Is it unfair for farmers to demand a guaranteed higher price?
Historic fall in farm households’ income in 2022-23 points to the agrarian crisis which calls for multipronged policy responses For the first time in Indian history, farm households’ monthly expenditure (MPCE) has fallen below non-farm (and average) rural households, a national daily has reported (MoSPI released only a three-page brief). The HCS/MPCE being the proxy […]
The Amul way or the MSP way?
The Amul example shows how the co-operative model has created an enabling environment for milk producers. Himachal Pradesh, where the new CM has promised an MSP for milk, should take a cue After the Congress won the Himachal Pradesh elections, chief minister SS Sukhu promised a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for milk. “We will streamline milk procurement, offer to […]
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 […]
WTO scans India’s agriculture export subsidies policy
India’s farm subsidy policies came under the scanner at the World Trade Organization (WTO) during the country’s trade policy review (TPR), with members such as Canada, the US and Australia complaining that India has not declared its agriculture export subsidies for more than eight years, while Brazil held that India’s longstanding support measures for sugar […]
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 […]
Dairy, MSP and FCI: Myths and realities
Comparing the cereal economy with dairy sector is illogical. Despite their faults, MSP regime and FCI are relevant There has been a considerable amount of debate and discussion on the new the farm legislation, which has raised concerns over the relevance of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism. Also, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) […]
Every hour a farmer is committing suicide in India : Let us set new targets
Delhi border is sealed and the farmers are waiting for getting an appointment with the government to at least listen to them. They do not know that the job of the government is to make good laws and their reprint versions. The poor farmers also don’t know that it is their own responsibility to understand […]
Relevance of Kurien’s Amul Model for contract farming
An article by Mr Alok Sinha Former Chairman & MD, Food Corporation of India In Amul’s case, middlemen were effectively replaced by dairy producers through farmers’ cooperatives. These cooperatives were layered up to the state level, where today the huge dairy infrastructure is totally owned by the state and district-level cooperatives, with dairy producers owning them via […]