Page 6 - Indian Agriculture

Saudi, UAE may cut Indian agri imports on quality issues, $2.6 bn at stake

Higher than permissible pesticide residues land Indian agriculture exports in trouble

Govt plans to cut down food wastage by linking producing, deficient states

Food processing minister says states with high demand, industry to get quick access to farm commodities

FPOs: A solution to boost farmers' income and help soothe agrarian distress

Against a broad requirement of over 60,000 FPOs, India has managed to create just around 5,000 of them in last more than 10 years

What's behind India's food mountains and the widening problem of plenty?

There have been a few moves to mitigate the issue, but it may take years to make a difference; there is no other way to move beyond policies born of a shortage mentality and come into the modern age

Govt may hike paddy MSP by Rs 200/quintal for 2018-2019 crop year: Sources

For the current year, MSP of paddy has been fixed at Rs 1,550 per quintal for common grade and Rs 1,590 per quintal for Grade A variety

Here's how India can protect its farmers against low prices for their crops

Their plight has been exacerbated due to growing commercialisation of agriculture and failure of the market to evolve with changing times

Time for PPPs in agriculture

The next revolution in Indian agriculture will have to be driven by institutional and governance reforms