Webinar on Costs and Incomes from Crop Production in India : A Report
Long-term trend in costs of cultivation data point to reduced [...]
Long-term trend in costs of cultivation data point to reduced [...]
“Indian agriculture is in the midst of a long-term problem [...]
In June 2023, we participated in the FAS-PARI survey of [...]
Although overlooked in the current policy framework, the consequences of [...]
“Agriculture in developing countries cannot be burdened with the cost [...]
I have spent about a month in Vietnam studying the present situation of rice cultivation, a sector that has immense importance in the economy of Vietnam.
Tripura is a small State in the North-East of our country that has made excellent progress in agriculture largely because it is endowed with high political stability and vision, and also a high degree of administrative efficiency.
India's agriculture has hardly grown after 2011. If we consider the gross value added in agriculture, annual growth rates over the previous year were 1.5 per cent in 2012-13, 4.2 per cent in 2013-14, -0.2 per cent in 2014-15 and 1.2 per cent in 2015-16. Growth rates in agriculture were to revive in 2016-17, but there is deep uncertainty due to the disruptive consequences of demonetisation.
The newly elected Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has given indications about its resolve to revive paddy cultivation in the State. But the path ahead is not likely to be an easy one.
Agriculture is vital to the survival of humanity, and developments in the agricultural sector have short-term and long-term implications for the welfare of humankind. The twentieth century saw a general transformation of agricultural production