Monopolistic e-retailers on the prowl
Global e-retail overrunning the Indian space threatens both informal and formal retail chains in India. The overall economy is set to lose its entrepreneurial culture
Global e-retail overrunning the Indian space threatens both informal and formal retail chains in India. The overall economy is set to lose its entrepreneurial culture
भारत की सुनीता और नाइजीरिया की अबीके मक्का और गेहूं उगाने वाले छोटे किसान हैं । दुनिया में बढ़ती खाद्यान्न की मांग और बढ़ती उपभोक्ता कीमतों के बावजूद, दोनों ने शायद ही कभी अधिक आय अर्जित की है। यह हकीकत केवल इन देशों की नही है बल्कि इंडोनेशिया, पाकिस्तान, नाइजीरिया ,बंग्लादेश, मेक्सिको जैसे 10 देशों में जहां अधिकतर परिवारों की आजीविका कृषि पर निर्भर है, वहां उत्पादन लागत बढ़ने के कारण किसानों के मुनाफे का दायरा सिकुड़ता जा रहा है। इस चरमराती हुई खाद्य व्यवस्था के कारण इन परिवारों के खर्च ज्यादा बढ़ गये जिसके कारण यह परिवार अधिक गरीबी में जीने के लिए मजबूर हैं । इसका सबसे बडा प्रभाव यह है कि आज बडी संख्या मे लोग अपने खेत- खलिहानों को छोडकर गांव से शहरों और विदेशों की ओर पलायन कर रहे हैं।
The budget, like farm laws, is marred by a gap between intentions and ground realities in Indian agriculture, with research and extension desperately lagging behind
As the government digs in deep to crush the farmers, who cling on for their survival, it is imperative that both reevaluate their positions to come out of the mess with positive outcomes
An opportunity has been lost in the politicisation of a critical issue as the farm bills get enmeshed in a cesspool of vested interests while the farmer interests stay ignored
Every poverty alleviation programme seems to have a recurring theme — being funded by the poor themselves; the numbers give the game away
India is failing on the nutritional self-sufficiency score and policy-makers should correct strategy stance, empowering the farmer to produce for nutritional adequacy.
The farm ordinances fail to resolve the dilemma of depressed farmer livelihoods even while amputating the ameliorative measures earlier built into the system.
The lockdown impacts different farming spaces differently and unless the bureaucracy consults the affected stakeholders the farm sector crisis will only deepen.
As the Indian economy flounders the bigotry of those who make policy for the affluent only eats into the core of Indian society.