Economic Survey 2026: Why Dairy Holds the Key to Farm Incomes
The Economic Survey 2025–26 quietly but clearly reinforces a reality that those working closely with rural India already know: dairy is no longer just a subsidiary activity to agriculture, it is the backbone of income security for millions of small and marginal farmers. As crop agriculture becomes increasingly vulnerable to climate variability, market volatility and…
Why EU deal is better for farmers than one with US
An FTA with the European Union that includes agriculture can be beneficial for India in products where it has strong export interests. Agriculture has been a major stumbling block in the still-to-be concluded free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the United States (US). The politically sensitive sector is expected to be off the table…