Category Archives: agriculture

Farmers Perform, Minister Takes Credit

Posted on June 5, 2008 by indra

‘India Today’ has an article on the outstanding performance of Indian agriculture in 2007-08. Sarad Pawar has tried to take its credit. This year’ record output has found a place in one full- page ad in all national newspapers too. … Continue reading →

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Farm Productivity: Why Can’t India Emulate?

Posted on May 16, 2008 by indra

Farmers in our village and all the villages of the region cultivate two crops, rice being the main one. It is because the canal network from River Sone provides the water required for paddy crop. When I go back in … Continue reading →

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Food Crisis Gets Global and so the Politics

Posted on May 6, 2008 by indra

I felt really bad, when Anand from US told me today about the spirally rising food prices. During our last visit to US, we found food items relatively cheap and wonderfully good quality. That remained one attraction for spending some … Continue reading →

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How much does a small farmer make?

Posted on April 22, 2008 by indra

A 2005 cost analysis of a kharif crop grown by a marginal farmer from Basrahiya village in Lucknow district is revealing. The planning department of UP government did the study. Land cultivated: 3 bighas (0.75 hectare) Investment: Rs 12,200 Total … Continue reading →

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Farmers Always at Loss

Posted on April 7, 2008 by indra

Be it Shining India of NDA or the Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver credited to Sonia, marginal farmers, and more so, the landless labouring people in rural India remain deprived and helpless, and so angry too. Those claiming to govern … Continue reading →

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Farmers’ Real Owes and Long-term Solution

Posted on March 25, 2008 by indra

Is Rs 60,000 crore loan waiver or giveaway the answer for the suicides or miseries of the farmers in India? Can Rs 90,000 crore subsidy for the fertilizers provide real benefits to the marginal farmers? Why does not the government … Continue reading →

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Farmer- mania and Rural India<

Posted on March 15, 2008 by indra

To talk about the rural India has become a fad for everyone in intellectual arena. I have been reading some good books (Two Billions of Entrepreneurs, Planet India) by American Indians or NRIs. To be frank, I don’t know the … Continue reading →

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Concept of Corporate Farming and India

Posted on September 7, 2007 by indra

MS Swaminathan has rightly expressed his concern in the lead article ‘Not a grain to spare‘ in Hindustan times today. “How can we achieve the desired growth rate in agricultural production? The growth rate in the production of cereals declined … Continue reading →

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India’s Agriculture: From Abundance to Scarcity

Posted on June 7, 2007 by indra

As one with the experiences of the years of food scarcity in India as a kid in 50s and a young man in 60s, I was happy and proud when India became self sufficient about food grains. I was excited, … Continue reading →

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Four Enterprising Agro-tycoons

Posted on May 17, 2007 by indra

India is booming. It is not true only for urban India. Many from the rural India are becoming part of the big economy. Nasik, Anand, and many regions are the playground of the new millionaires in agro-bussiness. Here are the … Continue reading →

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