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Congress Manifesto Should Have Promised Income Support to Smallholder Farmers Rather than Legal Backing for MSP

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Peace Clause Will Not Buy Durable Peace for India at the WTO, Analyst Says

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Any Crop Combination That Doesn't Include Paddy is Not the Most Profitable

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Punjab Farmers Earn Less Per Hectare Than Those of Andhra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

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MSP Can Cover Comprehensive Cost, but Margin Cannot be 50 Percent, Say C Rangarajan and S Mahendra Dev

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Delhi Scientists Genome Edit the Mustard Plant for Bland Oil But Retain Insect-Repelling Pungent Compounds in Leaves

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What worth is salt if it loses its salty taste, a revered religious figure is said to have remarked two millennia ago. Traditional consumers…
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GM Mustard Based on Sound Research, Release Followed Due Process: Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav

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In the clearest enunciation of the government’s support for genetically-modified (GM) crops, Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said…
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Congress Manifesto Should Have Promised Income Support to Smallholder Farmers Rather than Legal Backing for MSP

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This article by Vivian Fernandes first appeared in thequint.com The Congress Party’s promise to farmers in its manifesto to give “legal…
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Peace Clause Will Not Buy Durable Peace for India at the WTO, Analyst Says

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The ‘peace clause’ agreed at the  9th ministerial conference (MC) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Bali in 2013 and ratified by…
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Any Crop Combination That Doesn't Include Paddy is Not the Most Profitable

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Even if there is assured procurement at minimum support prices (MSP) of other crops, any combination that does not include paddy will be…
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Congress Manifesto Should Have Promised Income Support to Smallholder Farmers Rather than Legal Backing for MSP

Agriculture Policy

Peace Clause Will Not Buy Durable Peace for India at the WTO, Analyst Says

Agriculture Policy

Any Crop Combination That Doesn't Include Paddy is Not the Most Profitable

Agriculture Policy

Punjab Farmers Earn Less Per Hectare Than Those of Andhra, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu

Agriculture Policy

MSP Can Cover Comprehensive Cost, but Margin Cannot be 50 Percent, Say C Rangarajan and S Mahendra Dev

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Raising MSP to Levels Demanded By Protesting Farmers Will Feed Inflation, Cause Shift in Cropping Patterns, Two Economists Say

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Will Guaranteed Procurement of Alternatives at Enhanced MSP Wean Punjab Farmers from Rice?

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The Govt Must Review The Science of Nano Urea Before Promoting Nano DAP

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Swati Nayak: A Bridge Between Breeders and Smallholder Rice Farmers in Eastern India, Bangladesh and Africa

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Vivian Fernandes interviewed Swati Nayak for thefederal.com upon her winning the 2023 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and…
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M S Swaminathan Was a Catalyst for Rural Prosperity and the Alleviation of Mass Hunger

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Millet Scientist Explains How Millets are Anatomically Superior

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Weather Forecaster Weighs Chances of Deficit Monsoon as Forecasting Agencies Alert High Probability of El Nino

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Blended Flours and Ready to Cook or Eat Items Will Drive Millet Consumption, says Millet Research Institute Scientist

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Why Have Onion Prices Crashed in Maharashtra?

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Mann Deshi Bank, Born of Audacity 25 Years Ago, Continues to Meet Rural Women's Needs, Says its CEO

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Sex Scent Mating Disruption Effective in Checking Pink Bollworm Infestation in Cotton, Say Two Proponents

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Smallholder Farmers Need Minimum Income Assurance; MSP as Legal Guarantee is Not the Way to Do It

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Potential for adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Indian agriculture

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Why Karnataka's Nandini Should Not Merge with Gujarat's Amul

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Agricultural Higher Education Project Has Improved Placement Rates, Research Effectiveness, says World Bank Official

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Pre-Budget Story: Old Age Pensions Not Alms, Raise Them: Development Economist Jean Dreze

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Dear Hon'ble Supreme Court, Here Are Some Compelling Reasons for Permitting GM Mustard

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Can India, the Largest Producer of Milk, Become Globally Competitive as Well?

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Interest in Ayurvedic Health Supplements Peaked During the Pandemic; It Has Plateaued at a Higher Level: Somit Mukherjee, CPO, Dabur India

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Reducing Fertiliser Use to Cut Down on Imports and Trim the Subsidy Bill

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Sex Scent Mating Disruption Effective in Checking Pink Bollworm Infestation in Cotton, Say Two Proponents

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Female sex scent dispensers can disrupt the mating behaviour of pink bollworm moths, greatly reduce…
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High and Rising Demand for Cooking Oil Makes the Oil Palm Mission Necessary, but Caution is Needed

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India needs to expand the area under oil palm but the government should rethink its decision to…
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