21 May, 2015
Fine print on farm policy
Disconnected politicians assume that policies prepared by bureaucrats guarantee their success. The devil is in the details though and numerous imponderables throw them off track
24 Apr, 2015
El Nino drives the guessing game
Weather predictions have the same chances of going wrong as a farmer’s guess and the farming space remains shrouded in uncertainty.
16 Apr, 2015
Time to listen to the farmer
A combination of world commodity trends and poor internal policies could unite farmers and be the nemesis of the incumbent government.
1 Apr, 2015
Colonising via Land Acquisition?
Has India really turned the corner courtesy the Land Acquisition Bill or is it political skullduggery?
Colonising via Land Acquisition?
23 Mar, 2015
Land acquisition agonies
Common sense demands that the government tabulate its own unused lands before embarking on an acquisition spree and targets acquisitions wisely
20 Mar, 2015
Ranting politicians; restless farmers
Land Acquisition Bill is more of a realtor’s dream come true with some states becoming masters of vast territories
16 Mar, 2015
Credit sans credibility
Agriculture credit has many shades of grey that help to gloss over the actual quantity of new loans, the beneficiaries and the palm greasing required to access the credit
11 Mar, 2015
Welcome half measures
There is zero merit in the idea that jobs can only be created if industrialists are allowed to acquire farmers’ lands without their consent.
10 Feb, 2015
BKS strategy for farm rejuvenation
The Bharat Krishak Samaj advocated a list of small investments to smoothen the rough edges of farm policies, instead of grand gestures that amount to little.
5 Feb, 2015
Faulty prescriptions; diseased farms
Good intentions based on bad understanding aggravate an already challenging situation. Policy and implementation must be designed with more rigour than in the past.
