-The Hindu India's small farmers have been struggling for centuries now and they need social and governmental action to change their future Of India's 121 million agricultural holdings, 99 million are with small and marginal farmers, with a land share of just 44 per cent and a farmer population share of 87 per cent. With multiple cropping prevalent, such farmers account for 70 per cent of all vegetables and 52 per cent...
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Running on fumes -Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
-The Asian Age The sharp and sudden collapse of international prices of crude Oil brings significant short-term gains for the Indian economy. However, in the medium and long run, the fall in Oil prices has ramifications that are far from positive for this country. The windfall gains that have accrued will provide temporary relief for finance minister Arun Jaitley and will enable him to meet the fiscal deficit target in the...
More »Tribals use traditional method, not pumps, to irrigate fields
-PTI Indore: A group of tribal farmers in a remote hilly area of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district continue to use a century-old irrigation method instead of modern motor pumps, enabling them to grow crops throughout the year. By following the technique, popularly called 'Paat' among tribals, 13 farmers in the hilly Aavli village of the district are able to irrigate their fields, spread on 125 acres of land, from far off water...
More »Decoding the Oil price fall -Raghuvir Srinivasan
-The Hindu Year 2015 will be crucial as shale Oil firms begin to feel the pinch of low prices Are falling Oil prices good or bad for the global economy? And how do they work for India? Till recently these questions were no-brainers. Cheaper Oil is obviously good for the global economy; for an energy-intensive economy such as India's, which also depends on imported Oil for meeting four-fifths of its needs, a...
More »Food prices fall after three months stable, index declines for third successive year –UN
-The United Nations After three months of stability, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's (FAO) Food Price Index declined in December, meaning the index fell over the course of 2014 for the third consecutive year. The 1.7 per cent fall in December, which comes after the index had appeared to bottom out last month, was credited to continued large supplies and record stocks, combined with a strong US dollar and falling...
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