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CommentarySeptember 6, 2021byfasadmin

Rajapaksa’s Eco-extremism Spells Doom for Sri Lankan Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods

An influential section of Sri Lankan agricultural economists and scientists has deplored the recent course change in the country’s agricultural policy made by the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government. The decision by…

Commentary

CommentaryAugust 10, 2021byfasadmin

Access to Information and Agriculture Extension Services for Farmer Households: Evidence from the Situation Assessment Surveys

Agriculture develops with the help of modern technology and techniques. High level of machine use and improved inputs leads to better productivity. Access to technical advice or extension services, which…

Commentary

CommentaryJuly 20, 2021byfasadmin

Using the India TUS Unit Level Data: Some Notes on Method (and Some STATA Code!)

India’s first nationally representative time use survey was conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) from January 2019 to December 2019. While summary findings and notes on method are included…

Commentary

CommentaryJuly 16, 2021byfasadmin

At 90, C.T. Kurien – Scholar of Social Conscience – Is More Relevant Than Ever

The Foundation for Agrarian Studies organized an online felicitation programme for the noted economist Professor C. T. Kurien on July 21, 2021. Prof. Kurien turned 90 on this day. You…

Commentary

CommentaryJuly 10, 2021byfasadmin

The eradication of extreme poverty in China, 1981 to 2019

As the Communist Party of China (CPC) celebrates the 100th year of its formation, many articles have appeared that assess the record of China in various socio-economic spheres. One such…

Book Review

Book ReviewMay 10, 2021byfasadmin

A New Understanding of Women’s Work in Rural India

In her recent review of Women and Work in Rural India, Rajshree Bedamatta, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, notes the timeliness of…

Report

ReportApril 13, 2021byfasadmin

Studying Women’s Work: Women Farmers in India

Report of the online discussion titled “Studying Women’s Work: Women Farmers in India” held on March 29, 2021. The speakers were Madhura Swaminathan and Jagmati Sangwan.

Commentary

CommentaryDecember 17, 2020byfasadmin

Bihar versus Punjab: Selective Use of Data Misinforms Policy

A few days into the farmer’s agitation in India, a video episode of the programme “Cut the Clutter” hosted by journalist Shekhar Gupta was circulating in the social media. Those…

Commentary

CommentaryDecember 17, 2020byfasadmin

Farmers’ Protest Against Farm Laws: Impressions from the Tikri Border

Several farmer organisations had given a call of ‘Dilli Chalo’ (‘Let’s March to Delhi’) on November 26-27 to register their protest over the three farm laws that the central government…

Report

ReportSeptember 5, 2020byfasadmin

Report on Book Launch of Women and Work in Rural India

The book titled Women and Work in Rural India, edited by Madhura Swaminathan, Shruti Nagbhushan, and V. K. Ramachandran, and published by Tulika Books and the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS), was released on August 25, 2020.

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