every passing year. Thankfully, there are four interventions that will reduce farm chemical input usage by a third
Sat, Oct 01, 2022
The new agriculture panel raises questionsSubscriber Only
July 20,2022 04:00:18 AM
Ajay Vir Jakhar writes: A committee has been constituted to promote zero budget-based farming, change crop patterns and make MSP more effective and transparent. Vested interests need to be eliminated
Wed, Jul 20, 2022
A farmer’s encounter with climate changeSubscriber Only
July 01,2022 19:37:53 PM
This year has been a rude awakening. Generations' worth of knowledge was not enough to prepare us for the climate crisis in my village
Sat, Jul 02, 2022
How AAP swept to victory in PunjabSubscriber Only
March 10,2022 17:24:37 PM
Ajay Vir Jakhar writes: Voters disenchanted with Congress, SAD were desperate for change and sought it in a party unencumbered by a legacy
Fri, Mar 11, 2022
A budget that ignores the farmSubscriber Only
February 03,2022 04:00:14 AM
Ajay Vir Jakhar writes: It will be remembered for its eerie silence on solutions for Indian agriculture
Thu, Feb 03, 2022
Rebuild trust to resolve farm crisisSubscriber Only
November 22,2021 04:00:19 AM
Ajay Vir Jakhar writes: Process will need involvement of all parties, especially those opposed to government’s ideas
Tue, Nov 23, 2021
India must be wary of monopolistic e-retailersSubscriber Only
June 29,2021 03:01:49 AM
Ajay Vir Jakhar writes: Can India ensure that the system does not work for businesses but that businesses work for the people? Personally, one is more than sceptical.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021
Budget, like farm laws, is marred by gap between intentions of government and ground realities of agricultureSubscriber Only
February 03,2021 03:05:18 AM
Investment in human capital, science and research remains the Achilles heel of Indian policy. The budget allocation for agriculture research and education has constantly declined from 0.31 per cent of the gross value added of agriculture and allied activities in 2011-12 to 0.24 per cent now
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
Both government and farmers need to re-evaluate their positionsSubscriber Only
January 12,2021 03:05:02 AM
Before the storm begins to take a turn for the worse or begins to ebb, it is time also for the farmers to reassess and seek positive concessions, because at the end of the agitation, no one would want a status quo ante, that is inevitable otherwise.
Tue, Jan 12, 2021
Farm bills: Politics now threatens to complicate the processSubscriber Only
October 22,2020 01:22:18 AM
An opportunity has been lost in the lackadaisical handling of the issue.
Thu, Oct 22, 2020
Farmers are paying more, even under schemes meant for their benefitSubscriber Only
September 09,2020 04:05:39 AM
Each of the poverty alleviation programmes seems to have a recurring theme — being funded by the poor themselves.
Wed, Sep 09, 2020
Policymakers still talk of ‘food security’, it’s time to plan for ‘nutritional self-reliance’Subscriber Only
July 22,2020 03:30:38 AM
Farmers will need to be supported in perpetuity; they can never become atmanirbhar. The question is how best to support farmers such that India may become nutrition self-reliant
Wed, Jul 22, 2020
Ordinances on agriculture show unwise haste, may do harm along with goodSubscriber Only
June 18,2020 04:20:59 AM
Rather than coax the states financially to correct the markets, an unregulated marketplace has been created where 15 crore farmers will be exposed to the skulduggery of traders. Imagine the mayhem in stock markets if ROC and SEBI were similarly made redundant.
Thu, Jun 18, 2020
Trimming government pay structures, streamlining expenses as crucial as economic stimulusSubscriber Only
April 24,2020 00:37:34 AM
Now is the time to cut the Gordian knot to rationalise pay structures. It is within the remit of the government to evoke the constitutional provisions of Article 360 to declare a financial emergency… Those holding the government’s reins must set aside their pride and reverse the ill-conceived corporate tax-cuts.
Fri, Apr 24, 2020
Stimulus is less than what it appears to be, govt must do more for farmersSubscriber Only
March 28,2020 01:15:24 AM
Farmers have wholeheartedly voted for the PM twice; it is the time he reciprocated the feelings and returned the favour. Every season has an end for a harvest to begin.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
Government must engage in a collaborative effort with farmer groupsSubscriber Only
January 24,2020 00:03:31 AM
There is an ambiguous provision to levy income tax on “dairying”. Either the provision should be removed or it should be clarified that it does not include dairy farmers. Dairying is a part of agriculture and as per the Constitution, it is a state subject.
Fri, Jan 24, 2020Journalism of Courage
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