Many current buzz words! Venture capital, equity funds, ease of doing business! Why not brings them to the farm sector? To the rural areas? Why not introduce schemes for young farmers, young rural entrepreneurs? The mood is right and the opportunities are waiting for tapping! There is a distressing unreality in all talks about rural…
Category: Agriculture
It is time to think big and dream big!
This is the moment for India! However, rural India is too big a sector! Indian economy is moving ahead. However, structural problems remain. One sector is agriculture. Rural development is another. So too the new problems thrown up by the fast changes in many areas. No one person, however powerful, can hope to understand Indian…
How Indian agriculture should be revived? Give security to farmers, first!
Agriculture sector needs more technology-driven solutions! Agriculture prospects and crises, big economies’ concerns? See the slowdowns, crises in China, Brazil and even other big economies. IMF reports China economic slowdown is lowest in a quarter of a century in 2915! Weak commodity prices also hammering countries like Brazil and other emerging markets. The world economy…
Agriculture sector is in crisis.
Desperation is no option! We need to recognise the reality. We need action, in a systematic way and less bureaucratic way. There are many options. New expert panel. Engagement of the private sector. Of course, there are certain legacy issues. Small and marginal farmers, the land ceiling laws, tenancy legislation and of course the persisting…
Start-up India Campaign
Prime Minister’s call for solutions to agri infrastructure! Information is an agri input! Prime Minister was launching the ‘Start-up India’ campaign and he turned to agriculture sector in that context. That seems to be not a coincidence, we believe. The Prime Minister wondered whether our young entrepreneurs, technologists can come up with solutions to the…
The new agri minister seems to have a grasp of the current agri priorities!
So, what is delaying action? Insurance scheme for farmers? Oh, it looks very fantastic, insurance cover for farmers. But where is the scheme now? Mr.Radha Mohan Singh, the Union agriculture minister has spoken on the latest issues that face Indian agriculture. He was speaking at a seminar on national dialogue Innovation extension system for farmer’s…
Is it time for biotech crops?
Biotech crops-A Nobel Laureate makes a strong case! Anybody cares for biotech crops? Biotechnology? Yes, sometimes big time industry too often forgets the humble beginnings of big things. One such is biotechnology industry. Who are all the big stars today? Like IT also we do the same mistake. How many know how the IT revolution…
Agriculture priority not realised!
English language media even don’t report the latest data on food grains output etc! Indian agriculture needs wider recognition. Needs commitment, ideas, big vision and an innovative outlook. There is an urgent need to turn agriculture farmer-friendly! A basically farm viable agriculture policy needs drawn up Make the Internet, mobile phones technology to reach farmers…