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India’s GDP growth estimate in 2022-23 to slip to 7pc, agri sector to see marginal rise
But, for most farmers, relevant growth rates of aggregate output are not the same...
Agriculture is turning into a formal sector
The agriculture sector of the country is going through a slow change. It is the...
Area sown for Rabi crops up by 2.86 per cent
The total area sown for Rabi crops is at 665.58 lakh hectares so far in the current...
15 "serious regulatory lapses" in nod to GM mustard: Report
The Coalition for GM-Free India has alleged that there have been 15 "serious regulatory...
Food system management through cooperatives
The concept of Sahakar Grams is to shift the gravitational forces of agriculture...
BioPrime AgriSolutions gets patent for a novel bio-formulation to manage abiotic stress in plants
BioPrime AgriSolutions, an agritech start-up, has invented a novel bio-formulation....
FTAs, rural India and farmers
Conventional economic theory may suggest that the liberalization of trade policies...
Food losses and wastage contribute to food insecurity
Despite high economic growth since the reforms of 1991, a large percentage of Indians...
Sugar production rises by 4 lakh tonnes
Sugar production in India till 31 December 2022, in the current 2022-23 sugarcane...
G-20: Priorities for India in agriculture
The G-20 must keep in focus countries having large shares of the population dependent...
International Year of Millets kicks in
Being grown in more than 130 countries at present, millets are considered traditional...
Marginalized Indian rural economy: Its challenges
This marginalization of the rural economy is a result of the policymakers’ focus...
Centre rolls out free grain distribution to 81.35 cr NFSA beneficiaries
The government rolled out from New Year free food grain distribution to 81.35 crore...
India needs a food systems approach — a unique one best suited to its requirements
The conventional Western model of a ‘Food System’ relies on a Production-Processing-Value...
Special edition of Rural Voice — a collectors’ issue
The special edition of Rural Voice was released at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave...
Wheat acreage up 3.59 pc till Dec 30; crop prospects bright
As the sowing of rabi crops almost comes to a close, the total area under wheat...
