Quite like its name, the programme too has evolved over the years. From the identification of beneficiaries to the price…
India has been meeting part of its neighbours’ food security requirements, especially Bangladesh, by exporting wheat and rice in large…
With unaddressed factors of distress (like continued production losses, volatility in market prices, unstable incomes, etc), loan waivers provide only…
Assured returns from rice-wheat, but farming in Punjab is costly, and with depleting water table and worsening soil quality, costs…
Dependence on MSP-led procurement of grains has led to low crop diversification in states like Punjab, keeping farmers from reaping…
Even a 25% fall in their incomes due to the lockdown will make 354 mn more people poor. fixing this…
To achieve this by FY23, incomes must grow at a CAGR of 23-24% over the next three years, a feat…
A list of beneficiaries that excludes the better-off farmers and includes the vulnerable ones is the right foundation
MSPs or loan-waivers cannot reach more than 20-30% of peasantry and distort the market much more than direct income support…
Forcing traders to buy agri-produce at MSP will leave farmers in the lurch as traders may not be there to…
NABARD presented a gift to the nation on August 16, 2018, when it released results of its NABARD All India…
Rather tHan MSP, for better prices getting the markets right by overhauling the agri-marketing infrastructure and associated laws presents a…
The e-nam platform only caters to 7% of the Indian farmer population, and handles only about 2% of the total…
From Plate to Plough: In the last four years, agri-profitability fell rather than increased; and FCI paraphernalia expanded and deepened…
Take bold decisions like restricting subsidies on food, mgnrega, etc, to less than 25% and increasing investment in the sector…
Assured procurement and trade liberalisation could help keep pulses, sugar and vegetable prices down
It must work on a Brown Revolution to incentivise precision agriculture. This will save precious water, reduce fertiliser usage, maintain…
Sadly, for all these concerted official efforts, there are ambiguities surrounding the dream itself. As professional economists, we feel compelled…
