Why doubling farmers’ income still remains a dream
In 2016, the Prime Minister had said farmers’ income would double by 2022. How far is the nation from the target? Even though the government has not provided any concrete data on farmers’ income, the data available on various schemes for farmers providesome insights into its current status. The latest estimate of the income of […]
Why doubling farmers’ income still remains a dream
In 2016, the Prime Minister had said farmers’ income would double by 2022. How far is the nation from the target? Even though the government has not provided any concrete data on farmers’ income, the data available on various schemes for farmers providesome insights into its current status. The latest estimate of the income of […]
Buffalo milk and meat could both help double dairy farmers income
India is the world’s second-largest producer of farm products and blessed with 140 million hectares of sown farmland, nearly 1,200 mm of average annual rainfall and as many as 15 agro-climatic zones. However, despite this treasure of resources, India’s agricultural exports are hardly $ 40 billion a year. With the world expected to add another […]
Agriculture must emulate dairy cooperative model of milk procurement
Farmers can learn from the successful cooperative model and gain better remuneration for their produce Indian farmers remain gravely concerned and even suspicious about the new farm regulations despite repeated assurances from the government that their interests are fully protected under the proposed regime. The spectre of corporatisation and highly resourceful transnational companies seems to […]
Agriculture must emulate dairy cooperative model of milk procurement
Farmers can learn from the successful cooperative model and gain better remuneration for their produce Indian farmers remain gravely concerned and even suspicious about the new farm regulations despite repeated assurances from the government that their interests are fully protected under the proposed regime. The spectre of corporatisation and highly resourceful transnational companies seems to […]