Dr RS Paroda


Opinion
“Farmer First” Centric Policy to Lead Trade Deals in Agriculture Sector

“Farmer First” Centric Policy to Lead Trade Deals in Agriculture Sector

As trade talks with the U.S. intensify, India faces pressure to open its vast farm...

Opinion
Cold Rooms in Local Markets: Securing Farmers, Delivering Nutrition

Cold Rooms in Local Markets: Securing Farmers, Delivering Nutrition

To leverage an integrated regional economy, India can invest in a network of hyper-local...

Opinion
Farm Mechanization Holds the Key for Agricultural Transformation Under Emerging Challenges

Farm Mechanization Holds the Key for Agricultural Transformation Under Emerging Challenges

The article emphasizes the transformative role of farm mechanization in addressing...

Opinion
How India's Agricultural Sector Factors into the U.S. Reciprocal Tariff Policy

How India's Agricultural Sector Factors into the U.S. Reciprocal Tariff Policy

India must now move swiftly to identify and exploit opportunities in both the U.S....

Opinion
Innovations for Transformation in Agri-Food Systems in the Amrit Kaal

Innovations for Transformation in Agri-Food Systems in the Amrit Kaal

The global agri-food system presently faces multiple challenges. Feeding a growing...

Opinion
Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Hailing Bharat Ratna to Dr MS Swaminathan

Recent announcement by Hon’ble Prime Minster Shri Narendra Modi to confer Bharat...

Opinion
Tailoring India’s Agricultural Education for the 21st Century Youth

Tailoring India’s Agricultural Education for the 21st Century Youth

Educational reforms must now embrace non-formal degree programs around diploma and...

National
Need of the hour: Bharat Ratna for father of the green revolution

Need of the hour: Bharat Ratna for father of the green revolution

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, a man whose name became synonymous with progress, innovation,...

Opinion
No success on land or space without scientific innovations

No success on land or space without scientific innovations

Our average yields of pulses and oilseeds are lower than the global average. Increasing...

Opinion
Plant Health and Global Food Security

Plant Health and Global Food Security

Nearly one billion people go hungry every day. Also, a significant amount of food...

Opinion
Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Innovations and Technological Interventions for Agri-Food Systems Transformation in India

Those nations that have reoriented their agricultural research towards new innovations...

Opinion
Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs

Food subsidy critical for achieving SDGs

The decision to merge PMGKAY, which started 28 months back owing to Covid-19, with...

Opinion
Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision

Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision

This decision to remove the long-existing unscientific ban on GM crops reflects...

Opinion
How to increase the productivity and production of foodgrains

How to increase the productivity and production of foodgrains

India’s current population of 1.39bn is likely to reach 1.51bn by 2030. The country...

Opinion
The “slow magic” of agricultural research must accelerate

The “slow magic” of agricultural research must accelerate

The Prime Minister has envisioned making India a USD 5-trillion economy by 2024-25....