agriculture
MS Swaminathan (1925-2023): The Green Revolutionary
V Shoba
He pulled India out of the trenches of hunger by bringing science to agriculture
Summer Is Coming
Heat waves are predicted this year too and the consequences can range from deaths and food shortages to economic shocks
Food stocks buffer India against global shortages
The war in Ukraine has disrupted global supplies of foodgrains but it will not affect India directly as the country is self-sufficient
Hard Choices
The slashing of key subsidies in agriculture was long overdue and signals the government’s seriousness about economic revival
Farmer Friendly
Food subsidy and minimum support price data show the persistence of the government’s generosity
Liberating the Indian Farmer
The farm sector reforms will end monopolies and give neglected states a level playing field
The Politics of Healing
The extension of free food for another five months promises to help not just poor labourers but industry and agriculture as well
The Year of the Locust
As early waves of the insect sweep north India ahead of the kharif sowing season, the Agriculture Ministry’s Locust Warning Organisation hopes to stave off a blight as old as time
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