THE NEWS IN PROPORTION
11 March 2014
AGRICULTURE : AGRICULTURE POLICY
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GM EFFECT
A few facts for GM-advocate Manmohan Singh
A few facts for GM-advocate Manmohan Singh
At the 101st Indian Science Congress in Jammu, the Prime Minister reaffirmed his faith in the potential of biotechnology for agricultural development. Devinder Sharma discusses findings that raise questions about the basis of his conviction.
 THE COLDIRETTI DEBATE
Lessons from Italy for the Indian farmerItalian farmer group Coldiretti is ushering in a new paradigm in farming, and has emerged as a powerful lobby for the interests of the small farmer. Keya Acharya reports on the campaign and wonders if Indian agriculture can emulate the same. |
 INFLATION
Why your bag of vegetables costs more every week!It is certainly not because of mere demand-supply mismatch. Kannan Kasturi deconstructs the supply chain dynamics and credit linkages in the vegetable markets to show how these, coupled with government impotence, have led to uncontrolled, spiralling inflation. |
 GENE CAMPAIGN CHARTER
What could make our farmers more prosperous?Despite India's reliance on the agrarian sector, a serious farming and food crisis persists due to lack of government action and policy indifference. On its 20th anniversary, Gene Campaign releases a Charter of Demands to form the basis of an advocacy programme for bountiful farming, prosperous farmers and healthy food. |
 NUTRITION CRISIS
Agricultural policies are to blameThis linkage between agriculture and nutrition, and its impact on development indices is very clear, and a number of recent reports point the finger of blame at agricultural policies. Rupa Chinai reports. |
 FARM MARKETS
Uttar Pradesh to set up 2000+ mandisThe Mayawati government proposes to reduce the distance that farmers must travel to take their produce to market to an average of seven kms. This should help farming families boost their incomes, writes Devinder Sharma. |
 AGRICULTURE IN PUNJAB
Scars of the Green RevolutionSick soils, declining yields, growing debts and rising malnutrition stalk the Punjab farmer, as the practices of the boom years catch up with him, writes Bhaskar Goswami. |
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AGRICULTURE IN CRISIS
A failed harvestA vicious cocktail of weak purchasing power among the hundreds of millions of poor people, and a systems failure in tackling supply side challenges is driving food prices beyond the reach of many, writes Sarosh Bana. |
 ENVIRONMENT/AGRICULTURE
Reasons for the Bt Brinjal moratoriumBarely three days after the conclusion of the last of six public hearings, Minister of Environment Jairam Ramesh slapped a moratorium on the release of Bt Brinjal. Anupama Rao summarises key points from the Minister's note. |
 FOOD PRICE INFLATION
Watching prices rise, helplesslyThe current situation of impotence that the Government finds itself in should prompt some soul searching about the reliance on market mechanisms to take care of India's food security, writes Kannan Kasturi. |
 AGRICULTURE POLICY
Farmers sour on sugar caneThe handling of sugar production, sale and external trade by the government shows a complete absence of strategic planning on an issue that critically affects the aam aadmi. Kannan Kasturi reports. |
 AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS
Edible oil policy on the boilThe policy that reportedly favoured Indian consumers at the cost of farmers has come back to bite the consumers with a vengeance. And with the US and Europe embracing biofuels, things could get even worse, writes Kannan Kasturi. |
 TRIPURA: TROUBLED PINEAPPLE GROWERS
Too much fruit, too little bountyAs the heaps of pineappples grow bigger, prices will go down drastically from Rs.5 to Rs.2 and finally to 50 paise per pineapple, says Priyalal Sharma, a Tripura grower, who has also started rubber plantation in some portion of his land. Ratna Bharali Talukdar reports. |
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