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Madhya Pradesh farmers' strike: Instead of making glib promises, netas should free farmers of pricing shackles
Seetha • 8 years agoIf political parties of all hues are genuinely interested in the plight of farmers, they will sit down together and work out short term and long term solutions
Farmer suicides: Modi's forceful land ordinance is only adding to their anxiety
Mk Venu • 10 years agoWhy does the BJP not realize that the farmers are psychologically damaged in the current climate and they do fear that the forcible land acquisition by the government will add to their woes?
Punjab farmers like makka in roti but not in fields: Here's how govt is changing it
Vivianfernandes • 10 years agoThe Punjab farm ministry has written to other states to amend their APMC laws so that processors and poultry breeders can buy maize directly from farmers
Attention RBI: Food inflation may return on El Nino scare and higher demand, warns IMF
Seetha • 10 years agoThe IMF paper also notes that Indian agriculture has become less susceptible to El Nino over the years
Revamping Food Corp: Panel wants Food Security Act changed but will BJP bite the bullet?
Seetha • 10 years agoThe report of the High Level Committee on Reorienting the Role and Restructuring of Food Corporation of India submitted to the Prime Minister on Wednesday, makes a slew of suggestions.
Food Bill will result in higher leakages, says Ashok Gulati
Fp Editors • 12 years agoThe National Food Security Bill (NFSB), introduced in the Lok Sabha, will grossly interfere with the functioning of grain markets, resulting in higher leakages, chief of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) Ashok Gulati said.
Monsoon contingency: Ministry planning many approaches for states
Danish • 13 years agoA bad monsoon can have adverse impact on the already ailing economy. Barring staple crops, Indian farmers depend on the June- September monsoon for coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds.
Will India really have a normal monsoon in 2012?
Fp Staff • 13 years agoContrary to IMD's prediction of 'normal monsoon' this year, some global weather agencies predicted a below normal monsoon for India.
NAC invites 850mn to party without ordering the food
Jagannathan • 14 years agoThe National Advisory Council's version of the Food Security Bill will be the greatest piece of social legislation the world has even seen. But it's vision is not matched by an attention to detail: how will it actually generate and finance food security for 850 million people?
Defining the Gujarat model: Where it works, and where it doesn't
Jagannathan • 11 years agoCritics of the Gujarat model have chosen to look at its flaws and not its great advantages. Can it be scaled up to India? For the most part, it can.