-The Hindu It is ad hoc, hurts farmers’ incomes, and may not impact inflation much Over the last month, the Government has banned the export of wheat and imposed quantitative restrictions on outbound sugar shipments. The wheat export ban came within days of a push to enhance India’s wheat supplies to the rest of the world after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is a time of persistently high inflation, spurred by rising...
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Economist to Jharkhand: Add an egg to midday meal -Achintya Ganguly
-The Telegraph Jean Dreze reminds Rameshwar Oran that 'Jharkhand’s children are among the most undernourished in the world' Ranchi: An egg served with every school midday meal will not only help address nutrition issues among children but also improve attendance at schools, development economist Jean Dreze said in a letter to Jharkhand finance minister Rameshwar Oran on Thursday. In the letter, Dreze appealed to the minister “for provision of one egg per day...
More »MSP Revision a Betrayal of Our Movement, Covers Only Inflation Impact, Say Farmer Leaders -Ravi Kaushal
-Newsclick.in If rise in input costs is compared with new MSP, then in real terms, MSP has been reduced for 11 out 14 Kharif crops, the leaders said. New Delhi: Terming it a “cruel joke” on farmers, farmer organisations on Thursday said that the increase in minimum support price (MSP) of 14 crops for Kharif season 2022-23 announced by the Centre merely covers the impact of inflated prices of inputs including seeds,...
More »Mandi prices of most items above new minimum support prices, only pulses cheaper -Sandip Das
-Financial Express “Soyabean has been selling much above MSP, however, increase in MSP provides positive signals to farmers,” D K Pathak, executive director, Soyabean Processors Association of India, told FE. Mandi prices of several agricultural commodities for which the Government had announced a 5-9% increase in minimum support prices (MSPs) for the 2022-23 season are currently ruling above the MSP. Only the prices of pulses are mostly ruling below the benchmark price. Mandi...
More »430 civil society and Indigenous Peoples groups to FAO Council: End partnership with pesticide industry
-Press release by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) International and 430 civil society and indigenous peoples organizations from 69 countries dated June 9, 2022 Reminding the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of its obligations to uphold human rights, 430 civil society and Indigenous peoples organizations from 69 countries across the globe today called on the FAO Council to rescind the agency’s partnership with CropLife International, the industry association representing the world’s largest...
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